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AUSA Global 2021: US Army protecting first FLRAA batch from other service requirements
The US Army is prioritising its initial batch of Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) platforms for its own needs and will not build pre-existing capability onto...Full story -
AI development, training at the tactical edge inches towards reality
The ability for networked communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and other artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled end-user platforms to...Full story -
France commits to SonoFlash active/passive sonobuoy
France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) has contracted Thales for the full development, qualification, and production of the SonoFlash combined active/passive...Full story -
Boeing scores new test milestones for MQ-25A test asset
Boeing has chalked up two new milestones during flight testing of a pre-production version of the US Navy’s (USN’s) MQ-25A unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft.Full story -
Update: Sabrewing Aircraft nears first flight of Rhaegal UAV half-scale prototype
Sabrewing Aircraft plans to perform the first flight of its Rhaegal unmanned heavy-lift, long-range half-scale prototype aircraft by the end of March, Ed De Reyes,...Full story -
IAI sales continued growth in 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reported on 18 March that its sales for 2020 had reached a record high of USD4.184 billion: an increase of 1.85% on 2019.Full story -
'No Plan B for FCAS', Airbus tells France
Airbus has told French lawmakers that there is no alternate plan for the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) should the partners fail to settle...Full story -
Indonesian Navy receives first-ever locally assembled submarine
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has taken delivery of the third and final Nagapasa (DSME 209/1400)-class diesel-electric...Full story -
Thailand, China progress plan to establish joint MRO facility
Thailand and China are progressing plans to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility that would support the Royal Thai Armed Forces’ expanding...Full story -
Taiwan completes first tranche of F-16V upgrades
Taiwan has completed the first tranche of its F-16V Block 70/72 modernisation effort, upgrading the first 42 of its 142 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B/C/D Fighting Falcon...Full story -
Philippines looks to turn military land into industrial hubs
The Philippines is pursuing plans to transform military-owned land into ‘defence-industrial complexes’ at which foreign companies will be encouraged to invest in...Full story -
Raytheon demonstrates Stinger with Javelin LWCLU in CUAS role
Raytheon Missiles & Defence has revealed that it successfully completed the first ever demonstration of an FIM-92J Stinger PROX surface-to-air missile launched from the...Full story -
Seoul, Washington initial draft text for new SMA on defence burden-sharing
Seoul and Washington have initialled the draft text for a new, six-year Special Measures Agreement (SMA) on defence burden-sharing.Full story -
AUSA Global 2021: US Army aviation leader predicts FARA, FLRAA will survive possible flat Pentagon budget
A US Army aviation leader is confident the service’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) efforts will continue...Full story -
AUSA Global 2021: Army preps for postponed RCV soldier experiment in 2022
The US Army has pushed back a soldier experiment with two ground robot prototypes until 2022 and is detailing plans to integrate autonomy software into the platforms and...Full story -
US Army demos Spike NLOS on Apache
The US Army has demonstrated the Rafael Spike Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) electro-optical missile system aboard a Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter.Full story -
IRGC unveils old base as ‘new naval missile city'
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the inauguration of a new ‘missile city’ for its naval wing on 15 March.Full story -
UK set for shipbuilding strategy refresh
The United Kingdom has embarked on a refresh of its National Shipbuilding Strategy to take a broader and more holistic approach to the maritime enterprise and supply...Full story -
EDA studying ‘Predator suit' adaptive camouflage systems
The European Defence Agency (EDA) is considering how future soldier technologies could support adaptive camouflage systems to better protect dismounted personnel,...Full story -
South Korea launches sixth and final Yangyang-class minesweeper for RoKN
South Korean shipbuilder Kangnam Corporation launched the sixth and final Yangyang-class minesweeper on order for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) on 15 March.Full story