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Update: Footage suggests PLA's Xinjiang Military Command operating Z-20 helicopters
The People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF) Xinjiang Military Command continues modernising its aerial assets, with footage from state broadcaster China Central...Full story -
Thailand's DTI outlines joint venture plans
Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) – a research and development (R&D) under the Thai Ministry of Defence (MoD) – has announced plans to establish joint...Full story -
DARPA's Manta Ray UUV clears preliminary design reviews
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has cleared a major developmental milestone for a key unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) programme, which agency...Full story -
Pentagon seeks industry input on drone-based tactical resupply concept
The US Department of Defense is soliciting industry proposals for a new aerial drone-based tactical resupply platform to support Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT)...Full story -
Aero India 2021: Partnerships on the rise despite Covid-19
The Indian government has said that despite the impact of Covid-19 nearly 150 industry agreements were signed by aerospace and defence (A&D) firms at the Aero India 2021...Full story -
Aero India 2021: HAL delivers five Mk III Advanced Light Helicopters to IN and ICG
The Indian Navy (IN) has received three and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) two Dhruv Mk III Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) from state-owned company Hindustan...Full story -
USAF to buy more BACN
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to strengthen its Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) fleet, with a further six aircraft to be procured over the coming five...Full story -
Navantia begins work on new EU detectability project
Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia has announced it has begun work as leader of a new European Union (EU) project aimed at reducing the signature of warships.Full story -
Dutch CV90s to receive embedded cyber security capabilities
The mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Royal Netherlands Army's (RNLA's) CV9035NL will include fitting the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) with embedded cyber security...Full story -
Rheinmetall announces organisational restructure
Germany’s Rheinmetall announced an organisational restructuring as part of the company’s strategic realignment on 5 February, in a move that will see the firm reduce its...Full story -
Biden administration unveils force posture review roadmap
United States President Joe Biden is embarking on a plan to “repair alliances and engage with the world,” in part by ending support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen,...Full story -
Ultra to develop TLFAS towed sonar for Canadian Surface Combatant
Ultra Electronics Maritime Sonar Systems has been funded to commence work on the low-frequency variable-depth anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar system intended to equip...Full story -
NATO to found Space centre of excellence
NATO is to establish a centre of excellence in France, dedicated solely to the Space domain.Full story -
Aero India 2021: HAL's loyal wingmen break cover
The state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has revealed the Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) family of ‘loyal wingmen’ or ‘manned-unmanned warriors’,...Full story -
Systematic updates Frontline mounted C2 software suite
Systematic has developed a new version of its Frontline command and control (C2) software, the company announced on 4 February. Frontline is the mounted element of...Full story -
Sikorsky-Boeing nears return to wind tunnel FLRAA testing
Sikorsky-Boeing is returning to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), located at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, in...Full story -
Poseidon build for Norway begins
Norway’s procurement of five Boeing P-8A Poseidons took a major leap forward on 29 January, with the announcement by the manufacturer that production of the first...Full story -
Pearson Engineering unveils mine avoidance and emergency clearance systems
Pearson Engineering has launched its Threat-Sense and Threat-Pathway air-scatterable and surface placed mine clearance solutions: a machine learning-based mine detection...Full story -
Northrop Grumman touts Fire Scout UAS for shipborne ASW
Northrop Grumman is touting its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as a future ship-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, with a recent trial off the...Full story -
Duterte approves procurement of 15 more Black Hawk helicopters for Philippine Air Force
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 more Sikorsky Black Hawk multirole helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF), Cabinet...Full story