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US Army restructured Stryker CROW-J upgrade due to software problems, FUE set for 2022
Software reliability issues associated with outfitting Stryker vehicles with the upgraded Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station – Javelin (CROWS-J) forced the US Army...Full story -
Top Aces begins receiving surplus Israeli F-16s
Top Aces Corporation has begun receiving surplus Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft from Israel for contractor-based ‘Red Air’ training against the US...Full story -
US Army introduces Version 6 Apache helo
The US Army has begun inducting the latest Version 6 (V6) standard of the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter, with the first examples delivered to...Full story -
Lockheed Martin aiming to integrate ViDAR with MH-60R's sensor suite
Lockheed Martin announced on 27 January that it will work together with Australian company Sentient Vision Systems to further evolve the capability of the latter’s...Full story -
Three more Rafale fighters for IAF arrive in India
Three more Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft arrived at Jamnagar Air Force Station (AFS) in western India on the evening of 27 January as part of an order for...Full story -
US freezes Saudi, UAE defence sales
The United States’ new Biden administration has frozen defence sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pending a review, Secretary of State Antony...Full story -
PTDI delivers first of nine NC212i aircraft to Indonesian Air Force
State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) announced on 26 January that it has delivered the first of nine NC212i aircraft ordered for the...Full story -
IAV 2021: Sweden presents details of future AFV plan
Details have emerged of the contribution armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) are expected to make in the defence planning of the Swedish Army, as well as some initial...Full story -
US Coast Guard cutter arrives in South Atlantic for rare deployment
For the first time in more than a decade, a US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter has been deployed to the South Atlantic, with the recently commissioned Legend-class USCG Stone...Full story -
China's Norinco Group continues strong growth
The China North Industries Group Corporation (Norinco Group) has reported strong profits and revenues for 2020. The corporation is the latest Chinese defence industrial...Full story -
US delays Chinese investment ban
The US government has delayed a ban on US investors acquiring shares in listed Chinese firms with alleged links to the Chinese military, the People’s Liberation Army...Full story -
PLA improving officers' skills and training to conduct joint operations
The Chinese military is improving the level of education and training given to its military officers with regard to joint operations, China’s state-owned People’s...Full story -
US Army nearing end of FTUAS assessment period
The US Army, nearing the end of its Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) assessment period, will soon conduct a capstone rodeo flight demonstration before...Full story -
Germany seeks new STH bids from Boeing, Lockheed Martin
Germany has resurrected its cancelled heavy lift helicopter programme, with both competitors invited to submit new bids to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Full story -
USAF reveals nearly quarter of Jayhawk fleet seriously damaged by hail
The US Air Force (USAF) has disclosed that nearly a quarter of its Raytheon T-1A Jayhawk multi-engine trainer aircraft fleet suffered serious damage when a severe...Full story -
India, Singapore navies sign submarine rescue pact
The Indian Navy and the Republic Singapore Navy (RSN) have signed a bilateral submarine rescue agreement, establishing mutual underwater emergency assistance between the...Full story -
UK to soon receive final Enhanced Pallet Loading System trucks
MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd is slated to soon deliver the last of 382 Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) HX 8×8 trucks for the British Army fitted with the Enhanced...Full story -
UK investigates autonomous maritime airborne heavy lift capability
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun work to investigate technologies and capabilities that could have the potential to deliver an autonomous maritime airborne...Full story -
South Korea selects localised version of M3 amphibious rig for RoKA
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has formally selected a localised version of the M3 amphibious rig to meet a Republic of Korea Army...Full story -
Railgun, HVP offer cheaper counters to new threats, USN says
Continuing research suggests electromagnetic railguns (EMRGs) will be more cost-efficient than traditional weapons in countering future threats, especially when combined...Full story