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Sikorsky-Boeing unveils Defiant X offering for US Army's FLRAA
Sikorsky-Boeing unveiled its Defiant X rigid co-axial rotorcraft offering for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) effort that features a few design...Full story -
Indian MoD eases guarantee requirements on contractors
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has eased performance-security requirements on foreign and local companies bidding for defence contracts.Full story -
Airbus touts European alignment on NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability
Airbus has touted a European alignment of effort in the development of a next-generation military medium-lift helicopter as a means of ensuring continued continental...Full story -
China passes law authorising China Coast Guard's use of firepower against foreign vessels
Amid heightened tensions over maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) Beijing has passed a law authorising the China Coast Guard’s (CCG’s) use of...Full story -
Greece signs for Rafale combat aircraft
Greece and France have finalised a deal for 18 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), valued at an estimated EUR1.92 billion (USD2.35...Full story -
UK MoD selects Elbit Systems for new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded Elbit Systems UK a GBP102 million (USD139 million) five-year contract for a new Dismounted Joint Fires Integrator (DJFI) system,...Full story -
IAI to supply Heron MK II UASs to unnamed Asian nation
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed two deals to supply its Heron MK II unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to an undisclosed central Asian nation.Full story -
UK awards GBP30 million Mosquito ‘loyal wingman' contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted Spirit Aerosystems in Belfast to lead the design and manufacture of a prototype ‘loyal wingman’ for the Royal Air Force...Full story -
Australia terminates submarine rescue system contract
Australia has cancelled a contract with Phoenix International for the delivery of a new submarine escape, rescue, and abandonment system (SERAS) intended to support the...Full story -
USN begins I-Stalker LREOSS fits to carriers
The US Navy (USN) has revealed initial installations of its Improved Stalker (I-Stalker) Long Range Electro-Optic Sensor System (LREOSS) on two Nimitz-class...Full story -
Myanmar to acquire Pantsir-S1 SHORAD systems, radar stations, and Orlan-10E UASs from Russia
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 22 January that it will supply an undisclosed number of radar stations, Pantsir-S1 self-propelled short-range...Full story -
Russia launches PAK DP development to replace MiG-31
Russia has officially launched the development of a replacement for the MiG-31 ‘Foxhound’ interceptor under the PAK DP (Predpolagayemyy vozdukha Kompleks dlya Dal’ney...Full story -
GA-ASI demos self-protection pod for MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has flight-demonstrated a new self-protection pod for its MQ-9 range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the company...Full story -
HENSOLDT UK unveils new X-band ground surveillance radar
HENSOLDT UK has unveiled its newest mid-range, X-band ground surveillance radar designed to enable offensive operations such as long-range fire support, while also...Full story -
US Army seeks 'graceful migration' from SINCGARS
US Army leaders are moving forward with evaluating options for an eventual replacement of the service’s Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) in the...Full story -
Elbit Systems demonstrates AI-enabled targeting system for European forces
Israel-based defence electronics company Elbit Systems has completed live demonstrations of its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled fire support system HattoriX for...Full story -
Update: Lockheed Martin awarded OpFires Phase 3b contract
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control a USD58.9 million contract to advance the Phase 3...Full story -
First Space Prime effort to focus on ‘smart' networked spacecraft
The first effort of the US Air Force (USAF)/US Space Force (USSF) Space Prime programme will focus on smart, or networked, spacecraft, according to a Pentagon official.Full story -
Australia to modernise RAN's guided weapons, consider OPV variant for MCM operations
Canberra announced on 25 January that it will spend AUD1 billion (USD772 million) on acquiring more advanced guided weapons to enhance the combat capabilities of Royal...Full story -
7 years of uninterrupted growth takes global defence spend to USD1.9 trillion, says Janes
Jan 25, 2021, 12:30 by User Not FoundContinuing seven years of uninterrupted expansion, global defence spending rose by 1.9% in 2020, according to defence spending data from Janes, the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence.Full story