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MMP missile fired with target designation provided by UAV
MBDA announced in a press release on 21 January that it has demonstrated the firing of the Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP) medium-range missile with target designation...Full story -
Canada issues CASSAR request for proposal
Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) issued a request for proposal (RFP) for its Cellular Airborne Sensor for Search and Rescue (CASSAR) programme on 8 January.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 -
Upgrades in sight for French MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
France is currently negotiating with the United States and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for future upgrades of its 12 MQ-9 Reapers medium-altitude,...Full story -
Australian navy's unmanned MCM development picks up pace
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) efforts to operationalise a rapidly deployable mine-countermeasures (MCM) capability using robotic and autonomous systems under...Full story -
USAF awards USD3.6bn BACN contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman USD3.6 billion for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment, and support.Full story -
UK orders Dismounted Joint Fires Integrators from Elbit
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Elbit Systems UK (ESUK) a GBP102 million (USD139 million) contract for Dismounted Joint Fires Integrators (D-JFIs) for the...Full story -
RMN confirms procurement priorities for next five years
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has confirmed its procurement priorities for the next five years while adding vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial...Full story -
US Navy holds Lockheed Martin responsible for LCS Freedom gear repairs
The US Navy (USN) is holding ship prime contractor Lockheed Martin responsible for repairs after determining that a propulsion system combining gear-material defect on...Full story -
Indian Army signs deal to boost ‘spare-part indigenisation'
The Indian Army signed an agreement with a local defence industry organisation on 21 January to support the “indigenisation of spare parts”, the Ministry of Defence...Full story -
US Army hosting ‘low collateral' C-sUAS demo
The US Army will evaluate counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) technologies ideal for urban environments during an industry demonstration at Yuma Proving...Full story -
Indonesia lays down country's third purpose-built hospital ship
Indonesian state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL has laid down the keel for another naval hospital ship.Full story -
Airbus pitches H175 as potential Puma replacement for UK
Airbus is pitching its H175 as a potential replacement for the United Kingdom’s fleet of Royal Air Force (RAF) Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 medium-lift...Full story -
New European Parliament report calls for hemming in use of military AI on battlefield
The European Parliament has set out its definitive position on the military uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in a newly adopted report. Noting that the technology...Full story -
US Air Force pilots could fly Agility Prime aircraft in 2021
US Air Force (USAF) pilots could fly as early as April or May the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that are being offered for the service’s...Full story -
Update: US Air Force's Roper says service should better sell modernisation technologies to Congress
The US Air Force (USAF) needs to explain more clearly to lawmakers how the service will benefit from technologies such as digital engineering to accomplish its...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 -
NS50 radars to equip BE/NL MCM mother ships
Thales Nederland is to supply its NS50 dual-axis multibeam active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Belgium/Netherlands future mine countermeasures (MCM)...Full story -
China to field more nuclear weapons that can target the United States, says report
China’s missile force is expanding, with the number of nuclear warheads capable of reaching the United States on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) potentially...Full story -
US DOT&E reveals loss of 5GAT target prototype
The first prototype Fifth-Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) built for the US Department of Defense (DoD) was destroyed during a flight test in October 2020, the Pentagon’s...Full story