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Raytheon Australia announces regional S-100 manufacturing hub
Raytheon Australia has announced that the Shoalhaven region in New South Wales will become the “Asia-Pacific manufacturing and sustainment hub” for the Schiebel S-100...Full story -
US progresses additional Taiwan defence sales
The United States government is preparing further defence sales to Taiwan as part of its new policy of dealing with military-capability requests from Taipei on a rolling...Full story -
Turkish defence companies survey Indonesian warships for possible upgrade opportunities
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First UH-60V Black Hawk released to service by US Army
The first Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be upgraded to the UH-60V standard has been released into service by the US Army.Full story -
Airbus selected to upgrade communications and mission systems on RAAF's KC-30A MRTTs
Airbus announced on 12 October that it has been selected by Australia to develop a communications and mission system upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force’s...Full story -
Update: UAVOS flight tests HAPS ApusDuo in unstable atmospheric conditions
UAVOS recently reached a milestone in its solar-powered High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo development by flying the aircraft in unstable atmospheric...Full story -
Arrival of Luxembourg's A400M in Belgium launches binational unit between two countries
The Luxembourg Armed Forces’ A400M arrived at Melsbroek, the military part of Brussels airport, on 9 October to join the Belgian air force's 15 Air Transport Wing as the...Full story -
US Army receives second AMPV, pushes fielding date back
BAE Systems is continuing to deliver Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) to the US Army after a delayed start and the service said it is anticipating that the...Full story -
Autonomous ambition: NavyX plots a course to machine-speed warfare
Oct 9, 2020, 14:15 by Richard ScottIn early April, the UK Royal Navy (RN) lifted the veil on a bold initiative intended to ‘mainstream’ the introduction of autonomous technologies into the front-line fleet.Full story -
Trust in the machine: Innovation in AI drives navies to think afresh
Oct 9, 2020, 14:08 by Richard ScottAward-winning analysis: The exploitation of artificial intelligence is exciting interest across a number of naval forces, but debates continue on where it is best utilised, and how human operators should interface with the technology.Full story -
Divided attention: Gulf air defenders struggle to cover multiple directions
The attack on Saudi Arabia’s key Abqaiq oil field starkly highlighted the challenges that have been developing for the country’s air defenders since 2015. Jeremy Binnie reportsFull story -
First Portuguese modernised Super Lynx delayed to 2021
The delivery of the first modernised Super Lynx Mk 95A helicopter to the Portuguese Navy has been pushed back to early January 2021.Full story -
France to arm future OPVs with RAPIDFire Naval CIWS
The 10 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to be acquired for the French Navy under the Patrouilleurs Océanique (PO) programme will be armed with the Thales/Nexter RAPIDFire...Full story -
Bangladesh to receive Wasp UASs
Bangladesh is set to field the AeroVironment RQ-12B All Environment (AE) Wasp small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS), with a sources sought notification issued by the US...Full story -
India confirms end of offset banking, gives deadline for existing claims
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has clarified procedures related to existing offset banking activity following its controversial decision to remove related...Full story -
HDA shows concept images of AS9 SPH and AS10 AARV for Australian Army
After being selected as the preferred supplier to the Australian Army (AA) of 30 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 15 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles...Full story -
UMS Skeldar introduces remote flight control capability to V-150 UAV
UMS Skeldar has conducted a series of remote autonomous flights with its new V-150 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which could eventually enable military operators to...Full story -
Xponential 2020: FLIR increases R80D SkyRaider payload capacity with improved propulsion system
FLIR Systems has developed an improved propulsion system for its R80D SkyRaider Group 1 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that also...Full story -
Japan's converted Izumo-class carriers will not feature a ‘ski-jump' ramp for F-35B operations
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has decided that its two Izumo-class helicopter carriers will not be fitted with a ‘ski-jump’ ramp to facilitate operations...Full story -
Armenia and Azerbaijan trade heavy fire
Long-range weapons are increasingly being used by Armenian and Azerbaijani forces as fighting continues to rage around the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.Full story