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Unmanned-Unmanned teaming: US Army demos Area-I's Altius-600 air-launched effects
The US Army ‘successfully’ pushed the unmanned-unmanned teaming envelope at Project Convergence 2020 by releasing multiple Area-I’s Altius-600 air-launched effects...Full story -
AVIC claims successful high-altitude test of AR500C VTOL UAV prototype
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has completed the first high-altitude flight trial of its AR500C vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Germany cancels STH heavy-lift helicopter tender
Germany has cancelled its Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter requirement for the Luftwaffe, citing budgetary concerns with the planned...Full story -
NATO launches latest Bulgarian air policing mission
NATO has begun its latest round of policing of Bulgarian airspace, with six Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft of the US Air Force (USAF) flying out of...Full story -
Czech MoD selects Rafael's SPYDER air defence system
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 25 September that it would begin negotiations with the Israeli government on the acquisition of Rafael's...Full story -
Saudi Arabia calls for increased GCC defence industry collaboration
The leader of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Ahmad Al Ohali, has issued a call for improved collaboration in the defence industry...Full story -
UK Protector makes maiden flight
The first General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Protector RG1 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the United Kingdom has...Full story -
South Korea hands over Po Hang-class corvette to Colombia
The Colombian Navy (Armada de Colombia: ARC) has received a Po Hang-class corvette from South Korea.Full story -
Boeing teams with General Atomics, Aerojet Rocketdyne for NGI
Boeing Defense has teamed with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Aerojet Rocketdyne to compete to build the US Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s)...Full story -
Brazil, Ukraine eye more defence co-operation
Brazil and Ukraine have agreed to increase co-operation between their defence industries as part of a broader effort to strengthen ties between the two countries,...Full story -
General Atomics conducts Sparrowhawk sUAS flight tests
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) on 16–17 September conducted captive carry tests of its Sparrowhawk small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) from a GA-ASI...Full story -
US Air Force completes final B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed its final installation of an Integrated Battle Station (IBS) onto a Rockwell B-1B Lancer strategic bomber, according to a service...Full story -
PLAGF HQ-17A SHORAD systems armed with new missile, says report
Chinese state-owned television revealed on 27 September that since early 2020 the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has been deploying a new surface-to-air...Full story -
Royal Thai Air Force orders 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft for USD162 million
US-based company Textron Aviation Defense announced on 28 September that it has been awarded a USD162 million contract for the production and supply of 12 Beechcraft...Full story -
Covid-19: Australia's illicit drug trade persists despite pandemic
The Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Federal Police (AFP), and New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) conducted an at-sea operation on 15 August that resulted in...Full story -
Update: UK paratroopers drop debut into Ukraine
British Army paratroopers jumped into Ukraine for the first time, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 19 September.Full story -
EATC marks first decade of operations
The European Air Transport Command (EATC) has marked its first 10 years of operations, with a ceremony held at its headquarters in the Netherlands on 24 September.Full story -
NATO MMU to receive additional MRTT aircraft
The Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) located at Eindhoven Airbase in the Netherlands is to receive an additional Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker...Full story -
X-Chimera VTOL UAV seen in PLAAF Airborne Corps exercise
Chinese state-owned television has released video footage showing what appears to be the X-Chimera vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...Full story -
GA-ASI reveals Sparrowhawk air-launched and air-recoverable UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has provided a glimpse of its new Sparrowhawk air-launched and air-recoverable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...Full story