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UAE receives second GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received its second Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 30 September.Full story -
South Korea's Hanjin up for sale
Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) – one of South Korea’s most prominent naval shipbuilders – has announced that the state-owned Korea Development Bank...Full story -
USAF initiates Phase 2 of Skyborg ‘loyal wingman' concept
The US Air Force (USAF) has commenced the second phase of development of the Skyborg attritable unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) that it plans to fly in 2023, the...Full story -
Japan pushes forward with JNAAM co-development
As part of its budget request for fiscal year 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has asked the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo for JPY1.2 billion (USD11.4 million) to...Full story -
PLAGF testing new 122 mm CTL181A-based self-propelled howitzer
Chinese state-owned media has confirmed that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has been carrying out field tests and evaluations of a new lightweight 122...Full story -
US Air Force's ROBOpilot returns to flight
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and DZYNE Technologies resumed flight testing of the ROBOpilot unmanned air platform with a...Full story -
US Army to receive new CIDAS neurotoxin detection equipment
US Army units will soon begin receiving a chemical detection system designed to simplify and enhance neurotoxin detection, with plans to expand the technology’s use...Full story -
Hyundai Rotem to build third batch of K806 and K808 combat vehicles for RoKA
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem announced on 29 September that it has secured a KRW407.7 billion (USD348.6 million) contract for the production of a third batch of...Full story -
IRGC announces longer-range anti-ship ballistic missile
A longer-range anti-ship missile variant of Iran’s Fateh-110 family of solid-propellant ballistic missiles was shown for the first time when the Islamic Revolution...Full story -
US Army evaluated Robotic Research's Pegasus hybrid drone
Out in the hot desert environment of Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, the US used Project Convergence 2020 range time to separately test out new and appealing technologies...Full story -
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