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Update: USAF reveals new eSeries designation for digitally designed assets
The US Air Force (USAF) has revealed a new designating system for its assets, adding the ‘e’ identifier to all aircraft, weapons, and satellites to be digitally...Full story -
ULA steps up scrutiny of supplier ownership
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has expanded efforts to determine who owns its suppliers after finding out that one of them was Chinese-owned, according to the head of the...Full story -
Afghanistan receives additional Super Tucanos
Afghanistan has received a further four Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprop aircraft, with a delivery ceremony held at Kabul...Full story -
Hanwha Systems selected as preferred bidder for KDDX combat system and multi-function radar
Hanwha Systems was selected on 16 September as the final preferred bidder to provide the combat system and multifunction radar for South Korea’s KDDX destroyer...Full story -
Germany to form A400M Multinational Air Transport Unit with Hungary
Germany is establishing a new multinational unit to operate the Airbus A400M transport aircraft, with Hungary committed as its first partner.Full story -
DoD awards USD7.4 billion for USAF and FMS Reaper production
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) a USD7.4 billion contract to cover future domestic and international...Full story -
India raises cap on defence foreign investment
India has formally raised the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector. New FDI regulations also introduce a ‘national security’ clause to heighten...Full story -
Australia revamps defence contracting
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 18 September plans to strengthen the contractual requirements related to industrial-collaboration obligations.Full story -
Brazilian Navy releases new 20-year plan
The Brazilian Navy is looking to acquire medium-sized general-purpose helicopters and attack, antisubmarine (ASW) and reconnaissance helicopters according the recently...Full story -
Boeing announces Chinook engine support teaming for Germany
Boeing is to team with Honeywell Aerospace and Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd to provide engine support for its wider bid to supply the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) with...Full story -
US Army scraps plan to compete in OMFV competition
The US Army will not form a team and bid on its own M2 Bradley replacement competition due, in part, to industry and senior leader feedback.Full story -
IDF outlines air force reorganisation
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is reorganising and relocating its units to optimise its operations and use its resources more efficiently.Full story -
AFA 2020: AFRL rethinking strategy for Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons programme
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is rethinking its approach to the Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons programme and the lab’s commander has a...Full story -
Montenegro receives first Bell 505 helicopter
Montenegro has received the first of two Bell 505 JetRanger X helicopters it ordered earlier this year.Full story -
Update - AFA 2020: Lockheed Martin develops Speed Racer digital unmanned flight vehicle
Lockheed Martin has developed an unmanned flight vehicle called Speed Racer that is also a digital engineering pilot project, according to company officials.Full story -
Update - AFA 2020: Fortem Technologies unveils advances in C-UAS technology
Fortem Technologies has developed an advancement for its SkyDome airspace intrusion detection suite that enables its DroneHunter unmanned aircraft system (UAS)...Full story -
Raytheon might sell more businesses
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, which was created in April through the merger of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), is considering selling...Full story -
US Army tweaks Integrated Fire Control System requirements for M3E1 MAAWS rifle
The US Army is once again looking for vendors to provide an Integrated Fire Control System (IFCS) for its M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS)...Full story -
UAV makes first landing at major commercial airport
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has flown into a major commercial airport for the first time, with the announcement from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) that a Heron...Full story -
Malaysia evaluates options for second batch of Littoral Mission Ships
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has begun an initial process to evaluate possible vessel types for its second Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) project.Full story