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US Army leadership offers varying reasons for Iron Dome challenges
Army Futures Command (AFC) head General Mike Murray has told lawmakers that the two recently purchased Iron Dome batteries from Rafael have posed interoperability...Full story -
Pentagon wants more data from Lockheed Martin in exchange for F-35 performance-based logistics deal
The Pentagon wants additional data from F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) prime contractor Lockheed Martin if it is going to enter any sort of multi-year...Full story -
Japan commissions first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its first Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) equipped with lithium-ion batteries in a ceremony...Full story -
Turkish UAVs played leading role in Idlib battle
The Turkish military made extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the eight days of intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib province that came to an end with a...Full story -
Elbit to supply Canada with ELSAT 2100 satcom on-the-move
Elbit Systems’ C4I & Cyber Division is to supply the Canadian Land Forces with its ELSAT 2100 satcom on-the-move (SOTM) system to provide a real-time broadband...Full story -
Sea Venom completes first qualification firing
The UK and France has completed the first qualification firing trial of the MBDA Sea Venom/Anti‐Navire Léger (ANL) anti-ship missile, the Defence Equipment and Support...Full story -
US Army to test new concepts and equipment during exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20'
New concepts and equipment will be used during exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20’, a senior US Army Europe (USAREUR) commander has said.Full story -
Germany invests in Luftwaffe
The budget committee of the Bundestag, the German parliament, approved another EUR500 million (USD565.5 million) on 4 March to improve the capabilities of the...Full story -
Schiebel's new S2 engine for Camcopter S-100 UAV completes acceptance tests for RAN
Austrian company Schiebel announced on 9 March that its newly designed S2 heavy fuel engine for the Camcopter S-100 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial...Full story -
US Army deciding if Raytheon can proceed in PrSM competition
As a result of technical problems that have prevented Raytheon from flight testing its Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototype, the US Army must now decide if the...Full story -
Ukraine unveils new RAM loitering munition
Ukraine has unveiled a new lightweight catapult-launched loitering weapon system, dubbed RAM.Full story -
Malaysia receives first batch of Nexter 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems
Malaysia has taken delivery of the first six of 18 105 mm LG1 light towed artillery systems ordered in 2018 from French defence company Nexter.Full story -
F-15EX engine competition would add 2-3 years to platform procurement
Competing the engine to the Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighter would add two-to-three years to the platform’s acquisition, according to a key US Air Force (USAF)...Full story -
Australian C-27J sustainment under the spotlight
Australia has moved the Leonardo C-27J Spartan twin-turboprop transport aircraft onto its Products of Interest list because of concern over the sustainment of the...Full story -
Schiebel completes Camcopter S-100 UAV S2 engine acceptance tests for RAN
Austria’s Schiebel has completed acceptance tests of the Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAV’s (vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle’s) new S2 heavy fuel engine...Full story -
Swedish and Finnish navies command each others' ships during maritime awareness exercise
The Swedish and Finnish navies conducted a joint maritime situational awareness exercise on 2-8 March, taking command of each others' ships in the process.Full story -
MBDA leverages Complex Weapons portfolio in support of British Army CF(L)35 initiative
MBDA Missile Systems is positioning a developmental surface-to-surface effector concept, along with exploiting derivatives of the Complex Weapons portfolio, to support...Full story -
USMC continues Iron Dome evaluation, no outstanding cybersecurity or integration challenges
US Army leaders have cited cybersecurity and compatibility concerns as chief reasons not to move forward with integrating Rafael’s Iron Dome mobile, short-range...Full story -
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin in fight over F-35 FRACAS data, says former programme official
The Pentagon wants a specific set of data from Lockheed Martin if it is to consider entering a performance-based logistics (PBL) arrangement for the F-35 Lightning II...Full story -
Lockheed Martin conducts second PrSM test
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control conducted the second consecutive flight test of its candidate next-generation surface-to-surface missile solution for the US...Full story