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USAF seeks to modify tanker-transport fleet into command and control nodes
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to equip its fleet of tanker-transport aircraft with beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) communications pods so as to serve as command and control...Full story -
Raytheon tests laser-guided Excalibur S round for US Navy
Raytheon Missile Systems has conducted live firing tests of its Excalibur S semi-active laser (SAL) guided artillery projectile against a moving target.Full story -
Australia to acquire Spike LR2 missile system to meet long-range direct-fire support capability requirement
The Department of Defence (DoD) in Canberra announced on 5 February that the Australian Army and the wider Australian Defence Force (ADF) will acquire the Rafael...Full story -
Lockheed Martin could be financially liable to DoD for unmet F-35 SDD requirements
Lockheed Martin, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) prime contractor, could be required to financially compensate the Pentagon for unmet requirements in...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force inducts Mi-171E helicopter
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) inducted a single Mi-171E and two AW109M helicopters on 6 February in a high-profile ceremony in Abuja that was attended by President...Full story -
Logistics hampered US Bradley deployment in Syria
Logistical challenges probably led the United States to withdraw its M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles soon after they were deployed to eastern Syria, a report by...Full story -
BDL unveils new Amogha-III ATGM
India’s Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) unveiled a model of a new, third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) at the Defexpo 2020 defence exhibition in Lucknow from...Full story -
Airbus Helicopters protests US Navy helicopter trainer award to Leonardo
Airbus Helicopters on 3 February filed a bid protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the US Navy’s (USN’s) selection of the Leonardo TH-119 for...Full story -
Defexpo 2020: India's DRDO displays remotely operated platform to defuse unexploded ordnance
The Research and Development Establishment (R&DE) laboratory of India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has displayed a remotely...Full story -
Defexpo 2020: India unveils Wheeled Armoured Platform, upgraded Sarath IFVs
India’s defence industry unveiled two new infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) and an upgraded variant of the BMP-2/2K Sarath, during...Full story -
Defexpo 2020: DRDO says ASAT weapon system is ‘ready for further limited production'
Officials from India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have said that the anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon system tested by New Delhi in...Full story -
France receives second and final KC-130J tanker-transport
France has received into service the second of two Lockheed Martin KC-130J tanker-transport aircraft as part of a wider Hercules procurement effort, the Directorate...Full story -
Maiden flight for upgraded Tu-160M bomber
Russia flew the maiden flight of the upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M ‘Blackjack’ strategic bomber on 2 February, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced.Full story -
France launches pre-development of militarised H160
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on 6 February the launch of the pre-development phase for the military version of the Airbus Helicopters H160...Full story -
Syrian advance encircles more Turkish soldiers
Syrian government forces encircled Saraqib on 6 February, cutting off Turkish troops deployed to the strategically located town in a failed attempt to block the advance.Full story -
Defexpo 2020: Development of Hanwha Defense's Chungum air-launched ATGM to be completed by end of 2020
Development of South Korea’s air-launched Chungum anti-tank guided missile is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, Hanwha Defense officials told Jane’s at the...Full story -
Budget expert predicts small US Air Force ABMS funding boost for FY 2021
A Pentagon budget expert has predicted that the US Air Forces’ (USAFs’) fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) funding request for the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2021: Pentagon requests slight decrease in aircraft funding
The Pentagon would see a slight decrease in aircraft and related system spending in fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) compared with the previous year as it requested USD56.9...Full story -
French Navy orders interim H160 SAR helos
The French Navy has ordered an interim fleet of four Airbus Helicopters H160 rotorcraft for search-and-rescue (SAR) operations, the manufacturer announced on 10...Full story -
Singapore Airshow 2020: TRD Singapore unveils Orion H+ portable C-UAS system
TRD Singapore, a locally based developer specialising in the design and manufacture of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technology, has taken the opportunity at...Full story