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Tunisia cleared to buy Wolverine light attack aircraft
The US government has approved the sale to Tunisia of four Textron AT-6 Wolverine light attack aircraft and associated equipment.Full story -
US Army notes international interest in FVL effort
The US Army has received letters of interest (LoIs) from a number of nations regarding its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, a senior service official said on 25...Full story -
AFA Winter 2020: US Air Force faces integration challenges with B-52H re-engining
The US Air Force (USAF) faces a variety of integration issues ranging from connectivity to weight when it eventually attempts to install new engines on its fleet of...Full story -
Pakistan to buy Chinese attack helicopters if Turkey and US fail to deliver
Pakistan will procure the Chinese-built Z-10 attack helicopter if Turkey and the United States fail to deliver on their orders of the T-129 and AH-1Z respectively, a...Full story -
First batch of F21 torpedoes delivered to Brazil and France
Naval Group has delivered a first batch of F21 heavyweight torpedoes to the Brazilian and French navies.Full story -
Boeing progresses Red Hawk flight trials
Boeing has progressed flight trials of the T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer out of its St Louis facility in Missouri, with an in-flight engine restart announced by the company...Full story -
USSOCOM to field ‘highly modified' Dash-8 support aircraft
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is to field a “highly modified” De Havilland Canada (DHC) Dash-8 aircraft for special mission support operations.Full story -
Russia denies involvement in airstrike that killed Turks
Fighting between Syrian and Turkish regular forces dramatically escalated on 27 February when at least 33 Turkish soldiers were reported killed in an airstrike in Idlib...Full story -
AFA Winter 2020: Sikorsky performs HH-60W combat rescue helicopter component testing
Sikorsky is testing how the components on its US Air Force (USAF) HH-60W Jolly Green 2 Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) interact with each other during envelope expansion...Full story -
Houthis unveil Russian air-to-air missiles as SAMs
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (the Houthis) unveiled improvised surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) it claims have made a significant impact in its war against the...Full story -
Karayel UAV lost over Yemen
The Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (the Houthis) claimed on 30 December that it shot down a Turkish-developed Karayel unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Al-Hudaydah...Full story -
Indonesia issues terse statement against Beijing over South China Sea claims
Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a strongly worded statement against China after Beijing alluded to the area surrounding the Natuna Islands as part of...Full story -
CASC expands domestic UAV testing and production capabilities
The China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) – the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development arm of defence prime China Aerospace Science and Technology...Full story -
Royal Malaysian Navy receives first Chinese-built Littoral Mission Ship
China has handed over the first of four Keris-class Littoral Mission Ships (LMSs) on order for the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN).Full story -
Indonesia makes largest-ever deployment of troops, equipment to South China Sea island
The Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia: TNI) has stood up at least 600 troops, and two more anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvettes at Great Natuna...Full story -
IDF forms first ‘multi-dimensional' unit
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 1 January that they had formed a new “multi-dimensional unit” that organically combines elite infantry, armoured, C4i,...Full story -
US lawmakers concerned about US Army Future Vertical Lift RDT&E spending
US lawmakers are concerned that the US Army is not prioritising key research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) technologies as part of its Future Vertical Lift...Full story -
Malaysia commissions first Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has commissioned its first Keris-class Littoral Mission Ship (LMS).Full story -
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin sign new F-35 sustainment contract
The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD1.9 billion contract to support operations and sustainment (O&S) of the global F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)...Full story -
DroneShield's C-UAS AI in US Army focus
DroneShield has been shortlisted through the US Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search (xTechSearch) programme to collaborate on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine...Full story