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USAF issues RFI for F-35A SiAW missile
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a request for information (RFI) to develop the Stand In Attack Weapon (SiAW) to equip the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint...Full story -
Northrop Grumman completes initial trials of AQS-24B aboard MCM USV
Northrop Grumman has completed initial at-sea testing of its AQS-24B minehunting sonar using a new deploy and retrieval (D&R) payload, the company announced on 6...Full story -
Bell performs first autonomous V-280 flight
Bell on 18 December performed the first autonomous flight of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor technology demonstrator with a pair of sorties at its facility in metropolitan...Full story -
First Kuwaiti-configured Eurofighter makes maiden flight
The first Eurofighter combat aircraft configured for Kuwait made its maiden flight towards the end of 2019, the company announced.Full story -
Russia's 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV SPH completes preliminary trials
The first batch of Russia’s 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152 mm self-propelled howitzer (SPH) has completed its preliminary company trials ahead of factory tests and official...Full story -
Rolls-Royce touts ‘world-first' engine tech for Tempest
UK aerospace engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is developing “world-first” technology for the Tempest future fighter project, the company announced on 10 January.Full story -
Iran denies airliner was shot down
The head of the Civil Aviation Organisation of Iran has rejected claims that an Iranian air defence system shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 shortly...Full story -
Singapore cleared to acquire up to 12 F-35B STOVL JSFs
The US State Department has approved a potential USD2.75 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint...Full story -
UK NAO reports major increase in nuclear infrastructure costs
Three major UK nuclear weapons and submarine infrastructure projects have been hit by 115% cost increases and faced delays of more than 19 months to over six years,...Full story -
Indonesia sends more warships, submarine to Natuna as China backs down
The Indonesian Navy has deployed more vessels to the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea, even as Beijing appears to have backed down from a nearly two-week stand-off...Full story -
US, Iranian commanders disagree on missile attack intentions
While the commander of Iran’s missile force has said the ballistic missile attacks on Iraqi bases early on 8 January were not intended to kill US personnel, nevertheless...Full story -
Update: Bell performs first autonomous V-280 flight
Bell on 18 December performed the first autonomous flight of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor technology demonstrator with a pair of sorties at its facility in metropolitan...Full story -
Chinese navy's first Type 055-class destroyer enters service
China’s first Type 055 (Renhai)-class destroyer entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) on 12 January: an occasion marked by a long-anticipated...Full story -
Update: Indian Navy's Light Combat Aircraft prototype makes first carrier landing
A prototype of India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (Navy) (LCA (N)) Mk 1 successfully carried out its first ‘arrested landing’ on 11 January on the deck...Full story -
US Army examines basing Multi-Domain Task Force troops on the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
The US Army is sussing out plans to field a Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) in the Indo-Pacific region next year and looking at options to base some of the soldiers and...Full story -
South Korean coastguard receives additional Tae Geuk-class patrol boats
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) has taken delivery of at least six of eight 500-tonne Tae Geuk-class patrol vessels it ordered from Busan-based shipbuilders Kangnam...Full story -
UK targets April for ‘swarming drones' development unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) expects to stand-up an experimental unit dedicated to developing an operational ‘swarming drones’ capability in the coming months, the...Full story -
JMSDF despatches two P-3C MPAs to Middle East on intelligence-gathering mission
Amid tensions between Washington and Tehran, Tokyo despatched two P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) to the Middle East on 11 January to carry out...Full story -
Majority of F-35 supply chain will be out of Turkey by March
The majority of the Pentagon’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) supply chain will be out of Turkey by March as the United States continues to...Full story -
US AROC approves Spike NLOS acquisition
The US Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) has approved the acquisition of an undisclosed number of Rafael Advanced Defence System Spike NLOS (non-line-of-sight)...Full story