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UK orders more Jupiter training helos
The United Kingdom has ordered a further four Airbus Helicopters H145 Jupiter training helicopters to add to the three already received, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)...Full story -
RNLAF air operations control station receives SMART-L radar
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) air operations control station (AOCS) in Nieuw Milligen received the Signaal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Targeting-Long range...Full story -
Update: Leonardo secures USN training helo requirement
Leonardo has secured the US Navy’s (USN’s) TH-XX training helicopter replacement requirement, with a USD176.5 million contract awarded on 13 January.Full story -
US Air Force performs first Advanced Battle Management System demonstration
The US Air Force (USAF) on 16–18 December performed its first demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Internet-of-Things (IoT) combat concept.Full story -
Update: Russia unveils scale models of new SSN, upgraded corvettes, and combat icebreakers
Scale models of the next-generation Project 585 (Laika-class) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) under development for the Russian Navy and several updated surface...Full story -
IAV 2020: Rafael integrates Firefly loitering munition with vehicles
Rafael displayed a more refined version of its Spike Firefly loitering munition during the International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) 2020 conference held in London on 20-23...Full story -
EU preparing to expand training to Burkina Faso as security deteriorates
Burkina Faso faces a collapse similar to the one in northern Mali in 2012 if Europe does not substantially step up its military presence and aid, according to senior EU...Full story -
IAV 2020: GDLS-UK expects Ajax IOC this year despite delivery delay
The UK’s Ajax armoured fighting vehicle family is progressing through its trials and is on schedule to reach its initial operational capability (IOC) in 2020, the...Full story -
US Navy deploys Triton UAV for first time
The US Navy (USN) has deployed its Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the first time, it was announced on...Full story -
Iran displays guidance upgrade for artillery rockets
The Iranian Army unveiled what appeared to be a new guidance upgrade called the Labeik that converts existing artillery rockets into surface-to-surface missiles on 3...Full story -
Upgraded Warrior completes 20 battlefield missions
Lockheed Martin UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) prototypes have completed the first 20 battlefield missions as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s...Full story -
US CTTSO partners with ELTA to develop enhanced C-sUAS capability
ELTA North America is working with the US Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) to deliver a pair of Mobile Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS)...Full story -
US Air Force plans Agility Prime kickoff event
The US Air Force (USAF) will begin its Agility Prime electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) procurement effort with a week-long virtual kickoff event starting 27...Full story -
VBIED attack in Turkish-controlled northern Syria underlines threat posed by likely fringe Kurdish militants
On 28 April, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), comprised of a fuel truck loaded with gasoline barrels rigged to a grenade, was detonated in the city...Full story -
Images suggest China has begun fitting indigenous WS10 engine into J-10C fighters
China has begun fitting locally made Shenyang-Liming WS10 ‘Taihang’-series engines into its J-10 multirole fighter aircraft, images released on 2 March by state-owned...Full story -
US Navy decides to change JFK delivery plans as Ford readies for flight-deck certification
The US Navy (USN) has opted for a single-phase delivery for second Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), as the lead ship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2021: MDA requests funding to augment strategic missile defences
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting about USD1.9 billion in fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) to improve its strategic homeland missile defence system, including...Full story -
Afghanistan to field Chinook heavy-lift helos
Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air...Full story -
Bird demos OSCAR maritime data fusion system in Africa
Bird Aerosystems, an Israeli company that develops special-mission aircraft solutions and airborne missile protection systems, announced on 14 January that it had...Full story -
USN reports further progress on Ford Advanced Weapons Elevators
Another three Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWEs) are working and being rigorously tested aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), said Rear Admiral James...Full story