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Germany receives final Eurofighter under current programme-of-record
Germany has received the final Eurofighter combat aircraft under its current programme-of-record (PoR), the consortium confirmed to Jane’s on 18 December.Full story -
Pentagon, Sikorsky team modify CH-53K to mitigate engine integration issues
A Pentagon and Sikorsky team has modified the US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to reduce the severity of the aircraft’s engine...Full story -
US lawmakers approve eight F-15EX aircraft for US Air Force in FY 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) is set to acquire the eight Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle fighters in fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) as it requested as compromise policy and spending...Full story -
Assault on Nigerien military base underscores growing severity of Islamic State threat in Sahel
The Nigerien military announced on 11 December that 71 soldiers had been killed and 12 others wounded during a complex assault by Islamist militants on a remote military...Full story -
AFCENT notes fewer Afghan airstrikes for November, but numbers remain high
The US military noted a sharp reduction in the number of munitions employed in Afghanistan during November although numbers remain historically high, figures released by...Full story -
Update: Qatar shows off new Apaches
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) displayed its new AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters for the first time during the country’s annual National Day Parade on 18 December.Full story -
LRASM achieves early operational capability on F/A-18E/F
The US Navy (USN) has declared an early operational capability (EOC) for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet...Full story -
US lawmakers want update on US Air Force B-52H re-engining
US lawmakers want an update on the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) progress with the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber Commercial Engine Replacement Programme (CERP),...Full story -
OCEA hands over 84 m OPV to the Philippine Coast Guard
French shipbuilder OCEA has delivered an 84 m offshore patrol vessel (OPV) that was on order for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).Full story -
French Air Force weaponises its Reaper UAVs with GBU-12 bombs
The French Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) gained its first weapons capability during a firing campaign from Niamey airbase in Niger on 15–17 December. Four...Full story -
South Korean air force receives first RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the first of four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial...Full story -
Poland's GROM special forces unit receives Black Hawk helicopters
The Polish GROM special forces unit received four S-70i Black Hawk helicopters in an official handover ceremony at the 1st Air Base in Warsaw on 20 December.Full story -
China hands over two ex-PLAN frigates to Bangladesh Navy
Two Type 053H3 (Jiangwei II)-class frigates decommissioned by the China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) have been handed over to the Bangladesh Navy (BN).Full story -
Update: India's DRDO completes development trials of QRSAM weapon system
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed development trials of the indigenously designed Quick-Reaction Surface-to-Air...Full story -
Update: Myanmar Navy commissions its first LPD amphibious assault ship
The Myanmar Navy (MN) has commissioned its first-ever landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious assault ship.Full story -
Update: Embraer KC-390 concludes airdrop testing
The Embraer KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft recently concluded its airdrop testing, the company announced on 26 December.Full story -
Arrival of second NATO Global Hawk to be followed by last three in 2020
The arrival of the second NATO Allied Ground Surveillance (AGS) Global Hawk RQ-4D Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft on 19 December at the aircraft’s new main operating...Full story -
Update: Hyundai Rotem awarded contracts for K600 CEVs, K1E1 MBTs
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem announced on 26 December that it has been awarded contracts for the mass production of the K600 combat engineer vehicle (CEV) for the...Full story -
Indonesia unveils prototype of indigenously developed strike-capable UAV
Indonesian state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has unveiled a prototype of an indigenously developed medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE)...Full story -
Turkish UAVs suffer high attrition in Libya
Many of the Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that Turkey has deployed to Libya have been destroyed since June, according to the UN panel of experts...Full story