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Argentina completes receipt of second batch of Pampa III jets
The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA) has received into service its sixth FAdeA IA-63 Pampa III trainer and light combat aircraft, the Ministry of...Full story -
Covid-19: UK establishes helicopter-hubs to support virus fight
The United Kingdom has established two hubs from which military helicopters will be able to provide assistance to civil authorities the length of the country during the...Full story -
Ukrainians wrap up Ugandan aircraft upgrade
A team of 14 Ukrainian pilots, engineers, and designers from the Odessa Aviation Plant (OAP) have returned home from Uganda after repairing and upgraded six training and...Full story -
NAVAIR to award AARGM-ER LRIP 1 contract
The US Navy (USN) issued a sole-source contract notification for the commencement of low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G Advanced...Full story -
Covid-19: Picket by workers hits GE Aviation facility in Massachusetts
A brief picket involving workers took place on 30 March at GE Aviation’s facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, where the company makes the T408 turboshaft engine that powers...Full story -
Number of PLAN vessels to increase by almost 20% over coming decade, according to US ONI estimates
China will have a naval fleet of 425 ‘battleforce’ ships and submarines by 2030 – an increase of almost 20% over the next 10 years – according to a US Office of Naval...Full story -
China's Norinco announces first export of HJ-12E ATGW system
The China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) announced on 25 March that it has completed deliveries of its Red Arrow 12E (‘Hongjian-12E’, or HJ-12E) man-portable...Full story -
Boeing awarded USD1.5 billion P-8A production contract
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Boeing USD1.5 billion to build P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission mission aircraft (MMA) for the US Navy (USN), South...Full story -
South Korea adopts new locally developed port surveillance system
South Korea has begun adopting a new locally developed port surveillance system that can “more effectively” detect, identify, and respond to low-noise underwater...Full story -
Covid-19: Russian military prepares for virus
The Russian armed forces have begun implementing steps to prepare for, and tackle, the spread of Covid-19. On 25 March, following an order from President Vladimir Putin,...Full story -
RoKAF to upgrade KF-16s with new IFF, datalink
South Korea is to integrate advanced identification friend or foe (IFF) and datalink systems onto its Lockheed Martin KF-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft as part of a...Full story -
General Atomics begins flight trials of first production-standard SkyGuardian UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) has begun flight trials of the first production-standard MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the company...Full story -
Covid-19: Top US Air Force officer sees more service collaboration on weapon systems
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) chief of staff sees the US military services better collaborating on weapon systems if future defence spending declines due to the novel...Full story -
UK stands-up ‘swarming drones' development unit
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has stood-up an experimental unit dedicated to developing an operational ‘swarming drones’ capability, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told...Full story -
Covid-19: Pandemic increases cybersecurity, disinformation risks
The risk of cyber-attacks against government targets, as well as disinformation campaigns, is on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the requirement for...Full story -
Japan rejects foreign plans for next-generation fighter
The Japanese Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has confirmed to Jane’s that it plans to pursue a Japan-led development...Full story -
MDA issues DRPP for new hypersonic defence programme
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on 28 January released a pre-solicitation notice – in the form of a draft request for prototype proposal (DRPP) and system...Full story -
Newer F-35As cracking due to gun use
The Pentagon has restricted gun use on Lot 9 and newer Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) conventional variants to combat-only after...Full story -
USS Fitzgerald begins sea testing
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 3 February to...Full story -
Finnish-Latvian vehicle development programme to use Patria platform
Latvian Defence Minister Artis Pabriks and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Kaikkonen, signed a technical agreement to improve the mobility of their armed forces by...Full story