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US Navy stretches modular MCM mindset with T-ESB 4 tests
The US Navy (USN) has further expanded its modular concept for countermine (MCM) operations with recent MCM equipment testing aboard the Military Sealift Command’s...Full story -
MV-22 conducts night landings on Queen Elizabeth
The first night deck landings of a US Marine Corps (USMC) Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor have been conducted from the UK Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen...Full story -
Iran parades Khorramshahr ballistic missile with new RV
The annual military parade in Tehran on 21 September included a Khorramshahr ballistic missile fitted with a notably smaller re-entry vehicle (RV) that would give it a...Full story -
Russian MoD speeds up acquisition of Tor SAM systems
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a long-term contract on 19 September with Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Kupol, a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antey concern,...Full story -
Israel's IWI adds polymer Masada side arm, updates legacy Jericho
IWI’s new 9X19 mm Masada pistol adds a striker-fired weapon to complement IWI’s legacy Jericho pistol, which is also being upgraded.Full story -
US Air Force awards Raytheon high-power microwave device contract
The US Air Force (USAF) on 23 September awarded Raytheon a USD16.2 million contract for one prototype Phaser high-power microwave (HPM) system, according to a Pentagon...Full story -
Chinese navy holds launch ceremony for first helicopter carrier
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) held a launch ceremony for its first helicopter carrier on 25 September at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai.Full story -
A400M performs first ‘dry' refuelling contact with helicopter
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has performed the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) contacts between the A400M tanker-transport aircraft and a helicopter, the company...Full story -
Portuguese Navy reveals existence of ‘tech guerrilla' unit
The Portuguese Navy revealed the existence of the Unmanned Vehicle Experimentation Cell (Célula Experimentação Operacional de Veículos Não Tripulados: CEOV), dubbed...Full story -
US and Poland flesh out their defence co-operation
US President Donald Trump and his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, signed a Joint Declaration on Advancing Defense Cooperation between their two countries on the...Full story -
MBDA unveils Team Tempest weapon system concepts
MBDA in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with its partners in Team Tempest, has unveiled a range of advanced weapon system concepts designed to complement and...Full story -
KF-X fighter prototype to be rolled out in first half of 2021, DAPA confirms
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is expected to complete construction of the first KF-X fighter aircraft prototype by the first half of 2021 and conduct the first test...Full story -
US to deploy another Patriot to Saudi Arabia
The United States will deploy a Patriot battery, four Sentinel radars, and approximately 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia, the US Department of Defense announced on...Full story -
Israel's Camero networks sense-though-wall radars to mount on unmanned platforms
Israel’s Camero is positioning its Xaver see-though-wall technology for networked use by unmanned systems, according to company officials.Full story -
French Navy firms up plans to buy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
France is to order three Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in 2020, the French defence minister has confirmed.Full story -
NATO exercise explores unmanned and underwater connectivity
NATO pushed the boundaries of the Janus underwater communications protocol during its Recognised Environmental Picture (Maritime Unmanned Systems) – REP(MUS) – exercise...Full story -
Nammo discloses advanced solid-fuel rocket motor development
Nammo Raufoss has disclosed development of an advanced solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ) engine designed to deliver augmented speed up to hypersonic level and range for missiles...Full story -
US Navy delivers first redesigned MH-60S gunner seats to fleet
The US Navy (USN) delivered, installed, and demonstrated the first two redesigned Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter gunner seats on 24–25 September to Helicopter Sea...Full story -
Northrop Grumman to build nine more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for JASDF
US company Northrop Grumman will build nine additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...Full story -
Indian Navy inaugurates first aircraft carrier dry dock
The Indian Navy’s (IN’s) largest dry dock to date was inaugurated on 28 September at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in a ceremony presided over by Indian Defence Minister...Full story