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Yemeni rebels claim second cruise missile attack
The Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed on 12 June that it had carried out its second cruise missile attack, this time against Abha...Full story -
Ex-US Coast Guard cutter enters service with Sri Lanka Navy
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) commissioned an ex-US Coast Guard (USCG) Hamilton-class cutter on 6 June.Full story -
Leonardo contracted to deliver additional M-345 trainers to Italian Air Force
Leonardo has been awarded EUR300 million (USD339 million) to deliver a further 13 Alenia M-345 High Efficiency Trainer (HET) aircraft to the Italian Air Force...Full story -
Saab pulls Gripen E from Swiss flight evaluations
Saab will not present its Gripen E to Switzerland for flight trials, although it will still offer the combat aircraft for the country’s Air2030 requirement.Full story -
Indonesia designates two Panther helicopters for anti-submarine operations
Only two of the Indonesian Navy’s (Tentera Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL’s) 11 Airbus Helicopters AS 565MBe Panther helicopters are equipped for...Full story -
ATEC's ITEP bid was USD163 million more expensive than GE's
The Advance Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC’s) losing bid for the US Army’s next-generation helicopter engine programme was USD163 million more than winner General...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: GKN looks to expand defence business
GKN Aerospace expects to grow the defence side of its business in the coming years through new opportunities and the ramp-up of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin unfazed by Turkish F-35 uncertainty, for now
Lockheed Martin does not expect uncertainty surrounding Turkey’s continued involvement in the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to negatively affect the wider...Full story -
US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Boeing to demo CH-53K engine on Chinook
Boeing will demonstrate on its CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter the more powerful General Electric (GE) T408 engine normally fitted to its Sikorsky CH-53K King...Full story -
Rafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has demonstrated a live-fire targeted launch of the Spike weapon system from an Oshkosh-supplied 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).Full story -
Russia trials new EW tactics
Russian forces have trialled new electronic warfare (EW) tactics designed for comprehensive protection against air assets such as cruise missiles, airborne radars, and...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Boeing warns ‘last chance' to buy V-22
Prospective customers of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey need to place their orders sooner rather than later as the tiltrotor’s production run enters into its final stages,...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Leonardo unveils Falco Xplorer
Italy’s Leonardo has unveiled a new variant of its Falco unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) family, the Falco Xplorer.Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin touts ‘25 by 25' initiative to drive down F-35 operating costs
Lockheed Martin plans to dramatically reduce through-life operating and sustainment costs of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft through,...Full story -
AESA technology could migrate to electronic warfare equipment
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, typically associated with radar systems, is being explored to aid electronic warfare (EW) equipment.Full story -
South Korea's first KSS-3 submarine begins sea trials
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has begun initial sea trials for the country’s first KSS-3 diesel-electric submarine (SSK), an industry...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Pegasus makes international debut at Le Bourget
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport aircraft made its first appearance outside of the United States during the week of the Paris Airshow.Full story -
IAI Elta announces multi-sensor air defence system
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) subsidiary Elta Systems unveiled on 12 June a new version of its EL/M-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) that has been developed to counter...Full story -
Paris Air Show 2019: Leonardo launches MAIR missile warning system
Italy’s Leonardo has launched a new hostile fire indicator system, known as the Multiple Aperture Infrared (MAIR) system.Full story