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Update: US confirms Abrams MBT deal with Taiwan
The US State Department has made a determination to approve a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan of equipment including General Dynamics M1A2 Abrams main...Full story -
Skyworks Global, Scaled Composites target US Army's FVL with VertiJet
Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites will offer their VertiJet gyrodyne aircraft for one of the US Army’s various Future Vertical Lift (FVL) competitions, according to...Full story -
Fixview readies stabilised sensor turret for Vigía 2B UAV programme
Argentine company Fixview, which specialises in the development and production of stabilised electro-optical sighting systems, has rolled out the new FV300 system.Full story -
USFK confirms North Korea's Hwaseong-15 ICBM can target all of US mainland
United States Forces Korea (USFK) has confirmed North Korean claims that the Northeast Asian country’s Hwaseong-15 (also spelled Hwasong-15) road-mobile,...Full story -
Update: Skyworks Global, Scaled Composites bank on VertiJet's tip-jet design
Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites are betting that the unique tip-jet design found on gyrodynes such as the team’s VertiJet aircraft will give it an advantage over...Full story -
Saab offers Gripens to Colombia to replace Kfirs
Saab AB is offering its single-seat and dual-seat Gripen fighters to the Colombia Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana: FAC) to replace its Israeli Aerospace Industries...Full story -
Nigerian Army commissions new locally produced vehicles
The Nigerian Army formally commissioned into service a range of new indigenously designed and manufactured vehicles during its annual celebration day at the Ikeja...Full story -
Raytheon selected for B-52 radar replacement
Boeing has selected Raytheon to replace the obsolete radar on the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) B-52H Strafortress strategic bombers, it was announced on 11 July.Full story -
France launches first Barracuda SSN
France’s first new-generation Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), Suffren, was ceremonially launched at Naval Group’s Cherbourg site on 12...Full story -
Russian SAM Troops deputy commander dubs S-350 ‘cruise missile killer'
The deputy commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Troops, Colonel Yuri Muravkin, has told the Ministry of Defence (MoD) newspaper...Full story -
US approves MH-60R sale to Greece
The US State Department has approved the sale of seven Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk maritime multimission helicopters to Greece.Full story -
UK Poseidon makes maiden flight
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) made its maiden flight on 13 July.Full story -
US Air Force seeks information on Combat Rescue Helicopter aircrew training system
The US Air Force (USAF) seeks information from industry on potential capabilities supporting a ground-based aircrew trainer (GBAT) for the new Sikorsky HH-60W “Delta”...Full story -
Qatari Coast Guard inaugurates main base
The Qatari Coast Guard’s new main base was officially inaugurated on 14 July, a milestone event in the major expansion in the force’s capabilities.Full story -
BAE Systems looks to position Hunter-class frigate for New Zealand
BAE Systems Australia has confirmed a potential move to position the company’s Hunter-class frigate design for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).Full story -
Aeralis, Thales sign Tempest training MOU
Aeralis and Thales have agreed to develop a bespoke training system for the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) future Tempest combat aircraft.Full story -
Xponential 2019: Estonia deploys THeMIS UGV to Mali
Milrem Robotics Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has been deployed with Estonian soldiers serving in Mali, Gert Hankewitz,...Full story -
IDEF 2019: Nurol Makina showcases new developments
Nurol Makina has presented the first production standard NMS vehicle and announced two new designs based on existing ones at the 14th International Defence Industry Fair...Full story -
Argentina's INVAP develops new radars
Argentine company INVAP is developing two new families of radars for which it expects to have prototypes tested before the end of 2020.Full story -
China on faster pace to develop nuclear triad, according to Pentagon, analysts
Thanks to an accelerated development of its Jin-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) fleet, China is closer to creating a nuclear triad force than had been...Full story