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US Navy declares IOC for MQ-8C Fire Scout
The US Navy (USN) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the service announced on 8...Full story -
UAE confirms Yemen drawdown
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed it is withdrawing troops from Yemen in what it says is a long-planned move.Full story -
Saab continues to invest in ARTHUR
Saab Surveillance is continuing to self-fund development of its ARTHUR (ARTtillery HUnting Radar) Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) to meet emerging requirements, a company...Full story -
Indian Air Force seeking to acquire 18 more Su-30MKI fighters from Russia
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire an additional 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy...Full story -
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 -
Pakistan Navy receives second ATR-72 MPA
The Pakistan Navy (PN) has received the second of two ATR-72 twin-engine turboprops converted into maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) under a contract signed in 2015.Full story -
UK fields upgraded Bowman
New communications network applications and hardware have been successfully fielded to British Army and Royal Marines units on operations under the Bowman ComBAT...Full story -
EDA to launch four-country talks on Leopard 2 upgrade and procurement after industry feedback
The European Defence Agency (EDA) awaits a last round of market feedback from industry before launching final consultations with member states Cyprus, Greece, Romania,...Full story -
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