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LNA claims it has been attacked by Turkish UAVs
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has claimed that Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used to carry out attacks against the forces it has deployed to...Full story -
PLAN decommissions four Type 051 destroyers
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) decommissioned four Type 051 (Luda)-class destroyers in a ceremony held at the North Sea Fleet base in Lushun, formerly...Full story -
US Air Force confirms plan to buy six light attack aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has settled on buying six total light attack aircraft from Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) and Textron Aviation Defense as part of its further...Full story -
Pratt & Miller's EMAV put through its paces at US Army RCV rodeo
Two examples of the Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) from Pratt & Miller have been assessed at the US Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Robotic...Full story -
IMDEX 2019: Indonesia to reinstate missile capabilities on KCR-60M fast attack craft
Slightly more than a year after removing missile launchers from two of its KCR-60M fast attack craft (FAC), the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan...Full story -
IMDEX 2019: Israel Shipyards integrates SPIKE ER missile system on Shaldag Mk II
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IMDEX 2019: Zycraft expands Vigilant IUSV capabilities
Zycraft, a Singapore-based technology company specialising in the design and manufacture of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for commercial and government applications,...Full story -
MILEX 2019: Belarus begins to export Konkurs-RB ATGM launcher
Belarus has begun exporting the 9P135M1(RB) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher, a source from the country’s defence industry told Jane’s at the MILEX 2019...Full story -
US Department of State approves possible sale of additional SM-2MR Block IIIB missiles to South Korea
The US Department of State has approved a possible USD313.9 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to South Korea of a further batch of Raytheon Standard Missile-2 Medium...Full story -
Damen launches first of two corvettes for Pakistan Navy
The first of two corvettes on order for the Pakistan Navy (PN) has been launched at the facilities of Dutch shipbuilder Damen in Galati, Romania.Full story -
Siemens unveils new FLEX PM modular submarine propulsion motors
Siemens premiered its new generation of modular scalable permanent magnet submarine propulsion motors at the Underwater Defence Technology (UDT) 2019 exhibition in...Full story -
Turkey's Tubitak Bilgem invests in continuous wave laser technology
Turkey’s Tubitak Bilgem has developed and tested two laser systems that could potentially be deployed by the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).Full story -
US Department of State approves possible sale of 160 additional AIM-120C-7 AMRAAMs to Japan
The US Department of State has approved a possible USD317 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Japan of a further batch of Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range...Full story -
Update: Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter makes first flight
The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), which the company is developing for the US Air Force (USAF), made its first flight on 17 May, an important milestone...Full story -
RNZN's future hydrography ship arrives in New Zealand
The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN’s) future hydrographic and diving support vessel has arrived in New Zealand following a 46 day-long journey from Denmark.Full story -
US Navy awards Sikorsky contract for 12 CH-53K helicopters
The US Navy (USN) on 17 May awarded Sikorsky a USD1.1 billion contract to build 12 production US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters.Full story -
Sweden confirms UK Tempest talks, ambivalent on Franco-German FCAS
Sweden has engaged in high-level talks with the UK regarding future co-operation on the Tempest next-generation fighter programme, while any potential involvement in the...Full story -
Indian Navy demonstrates co-operative engagement firing capability
The Indian Navy (IN) has carried out its first successful “co-operative engagement firing” trials using the Medium-range Surface-to Air-Missile (MRSAM) version of the...Full story -
RAF F-35Bs decamp to Cyprus for first overseas deployment
British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base on Cyprus on 21 May for the type’s first overseas deployment in UK...Full story -
Update: Bell completes final V-280 key performance parameter test
In early May, Bell completed its final V-280 Valor tiltrotor key performance parameter (KPP) testing for the US Army’s Joint Multi-role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD)...Full story