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Navy League 2019: Raytheon mine clearance package moves ahead with AQS-20C sonar, Barracuda effector
The US Navy (USN) now has 10 production Raytheon AQS-20C mine-hunting sonar units in the fleet, as the service hopes these can help shift to single sortie...Full story -
Navy League 2019: USMC to complete LMADIS fielding by October
By the start of October, the US Marine Corps (USMC) will stop fielding new Light Marine Air Defense Integrated Systems (LMADISs) designed to jam drones but will continue...Full story -
North Korea tests ballistic missile, MRLs
North Korea has tested what appears to be a close/short-range ballistic missile system that resembles the Russian-designed 9K720 Iskander-M, along with two different...Full story -
Russia adopts new-generation guided bomb
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) began receiving deliveries of new extended-range 500 kg and 1,500 kg guided bombs from Russia’s leading developer of guided bombs and...Full story -
Navy League 2019: Pentagon's EGI-M programme impels new positioning, navigation systems
As assured access to position, navigation, and timing data (A-PNT) grows as a military concern, Northrop Grumman is updating its product line to create drop-in...Full story -
Update: Czech Republic cleared to procure AH-1Z or UH-60M helos to replace Mi-24s
The US State Department has approved the sale of four Bell AH-1Z Viper or 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility and assault helicopters to the Czech Republic, the...Full story -
Dutch Korps Mariniers receive final Anaconda light vehicles
Dutch armed forces received the final 11 of 46 Anaconda light tactical vehicles on 7 April. The first 35 were delivered to troops in the Dutch Antilles on 31 January,...Full story -
Russian VKS developing Tu-214 as new AEW&C aircraft
Russia’s Aerospace Forces (VKS) is planning to develop a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Tupolev Tu-214 regional jet, Izvestia...Full story -
IDF reports good Iron Dome performance
The Iron Dome air defence system achieved an 86% successful interception rate against rockets fired from the Gaza Strip during the 4–5 May conflict with Palestinian...Full story -
IDEF 2019: Otokar's electrically powered Akrep IIe charges up
Otokar revealed an electrically powered Akrep IIe weapons carrier technology demonstrator at the 2019 IDEF exhibition held in Istanbul from 30 April to 3 May.Full story -
IDEF 2019: Pindad, FNSS sign tank production agreement
Indonesia’s PT Pindad and Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri – a joint venture between Turkey’s Nurol Holding and BAE Systems – have signed an agreement to support...Full story -
Navy League 2019: USMC examining ways to modernise MAGTFs, buy anti-ship weapon
US Marine Corps (USMC) leaders are examining ways to modernise their Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) and make them lethal in preparation for a large-scale violent...Full story -
Qatar cleared for further Apache procurement
Qatar has been cleared to buy a further 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters to add to the 24 already under contract.Full story -
US GAO says MQ-4C Triton UAV development cost grows
Development costs for the US Navy’s (USN’s) MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) grew 2% from fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) and are now predicted to cost 61% more...Full story -
US sends carrier, bombers to Middle East as Iran tensions increase
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) and B-52s have deployed to the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) in a move that National Security Advisor...Full story -
US Air Force to reactivate F-35 training aggressor squadron
The US Air Force (USAF) is reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron and moving 11 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II conventional variant aircraft to Nellis Air Force...Full story -
China launches two more Type 052D destroyers, another Type 056 corvette
Two Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyers were launched at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) yard in northeastern China on 10 May. The ships are the...Full story -
IDEF 2019: MKEK's Boran 105 mm howitzer heads for qualification
Turkey’s MKEK said it has completed company design and verification tests of its Boran 105 mm Air Transportable Light Towed Howitzer (ATLTH), which was developed to meet...Full story -
Tactical radio manufacturers eyeing GaN semiconductors as material costs decrease
Gallium nitride (GaN), increasingly used in radar design, appears to now be migrating into tactical radios as well.Full story -
IDEF 2019: Koluman rolls out LSA4 4×4 LSV
Turkey’s Koluman Otomotiv Endustri AS revealed a LSA4 4×4 light strike vehicle (LSV) that is being marketed in several different configurations.Full story