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SOFINS 2019: Technamm unveils new vehicles
French company Technamm unveiled two of its latest designs – the Masstech Barkhane and the Masstech Armure – at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar...Full story -
US Army poised to begin JAGM full-rate production
The US Army is to begin full-rate production (FRP) of the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), with a pre-solicitation issued by the service on 9 April.Full story -
Thales highlights BRAIN modular unmanned system
Thales used the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminal (SOFINS) at Camp de Souge on 2–4 April to unveil a modular autonomous vehicle that can be configured...Full story -
Airbus aims to boost SOF readiness with virtual sandbox
Airbus Defence and Space used the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) exhibition in Camp de Souge on 2–4 April to launch the Holographic...Full story -
Jamaica orders Thales's coastal surveillance system
The Jamaican Government has ordered several Thales’s Coast Watcher 100 coastal surveillance systems to strengthen its capabilities.Full story -
US Military examining army's role in the Pacific, along island chains
After nearly two decades of counter-insurgency operations in landlocked countries, US Army leaders are examining ways to support their naval counterpart in a conflict...Full story -
UK boosts funding further for robotics and autonomous systems
Spending on robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) will be higher than previously announced by Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Craig,...Full story -
Senegal military parade reveals new acquisitions
New Arquus Bastion armoured personnel carriers (APCs) were seen during a military parade marking Senegal’s 59th anniversary of independence on 4 April.Full story -
SOFINS 2019: Haulotte unveils HUTP vehicle
French company Haulotte debuted its Haulotte Ultra-light Tactical Platform-Reconnaissance (HUTP) family of vehicles at the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network...Full story -
Indonesia signs USD1 billion contract for three follow-on SSKs to Nagapasa class
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence has signed a USD1 billion contract with South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for three Type...Full story -
AAAA 2019: Raytheon demonstrates land-based approach and landing system
Raytheon earlier this year demonstrated a land-based expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) that the company believes has...Full story -
USN expands MQ-8C Fire Scout capability
The US Navy (USN) is continuing to evolve the MQ-8C variant of the Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV), service officials told...Full story -
USN details desire for additional HELIOS funding in 2020
If the US Navy (USN) receives an additional USD80 million above its budget request for the High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS)...Full story -
Indonesia launches first locally assembled submarine
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Boeing awarded USD14.3 billion for bomber support
Boeing has been awarded USD14.3 billion to support and upgrade the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1B Lancer bombers over the next decade.Full story -
China advances Marine Lizard amphibious USV development
Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, a Wuhan-based subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC), has delivered the first pre-production hull...Full story -
Indonesia bolsters amphibious assault capabilities with two more landing ships
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence has awarded an IDR360 billion (USD25.5 million) contract to supply the country’s navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut:...Full story -
British Apache and Wildcat helicopters arrive in Estonia
The United Kingdom has deployed AgustaWestland-Boeing WAH-64 Apache AH1 and AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat AH1 helicopters to Estonia in support of NATO’s Enhanced...Full story -
AAAA 2019: Bell develops Autonomous Pod Transport unmanned VTOL aircraft
Bell has developed a pair of Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) scalable modular unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft capable of transporting payloads such...Full story -
Yemen's rebels unveil air-bursting missile
Ansar Allah, the Yemeni rebel group popularly known as the Houthis, unveiled a new version of its Badr series of surface-to-surface projectiles that has an airburst...Full story