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US Army moving out on plans to field eight brigades' worth of upgunned Strykers
The US Army is moving out with a new requirement to add a 30 mm cannon to its double V hulled, Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVs), and seeking industry’s help to...Full story -
China's amphibious USV emerges
The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC) announced on its Weibo social media account on 8 April that its Wuchang Shipbuilding subsidiary in Wuhan has...Full story -
Brazil negotiates main corvette contract
With the signing of the declaration of best offer between the Brazilian Navy and consortium Águas Azuis on 2 April – formally confirming the selection of the contracting...Full story -
Update: Pentagon seeks alternate gearbox parts to mitigate CH-53K production risk
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is looking to address ongoing problems with the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion’s main gearbox (MGB) by sourcing some key components...Full story -
J-11D and J-20 programmes vying for supremacy, Chinese sources indicate
Two major Chinese fighters, the J-11D and the J-20, appear to be competing for prioritised funding, despite the two platforms appearing to have distinctly differentiated...Full story -
US Air Force develops ‘EAGLE' ESPA satellite ring with propulsion capability
The US Air Force (USAF) has developed an ‘ESPA’ ring that is traditionally used to attach secondary payloads to upper stages on space launches and turned it into a...Full story -
Libyan National Army identifies mercenary pilot
The pilot of one of the aircraft that has been shot down by the Libyan National Army (LNA) was an Ecuadorian mercenary, Ahmed al-Mismari, the spokesman for the faction...Full story -
Poland signs for AW101 helicopters
Poland has signed for AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters to satisfy its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) requirements.Full story -
US Air Force provides X-60A hypersonic flight test details
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to use the first two test flights of its X-60A GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle as capability demonstrations before...Full story -
Belarus unveils Groza-P2 mobile counter UAV system
Belarus-based defence industrial group KB Radar has announced the development of the Groza-P2 mobile counter unmanned aerial vehicles (C-UAVs) jammer.Full story -
Belarus unveils Buk-MB3K SAM system
Belarus-based defence industrial group TSP OKB announced on 15 April its latest surface-to-air missile (SAM) system Buk-MB3K.Full story -
China claims development of new heat-resistant material for hypersonic aircraft
Chinese scientists have developed a new heat-resistant material for hypersonic aircraft that can endure more than 3,000°C from heating caused by its passage through the...Full story -
Russian UAV recovered in Libya
The media department for the militias defending Libya’s capital city released photographs on 30 April that showed a Russian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that had...Full story -
Bangladesh Navy receives final two Chinese-made Type C13B corvettes
The Bangladesh Navy (BN) has received the two Shadhinota (Type C13B)-class corvettes it ordered from China in late 2015, according to a statement by Inter-Services...Full story -
USAF reports combat debut for F-35A
The US Air Force (USAF) has employed the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in combat mission for the first time.Full story -
BAE withdraws from Canadian future aircrew training competition
BAE Systems has decided not to participate in Canada’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme, the country’s government disclosed on 29 April.Full story -
Russia donates Mi-8MT helos, BRDM-2M vehicles to Kyrgyzstan
Russia has donated two refurbished Mil Mi-8MT ‘Hip-H’ multirole medium helicopters and nine upgraded BRDM-2M 4×4 reconnaissance vehicles to the armed forces of...Full story -
Xponential 2019: US NRL develops Flying Sea Glider flying emplacement UUV
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a Flying Sea Glider underwater glider that delivers itself by flying above the water, extending the range of...Full story -
IDEF 2019: Aselsan reveals Gökdeniz naval close-in weapon system
Aselsan unveiled its new close-in weapon system (CIWS) for naval platforms at the International Defence Industry Fair 2019 (IDEF 2019) exhibition, held in Istanbul from...Full story -
Xponential 2019: Laflamme Aéro develops tandem-rotor UAV
Laflamme Aéro has developed a tandem-rotor helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that the company hopes will be as cheap as the most affordable manned rotary-wing...Full story