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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 -
Sweden sends surveillance aircraft to eastern Mediterranean
Sweden has dispatched one of its Gulfstream S102B Korpen electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft to the Mediterranean to operate from a UK airbase on Cyprus.Full story -
US Army National Guard buying FlexTrain instrumented live training system
The US Army National Guard is buying two additional sets of Ravenswood Solutions’ FlexTrain instrumented live training system under a USD39.9 million contract that...Full story -
Nepal to receive M28 tactical airlifters from United States
Nepal is to receive a pair of PZL Mielec M28 short take-off and landing (STOL) light transport aircraft under a contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD)...Full story -
BQM-177A SSAT target achieves IOC
The US Navy’s (USN’s) new BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target (SSAT) has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on...Full story -
Singapore's next-generation AFV seen with missile-capable remote weapons station
A possible missile-armed variant of the Singapore Army’s 29-tonne tracked Next-Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV), a troop carrying variant of the service’s...Full story -
Sofia gives go-ahead for Su-25 overhaul, upgrade
On 27 February the Bulgarian government approved funding for the agreement between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Belarus’s 558th Aircraft Repair Plant (558...Full story -
UK reveals plans to buy new N-POD floating offboard decoy for soft-kill defence
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AFA Winter 2019: US Air Force halt on KC-46A acceptance continues
The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) indefinite halt on accepting KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tankers from Boeing due to foreign object debris (FOD) concerns continues into...Full story -
AHRLAC programme moves into business rescue
Paramount Group’s AHRLAC and Mwari aircraft projects have gone into business rescue, following an application to the South African courts.Full story -
Japan commissions second Asahi-class guided-missile destroyer
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its second Asahi-class guided-missile destroyer in a ceremony held on 27 February in Nagasaki Prefecture.Full story -
Ukraine details latest T-80 upgrades, announces plans to produce T-84s this year
The Ukrainian armed forces have received upgraded T-80BV main battle tanks, according to a 1 March press release from state-owned company UkrOboronProm.Full story -
Turkey and South Korea consider procuring IDS electromagnetic measurement radar
Turkey and South Korea have shown interest in buying the Flying Aircraft Radar signature Acquisition and Determination (FARAD), an electromagnetic measurement radar...Full story -
Type 052D destroyer and Type 054A frigate enter service with PLAN
Photographs circulating on Chinese social media indicate that a Type 052D (Luyang III-class) destroyer (pennant number 119) and a Type 054A (Jiangkai II-class) frigate...Full story