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Pentagon cites industrial base mix, munitions capability for proposed F-15EX buy
The Pentagon cited diversifying its tactical aircraft industrial base, growing capacity, and having a more affordable way to deploy munitions as reasons for pushing the...Full story -
MDA: Homeland missile defence system's first salvo firing hits target
A first-ever salvo test of the US homeland missile defence shield, called the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, achieved a target intercept, according to the...Full story -
SMART-L MM/N BMD radar installed on first LCF frigate
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) air defence and command frigate (LCF) HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën has become the first ship of its class to receive the new SMART-L MM/N...Full story -
Morocco receives approval for F-16V procurement, upgrades
Morocco will become the latest customer for the Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon, with the US government announcing its approval for a procurement on 25...Full story -
US Air Force performs first F-35A rapid crew swap exercise
US Air Force (USAF) maintainers and pilots recently performed the first operational rapid crew swap exercise with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike...Full story -
France proceeds with Reaper weaponisation
France has begun arming its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a weapon integration contract awarded on...Full story -
LIMA 2019: PT Dirgantara, AMMROC to collaborate on MRO
Indonesian aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi-based AMMROC to collaborate on production and maintenance, repair, and...Full story -
Belgium approved for SkyGuardian
Belgium’s planned procurement of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has taken a step forward after...Full story -
Elbit receives contract for new IDF howitzer
Israel’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Elbit Systems announced on 28 March that a contract has been awarded to the company to develop and manufacture a new...Full story -
US Air Force requests roughly USD5 billion in supplemental funding for base disaster recovery
The US Air Force (USAF) on 23 March requested approximately USD5 billion in supplemental funding for disaster recovery efforts at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and...Full story -
USAF reveals Skyborg ‘loyal wingman' concept
The US Air Force (USAF) is developing an attritable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that it plans to fly as early as 2023, the service disclosed on 27 March.Full story -
India concludes price negotiations to acquire 62 C295 transport aircraft
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has concluded price negotiations to acquire a total of 62 Airbus Defence and Space C295 medium transport aircraft (MTA) for the Indian...Full story -
Russia completes delivery of T-90S/SK tanks to Vietnam
Moscow has completed the delivery of 64 T-90S/SK main battle tanks (MBTs) to Vietnam, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) confirmed to...Full story -
Tengden readies production-ready TB001 armed reconnaissance UAV
China’s Sichuan Tengden Technology Company (Tengden) has test flown a production-ready model of its medium altitude long endurance (MALE)-class TW328/TB001 armed...Full story -
EU suspends Operation ‘Sophia' naval patrols in Mediterranean
The EU extended the mandate of the Operation ‘Sophia’ naval mission to counter human smuggling and trafficking in the Mediterranean, the Council of the EU announced in a...Full story -
MDHI reveals new MD 969 Combat Explorer helo
MD Helicopters Inc (MDH) has revealed a new military derivative of the twin-engined MD 902 Explorer, dubbed the MD 969 Combat Explorer.Full story -
Romanian Piranha 5 programme faces delays
Romania’s Piranha 5 programme is already facing potential delays as General Dynamics European Land Systems-Mowag (GDELS-Mowag) has yet to deliver the first batch of 30...Full story -
Update: India successfully tests anti-satellite missile system
India destroyed one of its own satellites in space on 27 March using a locally developed anti-satellite (ASAT) missile: a move that makes India the fourth country in the...Full story -
South Korea receives second A330 MRTT aircraft
South Korea has received the second of four Airbus Defence and Space (DS) A330-200 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered in 2015, the Ministry of National...Full story -
US Ground-based Midcourse Defense missiles score first salvo intercept, MDA says
A first-ever salvo test of the US Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) homeland missile interceptor system hit its target, according to the US Missile Defense Agency...Full story