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Congress considering mandating additional US Army Iron Dome buy
US lawmakers have voiced their concerns that the US Army is taking a risk by not rapidly fielding Iron Dome in places like Iraq to protect soldiers from incoming cruise...Full story -
Saab starts flight testing AESA fighter radar
Saab has begun flight testing a new multi-mode X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar being offered as an addition to the company’s PS-05/A...Full story -
UAE receives first GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received the first of three contracted Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the manufacturer announced...Full story -
Taiwanese F-16V procurement activated with engine contract
Taiwan’s planned procurement of 66 newbuild Lockheed Martin F-16V Fighting Falcon combat aircraft appears to have been activated with an engine contract announced by the...Full story -
Boeing begins Version 6 Apache deliveries
Boeing has begun delivering AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters upgraded to the Version 6 configuration, the company told Jane’s on 5 May.Full story -
UK parliament questions US threat to cancel F-35 deployments
The UK parliament has questioned a United States threat to cancel long-planned deployments of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to the...Full story -
Qatar on-course to conclude current Apache deliveries by end of May
Qatar is on schedule to receive the final Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter currently under contract in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson told...Full story -
Update: US lawmaker suggests preventing proposed US Air Force tanker retirements
A US lawmaker on 11 March not only hinted at preventing the US Air Force (USAF) from reducing its legacy aerial refuelling tanker fleet but suggested the service...Full story -
SCR unveils ASTER-T tethered UAS development
Spain’s Sistemas de Control Remoto SL (SCR) have revealed its new ASTER-T tethered vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system (VTOL UAS).Full story -
Israel cleared to buy Pegasus tanker aircraft
Israel has been cleared to buy the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker-transport aircraft, with US State Department approval being announced on 3 March.Full story -
Wildcat weapon wing unveiled
For the first time Leonardo has unveiled in public its weapon wing system that is to equip UK AW159 Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters during the Royal Navy’s (RN’s)...Full story -
Brazilian Army adds to protected mobility with Iveco LMV 4x4s
The Brazilian Army will further augment its wheeled armoured mobility with the expected commissioning of 32 Iveco Defence Vehicles Light Multirole Vehicle (LMV) 4x4...Full story -
Russia's Beriev seeks to patent airborne carrier for laser weapon
Russia’s Beriev has registered an industrial design patent for a “carrier aircraft for airborne laser system”.Full story -
Bids in for Swiss air-defence programme, Rafael withdraws
The Swiss government’s defence procurement agency, Armasuisse, announced on 25 March that two of the three candidates for the country’s Bodluv long-range ground-based...Full story -
Pompeo says Russia killed Turks as Idlib ceasefire holds
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused Russia of killing dozens of Turkish soldiers in Syria, while blaming Syria’s defence minister for preventing a ceasefire in...Full story -
US trials Stinger II gunships in anti-surface warfare role
The US military is trialling the use of the Lockheed Martin AC-130W Stinger II gunship in the anti-surface warfare (ASuW) role in the Middle East.Full story -
Covid-19: MBDA temporarily shuts down French and Italian facilities, other sites being reviewed
MBDA has temporarily closed its facilities in both France and Italy while those countries introduce special measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, while measures...Full story -
Second Indonesian PKR frigate completes testing for combat systems upgrade
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and its Indonesian partner PT PAL have completed the integration and test of a package of combat system enhancements to the...Full story -
USAF tests engine for Gray Wolf low-cost cruise missile
The US Air Force (USAF) has tested a new low-cost turbojet engine to power air-launched cruise missiles being developed under the Gray Wolf programme.Full story -
Covid-19: Aerospace companies to lead national ventilator effort
Leading aerospace companies have responded to the UK government’s call to develop and build ventilators to help cope with the worsening coronavirus pandemic.Full story