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Denel to return A400M work to Airbus
South Africa’s Denel announced on 30 March that it had reached an agreement with Airbus to transfer the component manufacturing work for the A400M Atlas medium...Full story -
Singapore discloses further details of Invincible-class submarines
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has disclosed further details of its new Type 218SG air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarines, which have been...Full story -
Nigerian Air Force receives Paramount Marauders
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received an undisclosed number of Marauder mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles from South Africa’s Paramount Group.Full story -
Leonardo positions for Malaysian light fighter programme
Leonardo is working to meet a stated requirement within the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to procure a light combat aircraft (LCA) or a fighter lead-in trainer (FLIT)...Full story -
PLAGF brigade in Eastern Theatre Command also operates new 155 mm SPH
Chinese state-owned television has revealed that the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force’s (PLAGF’s) new 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer – believed to have the...Full story -
Covid-19: Kazakh military ramps up efforts to stem spread of coronavirus
Kazakhstan is ramping up the involvement of its military in the fight against the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Central Asian country.Full story -
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 refueling tanker fleet but suggested the service consider...Full story -
Covid-19: Spain's UME deploys multirotor UAVs to combat pandemic
Spain’s specialist Military Emergency Unit (UME) is making use of modified unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to support military intervention efforts to mitigate...Full story -
Covid-19: Boeing shuts down rotorcraft sites in Philadelphia
Boeing has temporarily closed its helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturing sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of wider company and national efforts to help...Full story -
US Air Force secretary implores Congress to provide base reconstruction supplemental funding
US Air Force (USAF) Secretary Heather Wilson has called for Congress to provide the USD5 billion supplemental request the USAF made in late March so it can rebuild a...Full story -
British Army orders four Rheinmetall Mission Master-Cargo UGVs
The United Kingdom armed forces have ordered four Mission Master-Cargo unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) from Rheinmetall Canada for its Robotic Platoon Vehicle (RPV)...Full story -
Iran unveils armed Ababil-3 UAV
Iran now has armed versions of its Ababil-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it was revealed during an 18 April ceremony held to mark the delivery of three types of...Full story -
Update: DoD clears way for additional Triton UAVs for Australia
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has cleared the path to issue Northrop Grumman with a sole-source contract to supply Australia with two more MQ-4C Triton...Full story -
US concerned about China's activities at Lop Nur nuclear weapons test site
Activities at China’s Lop Nur nuclear weapons test site throughout 2019 are a cause for concern, according to a 15 April report by the US State Department.Full story -
Indonesia to upgrade Exocet missile system on KRI Usman-Harun corvette
The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) plans to upgrade the Exocet MM40 Block 2 anti-ship missiles on its KRI Usman-Harun (pennant...Full story -
Kia Motors awarded contract to supply thousands of 2.5- and 5-tonne trucks to RoKA
South Korean company Kia Motors Corporation has won a tender for the supply of thousands of 2.5- and 5-tonne trucks to replace the Republic of Korea Army’s (RoKA’s)...Full story -
US Navy receives final Block 2 Super Hornet
The US Navy (USN) has received into service its final Block 2 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet combat aircraft, ahead of the retrofit and new-build Block 3 upgrade effort.Full story -
Russia's GAZ-3344-20 Aleut ATV enters service
The GAZ-3344-20 ‘Aleut’ articulated all-terrain vehicle (ATV) from the Zavolzhsky Tracked Tractor Plant (ZZGT) has service entered service with Russia.Full story -
Australia transfers Adelaide-class frigates to Chile
Australia has officially transferred two Adelaide (Oliver Hazard Perry)-class guided-missile frigates to the Chilean Navy.Full story -
US delivers second RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV to RoKAF
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has received the second of four Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial...Full story