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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 -
USAF awards Rhea Space Activity with LUNINT contract
In April the US Air Force (USAF) awarded Washington DC-based Rhea Space Activity (RSA) a Phase 1 contract for collecting and disseminating lunaspatial intelligence...Full story -
Pacific 24 USV to support NavyX programme
BAE Systems has been contracted to deliver an autonomous version of its Pacific 24 sea boat to support the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) NavyX autonomy and lethality...Full story -
Hensoldt reveals developmental airborne attack jammer for German luWES programme
Hensoldt has revealed a new airborne jammer that forms part of a wider family of electronic warfare (EW) systems it is developing for the NATO electronic attack (EA)...Full story -
Boeing expects to sign new ‘Pacific' customer for Apache helo
Boeing expects to sign up a brand-new operator of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, with the company noting only that it is in “the Pacific region” of the world.Full story -
HHI launches fourth Daegu-class frigate for South Korean navy
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has launched the fourth of eight Daegu (FFX-II)-class guided-missile frigates on order for the Republic of Korea...Full story -
First French Barracuda SSN commences sea trials
The French Navy’s first Suffren-class (Barracuda) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), Suffren, has performed its first static dive test, marking the beginning of the...Full story -
Singapore to expand scale, complexity of training in Australia under new bilateral treaty
Singapore and Canberra have signed a treaty that will allow the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to have access to new and expanded military training areas in Australia that...Full story -
AFA Winter 2020: AFRL plans Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons demo in 2020
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is planning to start demonstrations in late 2020 of its Golden Horde networked collaborative weapons effort, one of the US...Full story -
Cracks emerge in Franco-German export control plans
News has emerged in French media of local companies facing problems fulfilling export contracts due to more stringent export regulations in Germany.Full story -
US-UK naval group enters Barents Sea for first time since mid-1980s
The Royal Navy (RN) announced on its website on 4 May that it and the US Navy (USN) have started training within the Arctic Circle. NATO surface vessels have for the...Full story -
Boeing rolls out first of three Loyal Wingman prototypes for RAAF
Boeing Australia announced on 5 May that it has rolled out the first of three production-representative unmanned aircraft being built under the Royal Australian Air...Full story -
Seoul approves new defence R&D legislation
South Korea’s National Assembly has approved new legislation to “transform” the country’s approach to defence research and development (R&D).Full story -
Update: Pentagon and Lockheed Martin in fight over F-35 FRACAS data, says former programme official
The Pentagon wants a specific set of data from Lockheed Martin if it is to consider entering a performance-based logistics (PBL) arrangement for the F-35 Lightning II...Full story -
Ukraine evolves thermobaric rockets, grenades
Based on lessons learned from fighting in the Donbass region, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking new thermobaric rockets and has introduced new grenades.Full story