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US Navy completes Patrol Squadron transitions to Poseidon
The last of the US Navy’s (USN’s) 13 airborne patrol squadrons has now completed its transition from the Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol...Full story -
South Korea selects smart bombs, guidance kits for KF-X fighter
South Korea has completed the selection process for the precision-guided munitions and guidance kits that it plans to integrate with its future Korean Fighter...Full story -
UAVOS, KACST developing new Saker-1C MALE unmanned aircraft
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) of Saudi Arabia are developing a new medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle,...Full story -
Babcock to offer Bell 429 for Australian SOF helo requirement
Babcock is to offer the Bell 429 Global Ranger twin-engined helicopter for Australia’s special operations forces (SOF) requirement, the company announced on 28 May.Full story -
NATO pilots report ‘professionalism' from Russians over Baltic
NATO pilots currently flying the alliance’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission have reported that their Russian counterparts are displaying “professional” and...Full story -
Covid-19: Virus restrictions spark concerns over Columbia schedule
Shipbuilding workforce changes meant to slow or prevent the spread of Covid-19 in shipyards have raised questions about the potential effect of any yard slowdowns on...Full story -
Germany's top court rules BND mass surveillance breaches constitution
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht: BVerfG) ruled on 19 May that mass surveillance conducted by the Federal Intelligence Service...Full story -
IM-SHORAD testing and production decision delayed
US Army leaders are delaying several upcoming Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) testing and milestone decisions due to ongoing software problems with...Full story -
Indian Air Force commissions second Tejas LCA fighter squadron
The Indian Air Force (IAF) commissioned its second squadron of Tejas Mk 1 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) in a ceremony held on 27 May at Sulur Air Force Station (AFS) in...Full story -
Indra to upgrade Spanish ground-based air defence radars
Indra is to enhance the ground-based air defence capabilities of the Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE), with a radar modernisation contract received on...Full story -
US Navy seeks multi-engine trainer aircraft
The US Navy (USN) is seeking a new aircraft to train multi-engine students for itself, the US Marine Corps (USMC), and US Coast Guard (USCG).Full story -
BAE Systems grows UUV capabilities
One year since its acquisition by BAE Systems FAST Labs, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) specialist Riptide is expanding its portfolio, building UUVs that are larger,...Full story -
Covid-19: CAE's defence revenue falls 12% amid pandemic
Revenue in CAE’s Defence and Security segment fell 12% to CAD341.8 million (USD247.6 million) in the fourth quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020, as the coronavirus disease...Full story -
Covid-19: Indonesia's discussion with Senegal for second CN-235 halted amid travel bans
Negotiations between aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and the Senegalese Air Force (Armée de l’Air du Senegal) for a second CN-235 aircraft have been put...Full story -
APKWS II to receive guidance section software update
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on 26 May announced that it intends to award BAE Systems Electronic Systems (BAE) a sole-source delivery order to an existing Basic...Full story -
Elbit Systems' revenue, income rise in Q1 despite pandemic
Increased sales of military aircraft equipment and last year’s acquisition of the Harris Night Vision business from L3Harris Technologies lifted Elbit Systems’ revenue...Full story -
ZALA Aero unveils VTOL-capable ZALA 421-16EV mini-UAV
Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer ZALA Aero has developed a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) variant of its ZALA 421-16E fixed-wing mini-UAV, the...Full story -
Portugal joins Brazilian ATL-100 aircraft project
The Brazilian firm Desenvolvimento Aeronáutico (DESAER) is teaming up with the Portuguese centre of engineering and product development (CEiiA) to proceed with the...Full story -
First Martlet firings for Royal Navy Wildcat
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has completed a series of live firing trials of the new Martlet lightweight precision strike missile from a Wildcat HMA2 helicopter.Full story -
China's AVIC expands AV500 VTOL UAV family with new high-altitude model
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has successfully test flown a new variant of its AV500 rotary wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial...Full story