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Images show North Korea re-tested another tactical missile system on 21 March
Images released by North Korea’s state-run media on 22 March show that the country appears to have once again test-fired the same type of short-range ballistic missile...Full story -
Oshkosh launches Saudi JV for tactical and logistical vehicles
US vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh announced the formation of a joint venture (JV) with Saudi Arabia’s Al Tadrea Manufacturing Company on 14 May.Full story -
Leonardo cleared to resume AHTS as US denies Airbus protest
Leonardo has been cleared to resume work on the USD176.5 million US Navy (USN) training helicopter replacement contract it was awarded in January, after the US...Full story -
US Navy receives 100th Poseidon MMA
The US Navy (USN) has received into service the 100th Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission mission aircraft (MMA), with the milestone aircraft departing Boeing...Full story -
Update: China's Marine Corps preparing and training for global role
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) is being prepared and trained for a global intervention role before acquiring the full range of equipment it...Full story -
Triton ‘invaluable' to Indo-Pacific ops, says US Navy
The US Navy (USN) has described its recently deployed Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as being “invaluable”...Full story -
Saab launches Gripen industrial team for Canada
Saab has formally announced the team that it hopes will secure Canada’s fighter replacement programme for its Gripen E combat aircraft.Full story -
Airbus launches ethics panel for FCAS/SCAF technologies
Airbus has brought together a panel of experts to explore the ethical dimensions of new technologies to be developed for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de...Full story -
South Korea launches investigation into engine issues involving RoKN's PKX-B-class fast attack craft
The South Korean government has launched an investigation into engine issues involving four Patrol Killer Experimental-B (PKX-B)-class fast attack craft currently in...Full story -
Korea Coast Guard inducts Taegeuk-class patrol boat into Jeju regional command
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) has commissioned another Taegeuk-class patrol vessel.Full story -
SOFIC 2020: USSOCOM details HEO progress
US Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM’s) Hyper Enabled Operator (HEO) concept will focus on the support of partnering and unconventional warfare operations, service...Full story -
SOFIC 2020: USSOCOM considers Future Little Bird assault helo
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has signalled its intention to consider the fielding of a ‘Future Little Bird’ helicopter design, service officials have...Full story -
Two Australian companies secure subcontracts for RAN's Attack-class submarine programme
Two Australian companies have secured subcontracts for the design of “key subsystems for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) 12 future Attack-class submarines,...Full story -
Meggitt to supply multimission training facility for Middle Eastern country
Meggitt Training Systems has been awarded a USD78 million contract to design and equip a multimission indoor and outdoor training facility in an unspecified Middle...Full story -
KPE seals further Arlan order with Kazakhstan, discloses new vehicles
Kazakh vehicle manufacturer KPE announced on 13 May that it had signed a further agreement with the Kazakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) for a further batch of 4×4 Arlan...Full story -
USS Bunker Hill trials experimental hardkill/softkill integration tool
The US Navy guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), operating as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is testing an experimental...Full story -
Video footage shows Vietnamese T-90S/SK MBTs fitted with Shtora-1 APS
Video footage released online on 12 May by the Vietnam National Defence television channel (QPVN) shows that at least some of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) T-90S/SK...Full story -
New naval variant of GAIC's JL-9 advanced jet trainer conducts maiden flight
A new naval variant of the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) JL-9 Shanying (‘Mountain Eagle’) advanced jet trainer (AJT) conducted its first flight on 12 May.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 -
Triton ‘invaluable' to Indo-Pacific ops, says US Navy
The US Navy (USN) has described its recently deployed Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime System (BAMS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as being “invaluable”...Full story