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New Russian PD-35 turbofan engine commences ground testing
Early-stage static testing has begun on the engine core that will become the new Russian PD-35 turbofan aircraft engine. The engine is intended to have a thrust range of...Full story -
Number of JASDF scrambles increases 5.1% in first half of FY 2021/22
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 390 times in the first half of fiscal year 2021/22 (FY 2021/22) in response to foreign...Full story -
Pakistan Army commissions HQ-9/P air-defence system
The Pakistan Army's (PA's) Air Defence forces have inducted into service a variant of the Chinese-made HQ-9 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, according to a 14...Full story -
Nigeria orders second OCEA survey vessel
French shipyard OCEA has confirmed that the Nigerian Navy has awarded it a contract to build a second hydrographic survey vessel.Full story -
Philippines receives additional ScanEagle UASs, Black Hawk helos
The Philippines has received additional Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from the United States.Full story -
Chinese, Russian navies conduct co-ordinated anti-submarine drill in Sea of Japan
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the Russian Navy are carrying out a co-ordinated anti-submarine drill in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) in a sign of growing...Full story -
QinetiQ reports ‘strong' H1 but warns of possible profit hit
QinetiQ Group had a “strong operational performance” in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022 despite facing weakness in its US market, the UK-based defence contractor...Full story -
Saab reveals MBDA link as Arexis air-launched decoy breaks cover
Saab and MBDA have disclosed that they are working together on the development of a miniaturised powered decoy that will form part of Saab's Arexis airborne electronic...Full story -
AUSA 2021: US Army test pilots fly Defiant tech demonstrator during FLRAA source selection
US Army test pilots recently flew the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant technology demonstrator during source selection for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Australian multi-mission reconnaissance watercraft unveiled at AUSA
Australian maritime design and manufacturing company The Whiskey Project unveiled a new 9.5 m multi-mission reconnaissance craft (MMRC) to US government and military...Full story -
Rheinmetall presents high-roof version of Fuchs armoured vehicle
Rheinmetall announced in a press release on 14 October that it has developed a high-roof version of the Fuchs (Fox) 6x6 armoured transport vehicle for roles such as...Full story -
S-500 enters service in Moscow region
The first S-500 55R6M Prometey (Prometheus) strategic air-defence system has entered service with a unit in the Moscow region, the TASS news agency reported on 13...Full story -
US Army and Microsoft working to ‘mature' IVAS technology, delays operational testing and fielding
The US Army has postponed plans to field Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system to soldiers while it ‘matures' the technology, the service has confirmed.Full story -
US Army conducts ‘max range' PrSM test fire
The US Army conducted a ‘max-range shot' of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) prototype on 13 October at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, but neither the service...Full story -
HMS Vanguard expected to return to sea next year
UK Royal Navy (RN) chiefs hope the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) HMS Vanguard will have competed a delayed refuelling next year and sail to the east...Full story -
Saab opens Red Hawk production plant in Indiana
Saab officially opened the West Lafayette production facility in Indiana from where it will build its share of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft on which...Full story -
New SHORAD systems seen in Iranian exercise
New short-range air-defence (SHORAD) systems featured in Exercise ‘Defenders of the Velayet Skies 1400' , which was held by Iranian air-defence forces on 12–13 October,...Full story -
Papua New Guinea commissions second Guardian-class patrol vessel
Papua New Guinea Defence Force's (PNGDF's) Maritime Element has commissioned its second Guardian-class patrol vessel, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) announced on 13...Full story -
Australia loses MH-60R helicopter in Philippine Sea mishap
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has lost one of its MH-60R Seahawk helicopters in a mishap over the Philippine Sea.Full story -
AUSA 2021: US aims to ramp up hypersonic weapon industrial base, cut unit costs
US contractors are working to productionise hypersonic-speed strike weapons, and rapidly shift them from costly hand-built prototypes into usable equipments that the...Full story