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USMC retires SuperCobra helo
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has retired the Bell AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter, with a ‘sundown’ ceremony held on 19 October.Full story -
France's Griffon engineering prototype breaks cover
Images of a pre-production prototype Véhicule Blindé Multi-Rôle (Multirole Armoured Vehicle, VBMR) Griffon Génie (Engineering) variant were unveiled in a tweet by the...Full story -
BAE Systems proposes Archer for US Army's towed howitzer replacement competition
The US Army is on the hunt for a new 155 mm wheeled gun system and BAE Systems has submitted its Archer howitzer design, which is currently fielded by the Swedish Army.Full story -
Update: AUSA 2020: Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant reaches 211 knots
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant coaxial helicopter on 12 October reached 211 kt in straight and level flight and 232 kt in a descent with about two-thirds propeller...Full story -
Update: AUSA 2020: Bell to begin building 360 Invictus imminently
Bell will start building its 360 Invictus helicopter this week, according to a company official.Full story -
Foiled plot to abduct Michigan governor underscores ongoing militia threat and risk of election-related violence in US
On 8 October, one day after the arrests, US authorities announced criminal charges against 13 men who are alleged to have planned the abduction of the Democratic...Full story -
PLAAF's new H-6N bomber seen carrying large missile
Video footage has emerged showing for the first time a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) H-6N strategic bomber carrying a large...Full story -
Euronaval 2020: Lacroix reveals VESTA active offboard decoy study
French countermeasures and pyrotechnics group Lacroix has revealed a package of studies and associated risk reduction work aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of an...Full story -
Thales develops AirMaster C radar for smaller aircraft
Thales has developed a new lightweight active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for use aboard smaller rotary- and fixed-wing manned and unmanned aircraft.Full story -
Myanmar Navy showcases newly acquired submarine in Fleet Exercise Bandoola
The Myanmar Navy – Tamadaw Yay – has publicly displayed its lone submarine at its ongoing Fleet Exercise 2020 (Exercise ‘Bandoola’), which kicked off on 15 October.Full story -
Airbus reveals new advanced jet trainer aircraft for Spain
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has revealed a new advanced jet trainer (AJT) design that it is pitching at the Spanish Air Force’s (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE)...Full story -
Third RAF Poseidon arrives in UK
The third of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) arrived in the United Kingdom on 14 October.Full story -
China practises area denial operations in Tibet
An engineering and chemical reconnaissance brigade within the Tibet Military District (MD) of China’s People’s Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) has practised area...Full story -
Netherlands to retire C-130s earlier than planned
The Netherlands is to retire its ageing fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules airlifters earlier than planned.Full story -
USAF declares AESA radar operational on ANG F-16s
The US Air Force (USAF) has declared the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) to be operational aboard the Air National Guard (ANG) fleet of...Full story -
Naval Group Australia launches submarine ‘manufacturing packages' for local industry
Naval Group Australia has launched an initial ‘local manufacturing package’ to support local industry’s involvement in the project to build 12 Attack-class submarines...Full story -
AUSA 2020: CAE USA close to securing first international full-spectrum fixed-wing training customer
CAE USA expects to contract its first international customer for a full fixed-wing flight training programme by the end of 2020 or early in 2021, according to a company...Full story -
AUSA 2020: Capstone exercise pushes US Army leaders to re-evaluate ESMO strategy
Senior US Army leaders are re-evaluating how the service conducts combat operations across the electromagnetic spectrum, in an effort to ensure high rates of...Full story -
AUSA 2020: BAE Systems making up M109A7 howitzer delivery delays
BAE Systems had made great strides moving past previous Paladin M109A7 self-propelled howitzer production challenges but earlier this year the spread of the coronavirus...Full story -
AUSA 2020: Project Convergence capstone pushes network limits
US Army officials stretched the service’s advanced networking communication programme, the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN), to its limits during the Project...Full story