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Netherlands resumes NH90 flights, finds wreck of crashed helicopter
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has resumed flights with its NH90 helicopters after they were grounded following the crash of one into the Caribbean Sea on 19...Full story -
Seoul proposes defence spending boost for 2021–25
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its latest five-year defence spending proposal on 10 August, showing continued emphasis on military...Full story -
US NSA to unveil hybrid cloud programme by end of 2020
Programme engineers at the US National Security Agency (NSA) are poised to launch the agency’s long-awaited hybrid cloud system by the end of the year, marking a...Full story -
Update: India to ban imports of 101 defence products
India, one of the world’s biggest defence importers, has announced a ban on procuring more than 100 military products from foreign suppliers.Full story -
DroneShield set for share sale to boost expansion
DroneShield, an Australian firm specialising in counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, has outlined plans to raise funds for expansion through the sale of...Full story -
‘Lack of final quality check' drove F-35 non-conforming spare part problem
Lockheed Martin had a high rate of delivering non-ready-for-issue (RFI), or installation, spare parts for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) within the...Full story -
Tokyo to build JSDF base on Mage Island
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has revealed plans to build a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) base, as well as a training site for US carrier-based aircraft on...Full story -
Anticipated fatigue life of RAAF's Hawk lead-in fighter trainers extended to late 2040s
A major structural test programme has subjected a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hawk BAE Systems Hawk Mk127 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) to the equivalent of...Full story -
Update: Taiwan launches first ‘fast minelayer' for RoCN
Taiwan’s Lungteh Shipbuilding launched on 4 August the first of four fast minelaying ships being built for the Republic of China Navy (RoCN).Full story -
Australia selects Saab's AUV62-AT for ASW training
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 7 August that it has selected the Saab AUV62-AT autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) system as part of an AUD11...Full story -
Ukraine deploys S-125 SAM system close to Russia
Ukraine has deployed the S-125 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the country’s northeastern Kharkiv region, close to the Russian border. The Ukrainian Air Force’s...Full story -
GeoSpectrum to deliver military C-Bass long-range underwater comms
Elbit Systems’ Canada-based subsidiary GeoSpectrum Technologies is set to make the first delivery to a military customer of a through-water communications system...Full story -
US Army soldiers wrap up first robotic combat vehicle experiment
The US Army has finished its first month-long Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) operational experiment with soldiers and is compiling the lessons learned to help guide...Full story -
More details emerge about new Chinese helicopter-launched ATGM
More details have emerged about a new helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) that was used in training exercises by the aviation units of the People’s...Full story -
South Korea unveils indigenous AESA radar prototype for KF-X fighter
South Korea has unveiled an indigenous active electronically scanned-array (AESA) radar prototype for use by the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) next-generation...Full story -
Portuguese frigate to host German helicopter detachment
The Portuguese Navy’s Vasco da Gama-class (MEKO 200PN) frigate NRP Corte-Real (F 332) is scheduled to host a helicopter detachment of the German Navy between 10 November...Full story -
US Air Force tests ‘four ship' formation of F-16s with AESA radars
The US Air Force (USAF) on 2 July for the first time flew advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars on four fighter aircraft in a ‘four-ship’ formation.Full story -
IM-SHORAD software glitches mitigated, US soldiers begin testing
US Army soldiers have begun Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) prototype testing after the service and industry fixed software glitches associated with...Full story -
Covid-19: NGA seeks new analytical tool to combat future pandemics
The US Department of Defense (DoD) directorate responsible for collecting, analysing and disseminating geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is launching a new research and...Full story -
Carrier Kennedy nearly three-quarters complete as single-phase delivery negotiations continue
The Newport News Shipbuilding unit of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has completed about 74% of Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), HII CEO Mike...Full story