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Belgium's A400M conducts first flight
Belgium's A400M made its first flight on 30 July, the Belgian air force announced on its Facebook page on 2 August. The aircraft took off from the Airbus facility in...Full story -
SPECIAL REPORT - New dimension: SpearUAV unveils ‘capsuled' Ninox UAS
Israel’s SpearUAV has disclosed development of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-based disruptive technology that could potentially revolutionise real-time battlefield...Full story -
RNLAF starts flying new CH-47F helicopters
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) began using its first two new CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters for training at Fort Hood, Texas, the Dutch Ministry of...Full story -
Image shows Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter firing possible new ASM
An image has emerged on Chinese social media showing what appears to be a new air-to-surface missile (ASM) being fired from a Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation...Full story -
Japan confirms single prime contractor for F-X
Japan’s Defence Minister Taro Kono confirmed on 31 July plans to nominate a “single prime” Japanese contractor to oversee the development of the country’s...Full story -
Arakan Army's Twitter activity identified using open-source analytics
Myanmar was, at the time of writing, enforcing the world’s longest internet shutdown across swathes of Rakhine State to disrupt the Arakan Army (AA), an armed insurgent...Full story -
Nine presumed dead after USMC amphibious assault vehicle accident
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has suspended amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) water operations and has presumed that an additional eight service members are dead after a...Full story -
USMC moving ahead with ground vehicle divestiture
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has retired 200 M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, M88 armoured recovery vehicles, and armoured vehicle launched bridges, and is planning to...Full story -
DARPA sees 'rich space' for advanced AI in cyber operations
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in conjunction with the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), are setting their sights on the...Full story -
Pentagon moving out on data management initiatives, says CIO Deasy
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is moving out with plans to revitalise departmental standards and practices governing data management, interoperability and protection...Full story -
KAL readies hybrid-powered UAVs for South Korean military
Korean Air (KAL) announced on 30 July that it had been contracted to supply an undisclosed number of hybrid-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototypes to the...Full story -
Indonesia eyes German warship for Interim Readiness Frigate requirement
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has indicated an interest in procuring Germany’s Bremen (Type 122)-class warship for a newly established Indonesian Navy...Full story -
BAE Systems adds LEXI intel software into DCGS solution
Programme engineers at BAE Systems are integrating the company’s main, end user software interface application for intelligence data into its offering for the army’s...Full story -
US Navy sees “no huge impact” from carrier Kennedy fire and hotwork halt
The temporary construction hotwork halt aboard aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) following the 20 July fire at Newport News Shipbuilding is a general safety...Full story -
USMC amphibious assault vehicle accident leaves 1 dead, 8 missing
One US Marine is dead and eight others are missing after an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) “mishap” off the coast of Southern California on 30 July.Full story -
Ukraine tests new firepower options for BMP-1 fleet
Ukraine is conducting comparative tests of four remote weapon systems (RWSs) on its BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), the General Staff of the Armed Forces of...Full story -
Pakistan Army inducts first batch of Al-Khalid-I MBTs
The Pakistan Army (PA) officially inducted into service its first batch of Al-Khalid-I main battle tanks (MBTs) in a ceremony held on 28 July at the facilities of...Full story -
US Air Force reveals Skyborg acquisition strategy
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to downselect vendors in a likely 60-90 days to develop prototype air platforms for its Skyborg autonomous attritable aircraft programme...Full story -
Mexican government details internal military deployments
Mexico has deployed 173,776 military personnel throughout the nation for a variety of operations including combating criminal networks and helping with the government’s...Full story -
Airbus demos Remote Carrier 'loyal wingman' connectivity with Eurofighters and Tornados
Airbus has demonstrated for the first time with real combat aircraft the Remote Carrier (RC) ‘loyal wingman’ technology it is developing for the Future Combat Air System...Full story