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France orders H160M helos for armed forces
France has contracted Airbus to begin production of the H160M Guépard (Cheetah) helicopter for the country's military, with an award disclosed by the Minister for the...Full story -
Greece orders Viking Norsafe Hellas speedboats for Hellenic Army
Greece's General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) signed a framework agreement on 14 December with Viking Norsafe Hellas on the procurement of...Full story -
New details emerge on PLA's Z-10 attack helicopter
Video footage released by stated-owned China Central Television (CCTV) on 20 December shows new details on the weapon systems for the Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group)...Full story -
BAE Systems assembling three M88A3 HERCULES prototypes
BAE Systems is poised to begin delivering M88A3 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) prototypes to the US Army next year after...Full story -
Korean Air signs agreement to develop stealth UAVs
Korean Air announced on 22 December that it has signed an agreement with Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) to research...Full story -
US approves EMALS, AAG, sale to France
The US government has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of aircraft launch and recovery systems intended to equip France's next-generation aircraft carrier.Full story -
Long-overdue MLU of Greek Hydra-class frigates gains traction
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of equipment for the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Hellenic Navy's four Hydra (Meko 200 HN)-class frigates for an...Full story -
USMC ‘successfully' conducts MRIC prototype live-fire test
The US Marine Corps (USMC) announced that it “successfully” used its Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype to target cruise missiles during a 16 December...Full story -
UK and Japan agree future fighter engine development
The United Kingdom and Japan have agreed to the joint development of engine technology for the both the Tempest and F-X future combat aircraft programmes.Full story -
Russia tests Orion UCAV in air-to-air role
Russia has tested an Orion unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) in an air-to-air engagement against a rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during tests in Crimea,...Full story -
Spain approves Tiger III upgrade
Spain has approved its participation on the Tiger Mk III upgrade, to be conducted alongside partners France and Germany.Full story -
Germany vows to deepen Asian presence as frigate marks stop in Singapore
Germany will deepen its presence and engagement with countries across the Asia-Pacific in the interest of upholding security and freedom of navigation in the region.Full story -
United States embarks on asteroid redirect planetary defence mission
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun its quest to investigate requirements for preventing a hazardous asteroid from hitting Earth.Full story -
Embraer's Eve eVTOL business to become public company
Brazil's Embraer plans to turn its Eve electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft business into a publicly held company to raise money for its growth,...Full story -
Northrop Grumman seeks to speed up HAWC programme
Northrop Grumman wants to accelerate the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) programme, on which it is teaming with Raytheon and the Pentagon, and predicts...Full story -
Brazilian Navy accepts final H135 helicopter
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) has completed the process of accepting delivery of its third and final Airbus Helicopters H135 (UH-17 in Brazilian service)...Full story -
Australia MQ-4 Triton programme achieves new production milestone
Northrop Grumman successfully joined the aircraft fuselage and the one-piece wing of the first MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle...Full story -
Russian invasion of Ukraine would prompt NATO reinforcement of eastern flank
Russia knows if it invades Ukraine that NATO's military options are very limited, despite the alliance's warning that such action would have “massive consequences”.Full story -
Rafael promotes new dual-payload LiteSat
Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has developed a dual payload version of its LiteSat microsatellite that can carry a synthetic radar aperture (SAR) as well as an...Full story -
Sweden to join Common Armoured Vehicle System programme
Sweden has announced that it wants to join the Finnish-led Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme, Patria announced in a press release on 14 December.Full story