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Pentagon plans AI dogfight competition with full-scale aircraft starting in late 2022
The Pentagon plans to hold a dogfight competition involving artificial intelligence (AI)-operated, full-scale tactical aircraft starting in October 2022.Full story -
Boeing Australia makes progress in using AI to ‘teach' UAVs to detect, decide, and act during mission
Boeing Australia announced on 8 September that it has made “significant advances” in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to “teach” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...Full story -
India's Light Utility Helicopter completes high-altitude trials in the Himalayas
Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on 9 September that its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) recently demonstrated its capability to...Full story -
India strengthens ‘local content' requirements
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued new guidelines that support its efforts to maximise the local defence industrial base’s involvement in defence production...Full story -
US military trialling Israeli-made drone protection system
An operational pilot programme using Israeli-made mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to protect US military forces has been launched, the Israel Ministry of Defense...Full story -
Indian Air Force formally inducts first five Rafale fighter aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted into service the first five of 36 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters it ordered in late 2016 for EUR7.9 billion (USD9.35...Full story -
Prison terms for repatriated Islamic State militants suggest lenient treatment by West Balkan courts
The North Macedonian Ministry of the Interior announced on 2 September that three alleged Islamic State sympathisers had been arrested in Skopje and Kumanovo and a...Full story -
Israeli Air Force favouring additional F-35s
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is leaning towards the acquisition of a third squadron of F-35 fighter jets, Jane's has learned.Full story -
Russian pilot seen in Libya
The Russian FighterBomber YouTube channel posted a video on 7 September apparently filmed by a Russian-speaking pilot who had been shot down in Libya, but then...Full story -
Indian Army seeks to upgrade more than 800 BMP-2/2K ICVs
The Indian Army (IA) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from local vendors by 16 October regarding the planned upgrade of 811 of its licence-built BMP-2/2K...Full story -
Pakistan outlines plans to revive defence industrial base
Pakistan is planning several new initiatives to reinvigorate the country’s military-industrial complex, which is likely to have suffered due to the impact of Covid-19.Full story -
RoKN receives first upgraded KDX-1-class destroyer
The first upgraded Gwanggaeto Daewang (KDX-1)-class destroyer has been returned to the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) after completing a modernisation programme aimed at...Full story -
More details emerge on upgraded Z-10 helicopter variant
Chinese state-owned media have revealed more details about an upgraded variant of the Zhishengji-10 (Z-10) attack helicopter in service with the People’s Liberation Army...Full story -
South Korea to begin series production of locally developed 120 mm self-propelled mortar system
South Korea will begin series production of a locally developed 120 mm self-propelled mortar system that has been integrated into an M113-type tracked armoured personnel...Full story -
Sweden offers Gripen to Croatia
Sweden has made a formal offer to Croatia to sell 12 Saab Gripen C/D fighters to satisfy the country’s requirement to replace its Yugoslav era MiG-21s.Full story -
Japan to begin receiving Joint Strike Missiles from April 2021
Tokyo is expected to start taking delivery of precision-guided Joint Strike Missiles (JSMs) for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) growing fleet of Lockheed...Full story -
Pakistan outlines plans to revive defence industrial base
Pakistan is planning several new initiatives to reinvigorate the country’s military-industrial complex, which is likely to have suffered due to the impact of Covid-19.Full story -
Image suggests KJ-500 variant with IFR probe still undergoing testing
Chinese state-owned media have released an image suggesting that a variant of the KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft fitted with an in-flight...Full story -
USAF awards Northrop Grumman ICBM contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to recapitalise the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) element of the nuclear strategic triad.Full story -
Update: US report highlights Chinese focus on near seas as it eyes greater overseas projection
The recently released Pentagon report on the Chinese military force underscores China’s desire to protect its regional maritime interests even as the Asian giant looks...Full story