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Kongsberg, Patria team up on 120 mm Nemo turret for US market
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Patria are joining forces to push turreted mortar programmes inside the United States, and are eyeing various avenues for outfitting US...Full story -
GE awarded F-15EX engine contract ahead of potential competition
General Electric (GE) has been awarded USD101.3 million to launch engine production for the Boeing F-15EX Advanced Eagle combat aircraft, ahead of the US Air Force...Full story -
Boeing-backed Wisk says no to US Air Force's Agility Prime
US autonomous air mobility company Wisk, which is backed by Boeing, is not offering its 12-rotor Cora all-electric air taxi for the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Agility Prime...Full story -
PT PAL in talks with UAE for variant of multirole support ship
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Australia details long-term defence funding plans
Australia has pledged total defence funding of AUD575 billion (USD397.4 billion) over the coming decade, including AUD270 billion for investment in new and upgraded...Full story -
Parrot unveils Anafi USA quadrotor UAV
Paris-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developer Parrot has launched the new Anafi USA quadrotor UAV aimed at military, homeland security, and civil defence...Full story -
Iran displays BTR-50 modified with BMP-2 turret
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has modified an BTR-50 armoured personnel carrier by altering the shape of its hull and fitting the turret from a BMP-2...Full story -
South Korea to develop supersonic ASM for future KF-X fighter aircraft
South Korea is planning to develop a new supersonic air-to-surface missile (ASM) that is expected to be carried by the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) future...Full story -
Japan begins refitting first of two Izumo-class carriers to support F-35B operations
Tokyo has begun the process of converting the first of two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers capable of...Full story -
US bans defence sales to Hong Kong
The United States said on 29 June it will cease defence exports to Hong Kong and look to restrict transfers of sensitive dual-use technologies to the territory.Full story -
Risk of Sahel insecurity spillover into Gulf of Guinea highlighted by deadly attack in Côte d'Ivoire
Dozens of militants attacked a frontier post in Kafolo, northeastern Côte d’Ivoire, on the border with Burkina Faso, on 11 June, from 0300 h onwards. Local reports...Full story -
Targeted killing of senior Al-Qaeda loyalists in Syria may degrade links with central leadership
On 14 June, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missile strike targeted a vehicle and killed a senior commander of Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate Tanzim Huras al-Din (THD),...Full story -
AeroVironment Quantix Recon provides near-real-time mapping
If it had not been cancelled, Eurosatory would have seen the debut of AeroVironment’s Quantix Recon unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at an international exhibition. The...Full story -
General Atomics develops MQ-9 Reaper automatic take-off and landing enhancements
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) in March and April 2020 demonstrated three expanded automatic take-off and landing capability (ATLC) enhancements for...Full story -
Covid-19: Hanwha Defense boosts performance despite pandemic
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense said on 30 June that it has demonstrated “improved performance” during the first six months of 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19...Full story -
Helicopter, submarine deliveries to Singapore delayed because of Covid-19
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) is expecting the delivery of the first of four Invincible (Type 218SG)-class submarines for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)...Full story -
Singapore's first Type 218SG submarine delayed by Covid-19
Delivery of the first Invincible (Type 218SG)-class air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped diesel-electric submarine (SSK) has been delayed because of disruptions due...Full story -
Covid-19: India's BEL posts mixed results for FY 2019/20
Indian firm Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) posted mixed results for fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 in part because of the impact of Covid-19.Full story -
Safran arms Patroller UAV
Safran Electronics & Defense has displayed its Patroller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during past Eurosatory exhibitions and if this year’s show had not been cancelled...Full story -
Australia carries out in-country upgrades, maintenance of Aegis systems on Hobart class
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