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SOFIC 2018: Dry Combat Submersible moves to production

With receipt of a successful “Milestone C” acquisition decision in mid-April, USSOCOM and its industry partners are now moving into production for a total of ...
SOFIC 2018: USAF special forces issue stand-off munitions challenge

When it comes to stand-off precision guided munitions (SOPGM), US Air Force special forces is challenging industry to bring forward new munitions and solve technical ...

DH - Defence Helicopter

Royal Navy welcomes first Merlin Mk4 delivery (video)

The first Leonardo AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 /Mk4A out of 25 aircraft was unveiled yesterday, during a ceremony at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton. The aircraft ...

UV - Unmanned Vehicles

TAI strengthens its position on Kazakh market

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has made another effort to promote its wide range of products on Kazakh market. By signing of an MoU agreement with ...

DN - Defence Notes

Taiwan faces defence export challenges

Taiwan’s defence industry is struggling to enter the US defence global supply chain, despite its procurement of billions of dollars of US equipment over the ...

NWI - Naval Warfare

Russian presence near UK waters increases ‘tenfold’

Despite the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) typically keeping mum on Russian activity near UK territorial waters the secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson ...

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Poland set to reap the benefits of being in the Patriot family

Poland’s planned purchase of the Patriot air and missile defence system significantly enhances the security picture in Eastern Europe, and brings operational, training and interoperability ...

Defence Helicopter

Royal Navy welcomes first Merlin Mk4 delivery (video)

The first Leonardo AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 /Mk4A out of 25 aircraft was unveiled yesterday, during a ceremony at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton. The aircraft ...

DN - Defence Notes

Taiwan scrambles fighter jets to track China bomber drill

25th May 2018

Taiwan on 25 May scrambled fighter jets to shadow Chinese bombers conducting a drill around the island, just hours after Beijing welcomed Burkina Faso's move ...
RH - Rotorhub

DART’s Bell 505 EFS receives FAA approval

25th May 2018

DART’s Bell 505 Emergency Flotation System (EFS) has received certification from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA), the company announced on 22 May. The system received ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Saab to upgrade Swedish Gripen C/D system

25th May 2018

Saab has received an order worth $25.6 million from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the upgrade of Gripen C/D system. The upgrade involves ...
RH - Rotorhub

VIH Aerospace renews CSF agreement with Bell

25th May 2018

VIH Aerospace (VIHA) has qualified and renewed its Customer Service Facility (CSF) agreement with Bell Helicopter, the company announced on 22 May. The renewed agreement ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

QNA selected for CRS-I programme’s EMD phase

25th May 2018

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has been selected as one of the two suppliers for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Army’s ...
LWI - Land Warfare

Oshkosh to recapitalise army’s HEMTT, PLS vehicles

25th May 2018

Oshkosh Defense has received two delivery orders totalling $235.2 million from the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) to recapitalise vehicles in the army’s ...
DH - Defence Helicopter

Manila anticipates vanilla attack helicopters

25th May 2018

Jordan is expected to donate a pair of second-hand Bell AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), according to the Philippine News ...
MLF - Military Logistics

RAF’s A400M Atlas achieves full aeromedical capability

25th May 2018

The Royal Air Force’s (RAF) A400M Atlas has achieved full aeromedical evacuation capability for high dependency and highly infectious patients, following a recent demonstration at ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

Bangladesh Coast Guard to receive new vessels amid expansion

25th May 2018

Bangladeshi naval shipbuilder Khulna Shipyard Limited (KSY) launched the first of three large IPVs for the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) on 23 May. Sonar Bangla ...
DN - Defence Notes

Blast kills one, injures four at Turkish explosives factory

24th May 2018

A worker was killed and four injured on 24 May when an explosion rocked an explosives factory in the capital Ankara, the Turkish Defence Ministry ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: Dry Combat Submersible moves to production

24th May 2018

With receipt of a successful “Milestone C” acquisition decision in mid-April, USSOCOM and its industry partners are now moving into production for a total of ...
DN - Defence Notes

US wasted billions in failed Afghan stabilisation efforts: official

24th May 2018

The US wasted billions of dollars trying to stabilise fragile parts of Afghanistan from 2001-2017 and some efforts caused more harm than good, a US ...
SOF - Special Operations

SOFIC 2018: USAF special forces issue stand-off munitions challenge

24th May 2018

When it comes to stand-off precision guided munitions (SOPGM), US Air Force special forces is challenging industry to bring forward new munitions and solve technical ...
MLF - Military Logistics

AECOM receives J-Tech II contract from USAF

24th May 2018

AECOM’s subsidiaryJT4 has received a 15-year contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for Joint Range Technical Services (J-Tech II), the company announced on 23 ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Northrop installs enhanced JTAGS in Japan

24th May 2018

Northrop Grumman and the US Army have deployed enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in Japan to improve missile defence and battlespace awareness. JTAGS ...
MTSN - Training/Simulation

MASS delivers military training exercises in UK

24th May 2018

Cohort company MASS in association with Joint Warfare (JW) has delivered Exercise Joint Horizon 18 (JH18) and Joint Venture 18 (JV18) training events at Headquarters ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

USAF and MIT further waveform development

24th May 2018

The US Air Force (USAF) Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL) are working together to test advanced waveforms ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Lockheed’s Stalker XE receives VTOL upgrade

24th May 2018

Lockheed Martin has upgraded its Stalker XE UAS with a VTOL capability, the company announced on 22 May. The new VTOL option will provide users ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Leonardo completes satellite-controlled European MALE-class UAS flight

24th May 2018

Leonardo has completed the first flight campaign to demonstrate satellite control of a European-built Medium Altitude Long Endurance class (MALE) UAS, the company announced on ...

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