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SB>1 Defiant first flight slips as 'minor discoveries' mount

A number of 'minor discoveries' found during initial ground tests on the SB>1 Defiant Propulsion System Test Bed (PSTB), have caused first flight of its sister ...

DH - Defence Helicopter

UK MoD set to amend Apache AH Mk 1 contract

The Apache delivery team, part of the UK MoD, is preparing to change an Apache AH Mk 1 integrated operational support (IOS) pricing period contract held ...

LWI - Land Warfare

US Army explores enhanced lethality possibilities on Stryker

The US Army continues to explore counter-UAS (C-UAS) capabilities and new gun possibilities for its Stryker armoured vehicle. In November 2018 Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated ...

DN - Defence Notes

Indian, Chinese troops share dance year after standoff

Indian and Chinese soldiers looked to have hit it off in their first joint exercises since a dangerous standoff last year, with videos released by ...

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UEI focuses on complete Mil-Aero I/O system solutions (sponsored video)

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Systel launches the Raven-Strike™ high performance rugged computer (sponsored video)

At the AUSA 2018 exhibition in Washington DC in October, Systel will launch its latest product in the embedded computing field. Raven-Strike™ is a fully ...

UV - Unmanned Vehicles

US DoD evaluates DroneShield products

13th December 2018

DroneShield’s DroneSentry and DroneGun Tactical products have been evaluated by the US Department of Defense Asymmetric Warfare Group, the company announced on 10 December. The ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

Navantia to build five frigates for Spanish Navy

13th December 2018

Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia will build five frigates for the country's navy in a €4.3 billion deal that will create around 7,000 jobs, the ministry ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

New SAR lifeboats for Canadian Coast Guard

13th December 2018

Public Services and Procurement Canada is set to acquire eight new SAR lifeboats from Chantier Naval Forillon and Hike Metal Products for the Canadian Coast ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

NATO to send Ukraine secure comms amid Russia standoff

13th December 2018

NATO announced on 13 December that it will supply Ukraine with secure communications equipment by the end of the year to help Kiev combat destabilisation ...
MLF - Military Logistics

AAR to produce 463L cargo pallets

13th December 2018

AAR Mobility Systems has received a task order worth $27.5 million from the US Air Force to produce 463L cargo pallets, the company announced on ...
MLF - Military Logistics

Exoskeleton suits for US shipyard

13th December 2018

The US Navy’s Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) is testing Levitate’s Airframe exoskeleton suits as a way of reducing the risk of injury to the workforce, ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Regulation disappointment for Thales at Autonomous Warrior

13th December 2018

Despite flying high in France, the Thales Spyranger was left stuck in the Salisbury mud during the Autonomous Warrior Land exercises AW(L)18 after coming up ...
DN - Defence Notes

NATO-led troops on the move in northern Kosovo

13th December 2018

Kosovo's NATO-led peacekeepers moved troops through the Serb-dominated north on 13 December, an AFP correspondent reported, amid high tensions with Serbia on the eve of ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Advanced antenna sets for Halifax frigates

13th December 2018

The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a $21.7 million contract to Saab Microwave Canada for the supply of a modern electronically-stabilised antenna set ...
LWI - Land Warfare

Poland nears Wisla final decision

13th December 2018

The Polish MoD has confirmed that negotiations for the next phase of the Wisla air and missile defence programme are moving forward as planned and ...
DN - Defence Notes

Kosovo tests Serbia with vote to build an army

13th December 2018

Kosovo will vote 14 December on whether to create its own army, in a heavily symbolic show of independence from Serbia that has inflamed tensions ...
DH - Defence Helicopter

Russian Navy corvette performs helicopter trials

13th December 2018

The Russian Navy’s new corvette, Gromky, is undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 6 December. As ...
RH - Rotorhub

EDIC Horizon receives two Bell 429 helicopters

13th December 2018

Bell has delivered two Bell 429 helicopters to EDIC Horizon International Flight Academy in the UAE, the company announced on 10 December. EDIC Horizon provides ...
RH - Rotorhub

Airbus to capitalise on EMS market share in Japan

13th December 2018

Airbus Helicopters Japan is seeking to grow its EMS reach in country as the nation seeks to ensure its population is closer to medical care/aid. ...
LWI - Land Warfare

Slovakian military police receive new vehicles

13th December 2018

The Slovakian Ministry of Defence has handed over 21 new pick-up vehicles to the country's military police force. The vehicles have been procured under a ...
MLF - Military Logistics

Boeing to build second KC-46 for Japan

13th December 2018

Boeing announced on 10 December that it will supply the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s second KC-46 tanker following the exercise of a contract option by ...
DH - Defence Helicopter

Airbus says improper settings played role in Mali helicopter crash

12th December 2018

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said 12 December that an investigation had found improper settings to have been one factor behind the deadly 2017 crash of ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

Port of Amsterdam trials MADS

12th December 2018

The Port of Amsterdam is testing Martek’s Marine Anti Drone System (MADS) to explore UAS usage in its airspace. The four-week trial will focus on ...
MLF - Military Logistics

Slovakia seals its largest-ever arms deal

12th December 2018

Slovakia will purchase 14 US-made F-16 war planes in the NATO member's largest-ever military purchase, the prime minister said on 12 December, dropping his earlier ...

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