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Air Warfare

M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force

The Leonardo M-345 High-Efficiency Trainer (HET) basic/advanced trainer is similar to the M-346, which is the second part of the Italian Air Force’s training system, but is a substantially smaller and less powerful aircraft.

Land Warfare

UK artillery factory opens as defence review inches forward

The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.

Naval Warfare

South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs

HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.

Defence Notes

Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide

The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.

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Air Warfare

What's in store for StormBreaker? (Studio)

20th July 2022

StormBreaker is an advanced air-to-ground, precision smart weapon, which provides users with an all-weather capability from standoff ranges.
Air Warfare

KF-21 fighter performs maiden flight in South Korea

20th July 2022

South Korea's most expensive defence project ever achieved a milestone when the KF-21 fighter took to the air for the first time in July.
Air Warfare

Seoul approves plan to purchase new Chinooks

20th July 2022

South Korea has given a green light to buy new Chinooks, while KAI prepares to start series production of the LAH and researches a new high-speed helicopter design.
Digital Battlespace

Enabling the vision of JADC2 and multidomain operations (Studio)

19th July 2022

Raytheon Technologies outlines its JADC2 vision at the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow.
Air Warfare

Delivering the future of air dominance (Studio)

19th July 2022

Raytheon Technologies is highlighting its air dominance capabilities at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Leonardo, Mitsubishi take JAGUAR radar demonstrator to next level

19th July 2022

Leonardo UK and Mitsubishi Electric have defined the concept of the JAGUAR radar technology demonstrator, which will feed into design work on subsystems for the F-X/FCAS next-generation fighter jet design.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Farnborough 2022: Kratos completes XQ-58A Valkyrie test flights for Skyborg

19th July 2022

The latest XQ-58A Valkyrie test flights will help to inform future Skyborg concepts of use for the USAF, says Kratos.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Leonardo launches new helicopter anti-collision system

19th July 2022

Leonardo has launched a new anti-collision system for small and medium helicopters. The LOAM-V2 uses LADAR technology to detect the presence of obstacles and alert the flight crew.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Boom and Northrop Grumman partner to explore supersonic airliner’s military potential

19th July 2022

At Farnborough International Air Show, Supersonic airliner developer Boom announced a partnership with Northrop Grumman to explore the military applications of the in-development Overture supersonic airliner.
Training

Farnborough 2022: Boeing and CAE to collaborate on global air training

19th July 2022

The collaboration between CAE and Boeing will build on existing joint efforts and will seek to strengthen the presence of Boeing aircraft in the US and Europe.
Land Warfare

Former Secretary of Defense claims US Army is in a ‘budget crunch’

19th July 2022

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the US Army is being forced ‘to pay the bills’ for other services that did not reform themselves internally.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Airbus A330 MRTT gains certification for automatic refuelling

19th July 2022

The Airbus A330 MRTT has become the world's first aerial tanker certified for automatic refuelling after testing with the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
Training

Farnborough 2022: TCTS II becomes part of US air training programme of record

19th July 2022

TCTS Inc II will provide an ACMI and I-LVC capability for training at 55 USAF ranges.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Netherlands continues to play important role in F-35 sustainment

19th July 2022

A new depot in the Netherlands will focus on sustainment of the power and thermal management system on F-35s operated by European air forces.
Air Warfare

Farnborough 2022: Algeria weighs its fighter aircraft options

19th July 2022

Could the Su-35 still be the answer to Algerian future fighter requirements?
Defence Helicopter

Farnborough 2022: Leonardo to end AW149 Italian production and focus on UK, Polish needs

19th July 2022

Leonardo has outlined long-term AW149 helicopter production plans, which will see an end to production of the 8t aircraft at the manufacturer's Vergiate facility in Italy.
Digital Battlespace

US contracts L3Harris, Northrop Grumman for missile-tracking satellite layer to counter hypersonic threats

19th July 2022

The US Space Development agency has contracted with L3Harris and Northrop Grumman to deliver prototype satellites to provide a global missile warning and tracking capability that can detect hypersonic weapons.
Training

Farnborough 2022: Aero Vodochody targets US market with L-39NG

19th July 2022

An MoU between Aero Vodochody and Patriots Global Training seeks to deepen the presence of the Czech company and its L-39NG in the US training market.
Defence Notes

Mercury mPOD electronic attack training system enters new test phase

19th July 2022

Mercury Systems' mPOD programmable electronic attack training system has commenced its final flight trials.