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The Next Generation Interceptor and accompanying radars will play a key role in protecting the US against long-range ballistic missile threats.
Turkish F-16 experience was praised by Romanian fighter pilots as Turkey completes first participation in NATO southern mission.
As Serbia considers a multi-billion-euro deal for French Rafale fighter jets, its move towards Western arms has signalled a significant departure from its reliance on Russian equipment, reflecting broader shifts in global defence procurement.
The US Air Force has planned to retire more than 1,000 helicopters and AEW&C, combat, ISR, transport and training aircraft that have been in service for more than 30 years.
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7th February 2020
Kongsberg Maritime signed an agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to sell its underwater technology subsidiary Hydroid. The deal is valued at $350 million, according …
7th February 2020
Saab’s Gripen E and GlobalEye AEW&C; aircraft have completed flight evaluations as part of Finland’s HX Challenge, the company announced on 6 February.The testing, carried …
7th February 2020
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have delivered Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 19 to the US Navy. The future USS St Louis is the tenth …
7th February 2020
Salient features of the Croatian defence procurement programme for 2020 were unveiled on 6 February, with new detail provided on plans to purchase new aircraft …
7th February 2020
The first F/A-18 to undergo the Service Life Modification (SLM) programme has been redelivered to the US Navy by Boeing. The SML is extending the …
7th February 2020
Welcome to Episode 5 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
7th February 2020
Syrian state media announced that air defence systems were activated on 5 February in an attempt to intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus. The attack was …
7th February 2020
The largest item in the Defence Research & Development Organisation’s (DRDO) outdoor corral at DefExpo 2020 was an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon. This pride of the …
7th February 2020
The Indian military is moving ahead to expand the outsourcing of MRO of non-sensitive defence equipment. A senior Indian Air Force (IAF) engineer, on the …
7th February 2020
India’s new military projects such as trainers, transporters and fighters, as well as upgrade programmes, could face disruption following a recent directive by the Bengaluru-based …
6th February 2020
IAI strengthened its hand with the Indian military by signing an MoU with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL) on 5 February, …
6th February 2020
Thales has been selected as the mission systems integrator for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate programme, the company announced on 6 February.The company will …
6th February 2020
The decision by the UK government to approve the use of Huawei technology in “non-core” parts of the new national 5G network has been met …
6th February 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understating (MoU) with India’s Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to support air-defence systems in …
6th February 2020
In India the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on several projects to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) dedicated special mission aircraft …
6th February 2020
MBDA has a half-century-long history of missile cooperation in India, and the next step on the journey was a recent bid by L&T; MBDA Missile …
6th February 2020
When the Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) replaces the Alouette, will basic training also migrate to light twins? This question was recently posed by Shephard to …
5th February 2020
The Royal Norwegian Navy’s HNoMS Otto Sverdrup has departed on its seven-month mission as flagship for NATO's standing naval fleet SNMG1. The frigate will patrol …
5th February 2020
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer damaged during a collision in 2017 has sailed for at-sea testing following a two-year restoration and modernisation programme. USS Fitzgerald …