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In April, the Sea Acceptance Trials for the Fast Attack Craft ship 6 were successfully completed in Greece. The test consisted of three parts, namely the alignment of the Combat System, the acceptance testing and the execution of the firing trials. The project concerns the last 2 ships of a...

AESA radar China will Display the KLJ-7A AESA radar developed for the Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 jet along with a newly-developed anti-stealth radar at the World Radar Expo 2021 to be held in Nanjing starting Thursday. Jointly hosted by the China Radar Industry Association, the China...

Avon Rubber p.l.c. is pleased to confirm a modification to the existing U.S. Army Integrated Head Protection System low rate initial production contract to increase the value by an estimated $28.4 million. As part of this modification the U.S. Army has placed an order under this contract worth...

Italy and Germany are considering cooperation on future combat vehicles. The Italian Army is looking for a successor to the DARDO IFV, which has been in service for 40 years. The same applies to the ARIETE MBT, which is almost as old. No replacement has been planned for either vehicle and...

Saab has shipped its first aft airframe section for the T-7A Red Hawk program. This is a key delivery in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) program to its T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft partner, Boeing. The production and shipment of this aft airframe section is the...

A duo of Democratic senators offered a bill Friday that could block the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates after the Biden administration acknowledged it is advancing the Trump-era deal. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. Dianne...

19 April 2021 – The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully conducted a major helicopter air-to-air refuelling certification campaign, completing the majority of its development and certification objectives. Airbus Defence and Space aims to achieve full helicopter air-to-air...

HENSOLDT UK say they are supplying the Kelvin Hughes Mk11 X Band SharpEye navigation radar for two Polish Navy minehunters. The two equipped vessels, ORP Albatros and ORP Mewa, were built by PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Shipyard in Gdynia, Poland. “Installed in conjunction with an OSI Maritime Systems...

The German Armed Forces intend to rely to a large extent on their French counterparts for the logistics support of the joint fleet of C-130J SUPER HERCULES transport aircraft. After the Bundestag committees gave the green light for this on 24 March 2021, funding is now available for a...

The Netherlands has taken delivery of the first CH-47F MYII Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS). In 2015, the country decided to replace 11 CH-47Ds, upgrade six CH-47Fs to the MYII CAAS standard and procure three new aircraft. The new CH-47F corresponds to the US Army’s standard version...

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM A fighter aircraft crashed in Karaganda region, the Kazakh Defense Ministry’s press service reports. On April 16 at 08:45 p.m. SU-30 SM fighter aircraft crashed during runway approach training exercises at the aviation training centre of Balkhash. The crew has ejected from...

This year, more than 22 billion Ukraine hryvnia will be spent on arming the Ukrainian army. In particular, they will buy Bayraktar strike drones and Neptune missile systems This year, the Ukrainian military will receive about 30,000 weapons. 22.5 billion will be spent on this, Deputy Defense...

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $447 million contract to 12 MH-60R naval helicopters for South Korea. The contract will end in December 2024, according to the notice published on Apr. 12. https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2569822/

VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) is characterised by its compact size and discreet silhouette. Airbus picture. Airbus’ VSR700 VTOL UAV Achieves New Milestone Airbus announced that its VSR700 vertical take off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype reached a speed of 60 kts...

We now have a first look at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Ground-Based Anti-Ship Missile (GBASM) made by Raytheon. A photo of the system was published on Twitter during a visit by Gen. David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps, to an undisclosed Raytheon facility. The GBASM uses the Naval...

On 12 April 2021, a Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej (LMW, Polish Navy) PZL M-28B Bryza 1R left Gdynia/Babie Doly (Poland) for Turkey to participate in the NATO TAMT (Tailored Assurance Measures Turkey). The Bryza, serial 1006 and operated by 44.BLotM at Cewice/Siemerowice, is reported to operate...

Soldiers blocked the Bosphorus Bridge during the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. (TRT World and Agencies) Turkey marks a year on July 15 since the coup attempt killed 249 people, and injured 2,000 others. Turkey's government blames Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has been living in...

Bell hosts ceremony marking international aircraft production milestone AMARILLO, Texas (Apr. 12, 2021) – Bell hosted a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain to mark the start of production of AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters built as part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Delegates...

A BOAT ONLY A MISSILE COULD LOVE by Dave Schmerler Now that we are all looking at Sinpo for signs of further activity involving the TULP (Towed Underwater Launch Platform) and the collocated floating drydock at the semi-refurbished construction hall, I wanted to bring your attention to an...