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Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has tested a new extended-range version of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System. According to Lockheed Martin, it successfully tested its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) munition in an...

On 4 March 2021, another Luftforsvaret (RNoAF, Royal Norwegian Air Force) AW101 Mk612 SAR Queen was delivered nine months after the latest delivery flight. SAR Queen with serial 0280, still marked as ZZ111 (construction number 50280/NOR12), was delivered with call sign WHE07 from Yeovil (UK)...

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) for collaboration in which the companies will offer the Republic of Korea (ROK) military forces with unmanned Loitering Munitions systems. As part of the MOU, KAI and IAI are...

he 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike Eagle carrying six JDAMs on a single side of the aircraft on Feb 22, 2021, showcasing a proof of concept for Agile Combat Employment, known as “ACE.” The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully flew an F-15E Strike...

(to be upgraded soon with further information and pictures) By Paolo Valpolini “The Nagorno Karabakh conflict has shown a series of gaps in air defence assets,” Fabian Ochsner, Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD) CEO told the audience at the Digital Defence Talks session organised online by the...

The drone system is actively used in the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. Today, the army has tactical, strike and reconnaissance drones. The Armed Forces of Kazakhstan are actively using unmanned aerial systems. Today, the troops are armed with tactical, strike and reconnaissance drones.

The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) is looking for a new training aircraft that lead students to fly their combat planes. It is reported that Germany's Grob Aircraft is negotiating with the Egyptian government concerning the Grob G120TP turboprops. This is a logical step for the Egyptian Air Force...

Hackers Leaked Secret Details of This Military Spy Plane A ransomware gang reportedly posted details of the Globaleye airborne early warning and control aircraft program on the dark web. The details came from a hack of Bombardier, the maker of the aircraft. Globaleye is an airborne early...

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The contract provisionally concluded with DAF Trucks on 9 December 2020 could be put into effect after the objection of a competitor was rejected. Under its terms, the Belgian Armed Forces will receive a total of 879 light and heavy trucks, some with protected cabs, for the army and the medical...

Malta’s New Offshore Patrol Vessel Launched By Vittoria Shipyard On February 27, 2021, Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA located near Venice, launched the offshore patrol vessel P 71 for the armed forces of Malta. Xavier Vavasseur The offshore patrol vessel (OPV) P 71 will have a...

Kyiv-based scientific and production association “Practika” expects to upgrade several hundred in-service BTR-60 armored personnel carriers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to a new ‘BTR-60M’ format. The story was first reported by Defense Express, which cited the Deputy Director-General of the...

The Dutch Army and Marines will receive new 81 mm mortars after a procurement contract between the Dutch Defence Procurement Agency (DMO) and Hirtenberger Defence Europe GmbH was signed on 25 February. The Dutch Armed forces currently use British-made 81mm mortars as indirect fire support...

The F-35 Joint Program Office has announced that two F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft begin sea trials aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). Test pilots flew the specially instrumented U.S. F-35Bs from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, to the Italian...

Elbit Systems Awarded a $300 Million Contract to Supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems to a Country in Asia Haifa, Israel, March 2, 2021 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $300 million...

On 1 March 2021, all Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) air transport assets were officially combined within a new command within the Dutch defence organisation, the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The AMC, based at Eindhoven air base, is one of four new commands. It does not...

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and GKN Aerospace have signed a contract for the latter to manufacture the advanced composite V-tails for GA-ASI’s new MQ-9B SkyGuardian®Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) from their Cowes facility in the United Kingdom. SkyGuardian is the...

Diehl Defence has received a three year service contract from the Swedish material procurement agency to ensure high availability and readiness of the country’s ELDENHET 98 air defence system. The contract award followed delivery and handover of the IRIS-T SLS weapon systems in 2020. The Swedish...

Belarus is to receive a second batch of four Su-30SM multirole fighters from the United Aircraft Corporation in October 2022, according to the press service of the country’s MoD. Over the past five years, more than 450 pieces of equipment have been adopted by the Belarusian Army, with over 250...