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Developers and news reports claim that the stealth aircraft will be able to hit ranges as far as 7,500 miles, carry nuclear weapons and introduce 5th-Generation levels of stealth technology, targeting and computing. Is this true? Just how big of a deal is China’s new H-20 stealth bomber, an...

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 300 M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs)/ Humvees to Lebanon for an estimated cost of $55.5 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying...

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil of MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes and related equipment for an estimated cost of $70 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying...

The Defense Department’s inspector general found that the United Arab Emirates is financing Russian Wagner Group mercenaries—just as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions of dollars worth of arms. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, welcomes Russian President Vladimir...

South Korean defence contractor LIG Nex1 unveiled the latest iteration of its unmanned surface vehicle (USV) family, Hae Gum 3 (Sea Sword 3), at the Defense and Security Expo Korea (DX Korea) 2020 exhibition in Seoul in mid-November. Sea Sword 3 is being developed under a civilian-military...

Translated from Greek to English The Hellenic Center for Marine Research (ELKETHE), in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), is proceeding with the reconstruction, extension and modernization of the Research Vessel "Friendship". The upgrade of the infrastructure...

Kongsberg and Raytheon Missiles & Defense have been awarded €410M contract by Hungary for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), meaning the system has won a sixth customer in NATO, and 12th worldwide. Becoming part of the greater NASAMS family allows Hungary to take...

The Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF) has decided to order six AW199Kx helicopters at Leonardo. The first is due early next year, while the remaining five will be delivered by mid-2021. The PRF is planning to deploy the six helicopters from its bases in the five regions of Brazil and will be...

From the garden 1400 - Wildcat ZZ415 with weapon wings and a different weapon

Austrian Air Force Saab 105 training and light combat jet. Austria is preparing to say goodbye to its nearly 50-year-old Saab 105 aircraft that will be grounded in 2021. On 26 November 2020, two Saab 105 jets flew low over parts of Austria, including Salzburg and Graz, to symbolically greet...

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle The U.S. Army today awarded Oshkosh Defense a $888.4 million Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract. The modification contract covers producing 1,001 trailers; 2,679 vehicles; and 6,725 kits for JLTV vehicles of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force...

Elbit CPI2 vehicle Israeli firm Elbit Systems today announced it delivered a Command Post Integrated Infrastructure (CPI2) vehicle to the U.S. Army. “Elbit America, working with the U.S. Army Command Post Integrated Infrastructure (CPI2) Product Manager, is proud to deliver our 1st CPI2...

Spanish Air Force courtesy photo General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), an affiliate of privately-held General Atomics, has announced that it delivered the final two MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a Ground Control Station (GCS) to the Spanish Air Force (SpAF). On 23...

A test pilot's perspective on Qatari F-15QA trials that will pave the way to deliveries in 2021, and help the development of the USAF’s new F-15EX Boeing is engaged in a period of intensive flight-testing of its latest variant of the F-15, which is on order for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. The...

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sits pier side at Naval Base San Diego on July 16, 2020. US Navy Photo This post has been updated with additional historical details. The Navy decided to scrap the amphibious assault ship that burned for nearly five days earlier this year, concluding after months of...

The VSR700 optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) has successfully achieved fully autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches, validating its autonomy to and from a moving platform and advancing the VSR700 programme towards its end goal: offering a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with ATOL...

The U.S. Navy is issuing a noise advisory for the Naval Surface Warfare Center areas as military engineers will conduct live-fire tests of the railgun weapon system from Wednesday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 4. A noise advisory has been issued by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division...

According to a tweet posted by the Royal Australian Air Force on November 30, the first flight of the season for Op Southern Discovery has delivered supplies, equipment, vehicles and personnel to Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica. It's a 7,000km round trip for the 36 Sqn C-17As. First season...

BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. This new agreement, which will supersede the current contract due to conclude at the end of 2022...

The United States, “at the highest levels,” welcomes Greece’s decision to acquire the American-made F-35 fighter jet for its air force, US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said in an announcement on Monday. “We have signaled our support for procurement and are working closely together on a...