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On 07 October 2020, the Pakistan Navy (PN) appointed Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi as its new Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). Admiral Niazi will succeed Admiral Zafar Mahmoud Abbasi as CNS. In his change-of-command speech, the outgoing CNS outlined the service’s modernization plans for 2030...

In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program. Photos of the B52 engine (F130)...

The Baltic country is looking to open talks with the US about putting American boots on the ground in Latvia, a move that would surely make Moscow unhappy. Strykers Deploy in Latvia WASHINGTON: Latvia’s defense minister announced today his country is willing to house American troops if the...

As Greece bought twelve second-hand and six new Rafales, the Armée de l'Air & de l'Espace (AdlAdlE, French Air and Space Force) is now forced to order a dozen aircraft with Dassault again, before years end. The dozen aircraft are currently part of the AdlAdlE operational inventory and will be...

During the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party that was held on October 10, 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea unveiled a new generation of Main Battle Tank (MBT) with a design that seems similar to the design of the Russian-made T-14 Armata and American-made M1A2...

Rheinmetall Defence Australia has released a video on YouTube on October 11, 2020, showing the Block 1 Boxer CRV (Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle) for the Australian Army conducting factory trial tests. Boxer CRV Reconnaissance Armored Vehicle for Australian Army during factory trial tests...

On 7 October 2020, six new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters were offloaded from a cargo vessel in the port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. The Black Hawks are destined for the National Airborne Service Corps (NASC). The NASC is a branch of the Ministry of the Interior. Among its missions are air search...

Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin has achieved a milestone with the delivery of the 500th High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, better known as HIMARS. “We’ve delivered the 500th High Mobility Artillery Rocket System – an effort spanning our team and more than 200 suppliers...

More information has been revealed on the sale of 25 Alpha Jets by the Belgium Air Component (BAF, Belgium Air Force) in July of 2020. New details of the sale were recently given by the Belgian Defence Ministry after questions from a member of Parliament, Peter Buysrogge. The sale includes four...

Brazil is modernising its ageing Embraer T-27 fleet. The first of two pattern aircraft, T-27M 1446 (construction number 312424) a former AT-27, was rolled-out at the Parque de Material Aeronáutico de Lagoa Santa (PAMA-LS) in Minas Gerais state. The upgrade is being performed by Albatross and...

This historic ship has been awaiting its final fate since it was decommissioned in 2004 after just over two decades of service. The first-in-class guided-missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga recently arrived in the Port of Brownsville in Texas where it will be scrapped. The U.S. Navy...

Navy accepted delivery of the Navy’s AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar System at land-based test site Combat Systems Engineering Development Site (CSEDS) in Moorestown, N.J., Oct. 7., 2020. US Navy Photo The Navy’s ground-based testing site for the Aegis combat systems on Wednesday...

ABMS MQ-9B aircraft General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Advanced Battle Management System. The contract includes maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across...

After being selected as the preferred supplier to the Australian Army (AA) of 30 155 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 15 armoured ammunition resupply vehicles (AARVs), Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) has shown concept images of the Huntsman AS9 and AS10 systems it plans to supply to the...

According to a contract released by the United States Department of Defense on October 8, 2020, XPER, formerly called Ibis Tek, has secured a potential $229M contract to supply protection equipment for the U.S. Army's family of heavy tactical vehicles. Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s motor...

The future USS Mobile (LCS 26) successfully concluded its acceptance trial in the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 25 after a series of in-port and underway demonstrations. The Navy conducted comprehensive tests of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship’s systems during the trial, spanning multiple...

The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has decided that its two Izumo-class helicopter carriers will not be fitted with a ‘ski-jump’ ramp to facilitate operations of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, Janes has learnt. Instead, each...

On 7 October 2020, a step down ceremony was held by the Kong Thap Bok Thai (Royal Thai Army) for the UH-1H Huey helicopter. The ceremony was attended by three UH-1Hs including serial 5777 (construction number 10707, ex US Army 68-15777). The UH-1H had been operational with the army since 1968...

Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier, posted the first public computer-generated graphics of Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). According to the presentation, the new weapon system will consist of four transporter erector launchers (TEL), each installed on a modified...