Armenia-Azerbaijan territorial dispute remains critical flashpoint
by Charles Forrester
The long-standing military confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been a cause of conflict between the two countries since the breakup of the...
Lynx KF41 production and test facility to be set up in Hungary
by Nicholas Fiorenza
Hungary signed an agreement on 9 September worth over EUR2 billion (USD2.4 billion) with Rheinmetall for 218 Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and to establish a new facility to develop, assemble...
South Korean agencies agree to boost import substitution drive
by Jon Grevatt
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) signed an agreement on 15 September to support collaboration on the local production of components...
AFA 2020: Collins Aerospace Systems secures new orders for NP2000 propeller system on C-130H aircraft
by Pat Host
Collins Aerospace Systems has received an order for an additional 30 of its NP2000 propeller systems to be installed on US Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve...
AFA 2020: Boeing will not inspect the pylon for B-52H re-engining
by Pat Host
Boeing, the lead integrator on the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber re-engining programme, will not physically inspect the pylons on each aircraft, leaving that duty to the US Air Force (USAF).
Jim...
UK to expand base in Oman
by Jeremy Binnie
The United Kingdom will invest an additional GBP23.8 million (USD31 million) to expand its logistics hub at the Omani port of Duqm, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 September.
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The Royal Navy’s HMS Ocean (now the Brazilian...
India strengthens ‘local content' requirements
by Jon Grevatt
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued new guidelines that support its efforts to maximise the local defence industrial base’s involvement in defence production programmes.
The measures, published in a notification in...