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US Navy’s supercarrier launch and recover F-35s for first time

The USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), the newest of the U.S. Navy fleet's operational carriers, launched and recovered Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II...

US Navy conducts high-energy laser weapon demonstration in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command announced on Wednesday that amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducted a high-energy laser weapon system...

MBDA conducts final test firing of its new Marte ER anti-ship missile

European missile-maker MBDA announced on Tuesday that its new Marte ER anti-ship missile successfully completed its final test firing at the end of November...

US Air Force’s first operational unit begins use of new smart bomb

The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command announced Monday that the first operational unit being used the next-generation smart munition on its fighter jets. The...

Russia rolls out flying prototype of its new stealth combat drone

Russia has already rolled out another version of its new stealth combat drone that is getting ready for its first flight demonstration. Russia's Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik...

South Korea and Australia signs massive self-propelled howitzer deal

South Korean defense giant Hanwha Defense announced on Monday that it has signed a contract to supply and locally produce the AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled...

General Dynamics gets new contract to produce iconic Abrams tanks

General Dynamics Land Systems Inc., part of General Dynamics global aerospace and defense corporation, was awarded a new contract from the U.S. Army Contracting...

Finland is set to buy 64 F-35 fighters

The Finnish government has chosen to buy the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets to replace its F/A-18 Hornet fleet.  The Finnish government...

Polish F-16s intercepts Russian spy plane in international airspace

Russian surveillance plane called a COOT was intercepted over the Baltic Sea by Polish F-16s, NATO said on Wednesday. According to Allied Air Command Public...

Indonesia takes delivery of 2 US-made Bell 505 helicopters

Indonesian Navy on Wednesday took the delivery of two Bell 505 helicopters, also known as the Jet Ranger X. The newly acquired helicopters will be...

US Navy commissions new guided-missile destroyer Daniel Inouye

The U.S. Navy Wednesday commissioned its new Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.  On 8 December, Bath-built DDG...

French aerospace firm acquires US-based navigation aids business

French defense electronic systems company Thales has completed the acquisition of Moog ground-based navigation aids business located in Salt Lake City, Utah, enabling it to...

Pentagon contracts hardened GPS modules for US, allies

BAE Systems, a global leader in electronic warfare, announced that the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for...

Saab expands cooperation within new generation of smart munitions campaign

Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab has announced last week that it has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nammo and Nordic Shelter to support the...

The first Lithuanian hybrid all-terrain vehicle Krampus Mk1 successfully completed field tests

Ostara, the Lithuania-based company developing hybrid electric-diesel all-terrain vehicles, announced that it has completed the field test phase and is now developing remote control...

France rolls out new nuclear-powered attack submarine

The French Navy's newest nuclear submarine has been rolled out of its dockyard at Naval Group's shipyard in Cherbourg. French shipbuilder Naval Group has rolled...

AM General develops hybrid electric version of iconic Humvee

AM General, the maker of the legendary military's Humvee vehicle, has announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with British defense...

Iveco delivers 500th Guarani armoured vehicle to Brazilian Army

Iveco Defence Vehicles announced Thursday that it, along with the brand’s first non-European armored vehicle plant in Sete Lagoas, has delivered the 500th Guarani...

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