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• Land Warfare

  US Army seeks to raise OMFV from the grave

  10th February 2020

  Three weeks after summarily terminating the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototype project that drew only one bid, the US Army has unveiled a new …

• Naval Warfare

  UK RN could host C-UAS jammers

  10th February 2020

  The UK RN could add a counter-UAS (C-UAS) capability to its vessels, as the MoD looks to find a way to defeat the potential threat …

• Air Warfare

  First Loyal Wingman fuselage assembly complete

  10th February 2020

  An Australian industry team has completed major fuselage structural assembly for the first Loyal Wingman, Boeing Australia announced on 10 February. The aircraft is one …

• Naval Warfare

  Australia requests LRASM for F-18s

  10th February 2020

  The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs). Announced by …

• Military Logistics

  France receives second KC-130J

  10th February 2020

  The French Air Force has received its second KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refueller from Lockheed Martin. The aircraft was delivered to representatives from France’s Armée …

• Training

  MASA delivers SWORD to Spanish Army

  10th February 2020

  MASA Group has delivered its SWORD constructive simulation software for the Spanish Army’s National Training Centre under a contract announced on 10 February. The contract …

• Air Warfare

  DefExpo 2020: AMCA – can it go fast enough?

  10th February 2020

  The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), part of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), showed two slightly different scale models of India’s planned multirole fifth-generation …

• Air Warfare

  Air Warfare magazine: sixth-generation fighters, airborne networking and more

  10th February 2020

  Read the first edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …

• Defence Notes

  DefExpo 2020: Indian missiles abound but are yet to be fielded

  10th February 2020

  Indian state-owned entities displayed a number of missiles at DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow, including a couple for the first time, indicating practical progress on several …

• Land Warfare

  WFEL to play part in UK Boxer manufacture

  10th February 2020

  A significant portion of the manufacture of the Boxer armoured vehicles to be built for the British Army will take place at WFEL, the company …

• Naval Warfare

  Singapore Airshow 2020: Final LMVs commissioned, enhancements ongoing

  10th February 2020

  The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commissioned its last three Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMV) on 31 January – RSS Fortitude, RSS Dauntless and RSS …

• Defence Helicopter

  DefExpo 2020: LUH achieves a milestone

  7th February 2020

  The Indian single-engine Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was awarded initial operational clearance (IOC) at DefExpo 2020 on 7 February. First, …

• Land Warfare

  DefExpo 2020: M777 is going great guns in India

  7th February 2020

  A total of 29 M777A2 towed howitzers have been delivered to India to date, with the weapons being delivered according to schedule. Interestingly, India might also have an option …

• Digital Battlespace

  USMC orders G/ATOR systems

  7th February 2020

  Northrop Grumman will supply two additional AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems to the US Marine Corps under an order announced on 5 February. The …

• Naval Warfare

  Kongsberg sells Hydroid

  7th February 2020

  Kongsberg Maritime signed an agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to sell its underwater technology subsidiary Hydroid. The deal is valued at $350 million, according …