News

• Naval Warfare

  China commissions its most sophisticated surface combatant

  14th January 2020

  The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned the largest surface combatant ever built for China’s navy. The first Type 055 guided-missile destroyer was commissioned in …

• Military Logistics

  US government to order 50 C-130s

  14th January 2020

  A Multiyear III award has been finalised between the US government and Lockheed Martin covering the delivery of 50 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The award, …

• Defence Notes

  F-35B: The unprecedented capabilities Singapore always wanted

  14th January 2020

  The US announcement of a sale of 12 Lockheed Martin F-35Bs to Singapore has finally put a stop to a year-long debate as to which …

• Training

  RAN training centre facility expansion complete

  14th January 2020

  A new extension to the Royal Australian Navy Training Systems Centre at Randwick Barracks is complete and ready for the first navy training course to …

• Naval Warfare

  Indonesia promises to ‘drive out’ Chinese intruders in its EEZ

  14th January 2020

  In early 2020 China continued its South China Sea antics with a mass intrusion by dozens of fishing boats escorted by two China Coast Guard …

• Defence Notes

  India’s naval Tejas achieves carrier milestones

  14th January 2020

  The naval prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) achieved a crucial milestone on 11 January when it undertook the maiden arrested landing aboard the …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman to continue Joint STARS support

  13th January 2020

  Northrop Grumman has received a $302 million contract from the US Air Force to continue providing support for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System …

• Training

  BISim, DiSTI sign agreement

  13th January 2020

  DiSTI Corporation has expanded its software VAR contract portfolio to include Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) under an agreement announced on 13 January. Under the agreement …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Camcopter S-100 supports emergency response efforts in Malaysia

  13th January 2020

  Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 was deployed to provide critical situational information during the 2019 Kim Kim river toxic pollution crisis in Malaysia, the company announced on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Hybrid Air Vehicles introduces Airlander 10

  13th January 2020

  Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has developed an updated Airlander 10 aircraft as the version that will go into production for initial customers.The updated aircraft has …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman to develop SPOC radio terminal

  13th January 2020

  Northrop Grumman will develop and demonstrate a Software Programmable Open Mission Systems (OMS) Compliant (SPOC) radio terminal for the US Air Force under a contract …

• Defence Notes

  Poland takes over NATO VJTF lead

  13th January 2020

  On 1 January 2020 the Polish Army took over the lead of NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) from Germany.The core of the …

• Special Operations

  ArmorSource wins ballistic helmet contract

  13th January 2020

  The US Air Force has issued a $17.3 million contract to ArmorSource for Next Generation Ballistic Helmets. This contract provides for the manufacture and delivery …

• Military Logistics

  Boeing awarded P-8A contract modification

  13th January 2020

  Boeing has received a $42 million contract modification from US Naval Air Systems Command for integrated logistics services and site activation support for the P-8A …

• Special Operations

  Malaysian Army calls for special forces vehicles

  13th January 2020

  Malaysia issued two tenders on 9 January inviting Finance Ministry-registered companies to supply special operations vehicles (SOV) for the Malaysian Army’s Gerakhas special forces unit. …