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25 April 2024

Initial flight trials demonstrate Excalibur FTA ‘fit for purpose‘, says Leonardo

Initial flight trials of the 757 airframe that is to be converted to the Excalibur Flight Test Aircr...

25 April 2024

Brazilian Army seeks 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

The Brazilian Army is to acquire 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to replace its ei...

02 April 2024

South Korea approves production plan for 40 KF-21s

A South Korean announcement of an estimated KRW7.92 trillion (USD5.85 billion) production plan for t...

01 April 2024

Indian Army test-fires BrahMos, Akash missiles

The Indian Army test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the Akash semi-mobile surface-t...

01 April 2024

Japan deploys anti-ship missile unit in Okinawa

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has deployed an anti-ship missile (ASM) unit known as th...

29 March 2024

HAL delays delivery of first Tejas Mk 1A to mid-2024

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has test-flown its first production Tejas Mk 1A Light Combat Air...

26 March 2024

Update: US Navy plans to decommission 19 ships in FY 2025, 10 before the end of their service lives

The US Navy (USN) wants to decommission 19 vessels during fiscal year (FY) 2025, including 10 ships ...

28 March 2024

New Chinese attack helicopter in development

China is developing a new attack helicopter that appears to be in the same weight class as the US Bo...

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