The first of France’s “new generation” Suffren (Barracuda) class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) was unveiled and officially launched in a ceremony at Naval Group’s facility in Cherbourg on 12 July.… Continue reading "France Launches First Nuclear-Powered “Barracuda” Submarine"
Boeing announced that T-X aircraft N381TX completed its first official Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) flight test on July 1. The aircraft was flown from Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri plant.… Continue reading "Boeing T-X Begins Engineering and Manufacturing Development Flight Tests"
Lithuania received its first shipment of two Boxer armored fighting vehicles on 25 June, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense confirmed in a statement. Designated as Vilkas (“Wolf”) in Lithuania,… Continue reading "Lithuania Receives First Two Boxer Armored Fighting Vehicles"
Sweden is reportedly set to join the UK in the development of the BAE Tempest next-generation stealth fighter aircraft as the first partner nation in the program. The Financial Times… Continue reading "Sweden to Join UK in Developing Tempest Next-Gen Fighter"
Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) prototype performed its maiden flight on July 4. The 20-minute flight was performed by two pilots at a KAI facility in Sacheon,… Continue reading "Korea’s Light Attack Helicopter Prototype Flies For First Time"
France’s Naval Group was awarded a contract to build four Gowind-class corvettes for the Romanian Navy, the Romanian Minister of Defense announced on Wednesday, July 3. The deal for four… Continue reading "France’s Naval Group Wins $1.4 Billion Contract for Romanian Navy Corvettes"
Germany’s Rheinmetall and the UK’s BAE Systems on Monday launched a UK-based joint venture Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL), headquartered in a former BAE Systems facility in Telford in England’s… Continue reading "Rheinmetall and BAE Systems Launch Joint Venture for UK Armored Vehicles"
A fire aboard a Russian Navy “research submersible” killed 14 crew members, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated on Tuesday, nearly two days after the incident occurred. The fire reportedly… Continue reading "Fire Kills 14 Sailors Aboard Secretive Russian Navy Espionage Submarine"
The Serbian Air Force has received its first of nine H145M helicopters from Airbus Helicopters at the Partner Defence Exhibition in Belgrade on 25 June 2019. The delivery comes after… Continue reading "Serbian Air Force Receives First H145M Helicopter from Airbus"
The Finnish Defense Forces received the first of four 6×6 Protected Multi-Purpose Vehicles (PMPV) developed by local firm Protolab. Protolab was contracted to build and deliver four PMPVs in a… Continue reading "Finland Receives Protolab PMPV 6×6 Vehicle for Testing"