The Indonesian and Russian governments have denied reports that the Indonesian purchase of 11 Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name Flanker-E) multirole aircraft had been abandoned. The demise of the $1.1… Continue reading "Indonesia and Russia Deny Demise of Su-35 Contract"
The US Army has issued a new RFP (request for proposal) for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) requirement after General Dynamics’ Land Systems’ (GLDS) contract to supply their MUTT… Continue reading "US Army Restarts SMET Unmanned Ground Vehicle Competition"
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Tindal, in Australia’s Northern Territory, will receive $1.1 billion AUD in upgradesover the next seven years. The majority of the RAAF’s F-35A Lightning II… Continue reading "RAAF Gets Base Upgrades but Triton UAV Delayed"
The US-sponsored Flintlock 2020, the largest special operations forces (SOF) joint exercise held in Africa, sees SOF from more than 30 countries participating. The aim of Flintlock, running to the… Continue reading "African SOF Exercise Flintlock 2020 Kicks Off"
Rheinmetall announced on 13 January, that the Bundeswehr had ordered 1,000 HX trucks from them at the end of December 2019. The order is valued at €382 million ($425.27 million),… Continue reading "More Rheinmetall Trucks for the Bundeswehr"
Hanwha Defense have announced an additional order for their K55A1 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) by the Army of the Republic of Korea. In a deal with the Defense Acquisition… Continue reading "Hanwha Wins Additional ROK Order for K55A1s"
Earlier this month, Australian firm DroneShield announced they have moved to the second phase of the US Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search or xTechSearch, an effort to fund small company innovation.… Continue reading "DroneShield Shortlisted for US Army’s Expeditionary Technology Search"
Seven Royal Australian Air Force F-35As landed at RAAF Williamtown on 11 December. Three of the F-35As were in No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit markings, with the remaining four being… Continue reading "RAAF Williamtown F-35 Capabilities Grow"
On 11 December, the Royal Australian Air Force’s Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) conducted its final flight in their F/A-18A and B Classic Hornets. The formation flight marks the… Continue reading "Final Classic Hornet Flight for RAAF Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit"
Program Executive Officer (PEO) Land Systems’ Light Task Vehicle Program Office have announced a range of Marine-led enhancements to the USMC’s Utility Task Vehicle (UTV). The UTV, a commercial off… Continue reading "Performance Upgrades for USMC Utility Task Vehicle"