Japan Grounds Ospreys due to the Fire at Engine
The engine fire at a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey transport aircraft grounds all vehicles. The aircraft flying in helicopter mode caught on fire.
USA News
Air
Air
Portugal Shows "Unofficial" Interest in F-35A
Even though it’s just a vision, the Portuguese Air Force is interested in F-35 fighter jets replacing the F-16.
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Anduril Unveils Roadrunner Loitering Munition
Anduril has revealed the jet-powered Roadrunner-M loitering munition intended against UAVs and other slow to medium-speed aircraft.
Weapon / Missile
PrSM Missile Completes First Production Qualification Test
The US Army’s new short-range ballistic missile, PrSM, has completed the Production Qualification Test 1 flight.
Air
DARPA Selected Bell for X-Plane Programme
DARPA selected Bell Textron to compete for high-speed vertical take-off and landing (HSVTOL) technology in the (SPRINT) X-Plane program.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Acquires $2.35 Billion Worth Tomahawk
U.S. approved a possible FMS to Japan of 400 Tomahawk Weapon Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.35 billion.
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Mojave UCAV Performs STOL from Ship
General Atomics’ Mojave UCAV performed its first landing and take-off onboard Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Sells SM-6 Blk I and AIM-9X Block II+ to ROK
The U.S. approved a possible FMS to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ Sidewinder Missiles.
Air
The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Makes Its Maiden Flight
The US Air Force's (USAF) newest stealth "flying wing" bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, made its maiden flight on Friday, November 10.
Land
Romania Buys 54 M1A2 Abrams
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Romania of M1A2 Abrams Tanks for an estimated cost of $2.53 billion.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Army Shortlists Two Companies on the PGS Program
U.S. Army's high-explosive airburst munition system, P.G., to develop and acquire a new 40mm automatic grenade launcher is now down to two finalists.
Weapon / Missile
Switzerland to Purchase Patriot PAC-3 MSE SAMs
Switzerland signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to purchase PAC-3 MSE missiles for the Patriot air defence system.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Kraken and L3Harris to Cooperate on K40 MANTA USV
UK-based Kraken Technology Group announced cooperation with US-based L3Harris on autonomous technologies for Kraken’s K40 MANTA Submersible USV.
Navy / Maritime
US Navy Gets its First Female Leader
The US Senate has approved Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the 33rd Chief of Naval Operations to lead the US Navy, marking the first woman commander.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO allies launch joint Triton surveillance drone programme - Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway signed a letter of intent to procure up to five MQ-4C Triton hi...
- 09:00 NATO begins negotiations for up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraft - NATO has launched negotiations with Saab for up to 10 GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft to r...
- 09:00 Lockheed and Rheinmetall bring ATACMS production to Europe - Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall agreed to establish ATACMS missile production in Germany, marking th...
- 09:00 Canada confirms TKMS as preferred submarine supplier - Canada selected Germany's TKMS as the preferred supplier for up to 12 submarines, deepening defence...
- 09:00 Counter-drone procurement continues shifting toward layered defence - Military organisations are increasingly procuring integrated counter-UAS architectures combining rad...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats sustain investment in persistent tracking - Defence agencies continue expanding integrated radar and space-based sensor architectures capable of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems broaden infrastructure protection role - Navies are increasing deployment of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles to monitor undersea c...
- 09:00 Distributed satellite constellations become the preferred military model - Armed forces are increasingly adopting proliferated constellations of smaller satellites to improve...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft move toward operational acquisition - Air forces are transitioning collaborative combat aircraft programmes from technology demonstrators...
- 09:00 Industrial production capacity becomes a strategic capability - Governments increasingly regard manufacturing scalability, secure supply chains and rapid production...
