The U.S. Army deployed its novel Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile system for the first time in the Philippines, marking a historic moment in U.S.-Philippine defense cooperation. The system arrived in Northern Luzon on Apr. 11 to participate in Exercise Salaknib 24. “U.S. Army debuts Typhoon missile system in Philippines for Exercise Salaknib 24 ..read more

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected Lockheed Martin to lead development and production of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), a vital addition to the US missile defense system. This announcement follows a competitive down-selection process that evaluated proposals from two contractors ..read more

Taiwan successfully test-fired its domestically developed Land Sword II air defense missile system on Apr. 15th from the Jiupeng Military Base in Pingtung County during Exercise Divine Bow. The test, originally scheduled for Apr. 9th, was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. “Taiwan successfully test-fires new Land Sword II Air Defense Missile System ..read more

France has approved the transfer of 30 Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Morocco, following successful negotiations between France and Morocco. “France approves transfer of 30 UAE Mirage 2000-9 jets to Morocco ..read more

Thales has secured a follow-on order for seven Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact (GM200 MM/C) radars from the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s procurement agency, COMMIT. This order, with an option for two additional systems, comes after a successful initial acquisition of nine GM200 MM/C radars in 2019. “Thales secures follow-on order for Ground Master 200 radars from Dutch Defence Ministry ..read more

The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, has accomplished a significant feat by successfully conducting a flight test involving four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) launched simultaneously. This event, designated as Integrated Test Event (ITE-12), represents a major step forward in validating the capabilities of this next-generation weapon system. “Four LRASMs, One Target: U.S. Navy achieves milestone in anti-ship warfare ..read more

Elbit Systems has unveiled the Air Keeper, a revolutionary airborne system designed to integrate Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities with Electronic Warfare (EW) functionalities on a single platform. “Elbit Systems’ Air Keeper integrates ISR and EW capabilities ..read more

Six Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon jets have arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania on Mar. 25, commencing a four-month deployment in support of NATO’s enhanced Air Policing (eAP) mission. This marks the fifth such rotation for the RAF in Romania, building upon a successful partnership established in 2014. “RAF Eurofighters deploy to Romania for NATO Air Policing Mission ..read more

The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) has a news article on the delivery of the first Beechcraft King Air 350ER, designated CE-145C Vigilance in Canada, to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on Feb. 22nd. This marks the initial phase of a program that will see a total of three CE-145C Vigilance aircraft delivered to the RCAF by year’s end, under the Canadian Manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. “Delivery of first CE-145C Vigilance to RCAF ..read more

Boom Supersonic achieved a major milestone on its path to reviving supersonic passenger travel with the first flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft Mar. 22nd. The flight took place at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, marking a significant achievement for the independent company. “Maiden flight of XB-1: First civilian supersonic plane to fly in 20 years ..read more