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July 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

South Korea’s Boramae jet program nears phase one completion with sixth prototype flight.

South Korea aims to produce up to 120 KF-21 Boramae fighter jets by the early 2030s. The initial batch of 20 is scheduled for delivery between 2026 and 2027,...

July 16, 2025
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Air Platforms

L3Harris is Awarded a Contract by Morocco to Upgrade its C-130 Fleet

L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract to modernize several C-130 aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The effort will include upgrades to avionics, overhauls of engines, depot-level maintenance,...

July 15, 2025
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Air Platforms

Mi-8/17 Helicopter Replacement Program Launched by Russia

A new multirole helicopter program has been launched in Russia to replace the long-serving Mi-8/17 fleet, according to national media sources. The rotorcraft, designated Mi-80, is based on the...

July 15, 2025
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Land Platforms

The development of a hydrogen-powered K3 Main Battle Tank is underway in South Korea.

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has launched development of the K3 main battle tank, envisioned as the successor to the K2. Supported by key defense agencies, the platform will first...

July 9, 2025
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Training and Simulation

With new haptics technology, the US Army adds ‘touch’ to virtual training.

By integrating haptics technology into its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems (STE LTS), the US Army hopes to close the gap between virtual training and actual combat. Wearable...

July 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

US Army’s HIMARS to Become Hypersonic

With the creation of the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) weapon system, the US Army is preparing to give its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) a hypersonic boost. The...

July 7, 2025
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Air Platforms

For FCAS drone operations, Airbus transforms the A400M into a “multi-domain brain.”

A significant improvement to its A400M military transport plane has been revealed by Airbus, with intentions to rearrange the platform to accommodate the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) and the...

BAE Systems will create AI-driven software to enhance battlefield medical treatment for the US military.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has chosen BAE Systems to continue developing and supporting the deployment of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Operations Kit (BATDOK) via the...

July 3, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

To increase the range of its submarine attacks, India finishes developing the K-5 nuclear ballistic missile.

The K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), a nuclear-capable system with an operational range of 5,000 to 6,000 kilometers, has been developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)....

June 30, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

BAE, US Army Partner to Create 52-Caliber M109 Paladin Howitzer

“The 52-caliber variant of the M109 self-propelled howitzer prototype has been the subject of a research and development deal between BAES Systems and the US Army. BAE will expedite...