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12 March

Arms

Fuelled by Ukraine, European Arms Imports Double in 2022

Arms imports into Europe almost doubled in 2022, driven by massive shipments to Ukraine, which has become the world's third-largest destination, researchers said.

12 March

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Says Deal Reached to Buy Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets

Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defense cooperation between the two countries deepens.

12 March

Asia Pacific

US Marines load the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023 ahead of exercise Freedom Shield 23 in South Korea

Staff Writer With AFP

US, South Korea Kick off Largest Drills in Five Years

South Korea and the US kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war."

10 March

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

Persistent to Upgrade USAF Nuclear Missile Base Security Networking

The US Air Force has contracted Persistent Systems to establish seamless networking at the country’s three strategic missile bases.

10 March

Arms

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba fires an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile during a workup period off the coast of Western Australia. *** Local Caption *** Anzac Class frigate HMAS Toowoomba recently conducted a successful firing of an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 1 during a shakedown period off the coast of Western Australia. The firing marked the first by HMAS Toowoomba since completing the ANZAC Class Mid-life Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP) upgrade.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia’s Frigate Toowoomba Fires First Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba Anzac-class frigate has conducted a live-fire test using an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile.

10 March

Technology

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Rojoef Manuel

F-35 Next-Gen Helmet-Mounted Microdisplay Step Closer to Production

Wearable solutions provider Kopin has achieved a "major milestone" in the production qualification of its Organic Light-Emitting Diode technology for F-35 helmet-mounted display systems.

10 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Systems Australia Partners With Advanced Fiber Consortium

BAE Systems Australia has partnered with an Australian consortium of advanced fiber and composite technology manufacturers.

10 March

Europe

Joe Saballa

Estonia Begins Trials for New Army Sniper Rifles

The Estonian Defence Forces has begun testing four competing proposals for its 8.6-millimeter sniper rifle project.

10 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

China Developed J-20 Stealth Fighter Using US F-22 Raptor Tech: Report

China developed its J-20 stealth fighter by copying some technologies from the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor, according to a former US military official.

10 March

Asia Pacific