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27 December

UK Army Testing Electric Motorbikes for Military Airdrops

The British Army is testing the tactical advantages of its new Sur Ron Firefly electric motorcycle, which will reportedly be included in military airdrops with paratroopers.

23 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Russian Orion Drone Downs Unmanned Copter

An Orion combat drone struck an air target for the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed in a video of the exercise this week.

22 December

Northrop Grumman anti-access/area denial missile

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop Flight Tests Anti-Air Defense Missile Prototype

Northrop Grumman flight tested its new anti-access/area denial missile as part of the US Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon program contract.

22 December

Concept art released by Japanese Ministry of Defense of the Mitsubishi F-X fighter.

Hanan Zaffar

Japan to Jointly Develop Jet Engine of Its F-X Fighter With UK

Japan is set to jointly develop the engine of its future, indigenously developed next-generation F-X fighter jet with the UK.

22 December

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves $1.3B Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch for France

The US State Department has tentatively approved the sale of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System to France at an estimated $1.3 billion.

22 December

Joe Saballa

Israel’s UVision to Produce HERO Loitering Munitions in US

UVision is expanding its operations in the US by manufacturing more of its HERO loitering munitions at a new production facility in Virginia.

22 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia’s Triton Drone Production Hits Major Milestone

Northrop Grumman has passed a significant milestone in its production of Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned reconnaissance aerial system, mounting the aircraft fuselage onto the Triton’s one-piece wing.

21 December