PLA Navy commission Fujian, China’s first carrier with EMALS catapults
In Hainan province, South China, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its Fujian aircraft carrier on 5 November, the…
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John Hill
Reporter for Global Defence Technology digi-mag and its sister sites: Army, Airforce and Naval Technology.
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Looking ahead as HMS Prince of Wales returns to Mediterranean
HMS Prince of Wales, the flagship aircraft carrier of the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) mission deployed to the Indo-Pacific…
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NHI take back NH90 helicopters and pay €350m to Norway
NH Industries will take back nine NH90 helicopters it built for Norway besides paying the government €305m ($351m), on top…
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Sweden host Nato conference on civil defence this week
Sweden will host a Nato conference on civil defence for allied military and civilian leadership through the first half of…
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Steel sector changes have “low” impact on UK defence, says Minister of State
Upon an initial assessment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) claim that the impact of changes in Britain’s steelmaking capacity on…
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Australia expand maintenance responsibilities on USS Vermont
The responsibility of Australia’s maintenance workforce at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, will expand in their efforts to sustain USS Vermont…
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Trump pushes War Department to test nuclear weapons
US president Donald Trump has directed the War Department, formerly the Department of Defense, to restart the testing of nuclear…
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Aselsan fly MURAD 100-A fire control radar on another UCAV
A leading Turkish defence company Aselsan has integrated its MURAD 100-A fire control radar onto another uncrewed aerial combat vehicle…
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IAI double the range of LAHAT missile with new ALPHA variant
IAI unveiled the Laser Homing Anti Tank (LAHAT) ALPHA missile on 21 October, a new variant which will double the…
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US Navy select General Atomics to deliver carrier capable CCA designs
The US Navy has officially contracted General Atomics to put forward conceptual designs for a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) capable…