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US Navy MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Drone Reaches Initial Operational Capability

February 10, 2024 GDC 0

U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman has announced that multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy.  As noted by the company, MQ-4C Triton is the U.S. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton HALE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Made Its First Flight

November 15, 2023 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first MQ-4C Triton High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) made its first flight on Thursday the 9th of November U.S. time taking to the skies above […]

Air Platform

Northrop Grumman Unveils RAAF’s MQ-4C Triton ISR Platform

October 21, 2023 GDC 0

The first of Australia’s future fleet of autonomous long-range ISR platforms has been officially unveiled at a ceremony in the United States. Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of up to seven MQ-4C Triton aircraft […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases Fourth MQ-4C Triton Surveillance Drones

September 23, 2023 GDC 0

Australia will purchase a fourth long-range Triton drone for maritime surveillance, despite the US Navy recently halting production of the expensive unmanned platform which critics warn is vulnerable to enemy attack. The contentious American acquisition […]

Air Platform

Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton Touch Down In Australia

October 9, 2022 GDC 0

Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System was rolled out in September as part of a partnership between the Department of Defense, US Navy and Northrop Grumman. Head Air Force Capability, Air Vice-Marshal Robert Denney, […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

U.S. Navy drones to move from Guam to Japan

May 20, 2021 GDC 0

Two U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton drone aircraft will move from Guam to Japan this month, Japan’s defense ministry and the U.S. Navy announced. In an undated statement, the ministry cited an “increasingly severe security environment […]

Air Platform

China flooded the markets with drones as the U.S. just started exporting armed drones

October 2, 2020 GDC 0

In only a few years, China has been able to research, produce and refine its armed unmanned aerial vehicles. The White House’s recent decision to allow the sale of advanced weapons systems to the United […]

C4iSR

U.S. Air Force Flying Triton HALE UAV over Taiwan Straits

July 20, 2020 GDC 0

TAIPEI (GDC) — Aircraft spotters reported two high-altitude U.S. military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) flying towards the south of Taiwan on last Wednesday (July 15), with one website appearing to indicate that the aircraft flew […]

Air Platform

Northrop Grumman to deliver MQ-4C Triton UAV to RAAF in 2023

July 8, 2020 GDC 0

Australia can expect delivery of its first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2023, and of the second and third aircraft by early 2025, Northrop Grumman Australia Chief Executive […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The US DoD Approved Additional Triton UAV For Australia

April 16, 2020 GDC 0

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to issue Northrop Grumman with a sole-source contract to supply Australia with two more MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) learned GDC quoting beta.sam.gov website. […]

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  • Anti-Putin forces ‘the Freedom of Russia Legion’ plan fresh attacks inside Russia

    July 10, 2023 0
    The commander of the Freedom of Russia Legion says his fighters are planning another cross-border raid into Russia and are seeking to capitalize on disarray inside the Kremlin following the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin. Anti-Putin [...]
  • Huntington Ingalls Christens Virginia-class Attack Submarine USS New Jersey (SSN 796)

    November 19, 2021 0
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) yesterday christened the 23rd Virginia-class submarine, New Jersey (SSN 796), at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Huntington Ingalls Industries Completes Initial Sea Trials of 21st Virginia-class SubmarineDateFebruary 15, 2022U.S. Navy [...]
  • Ukraine signs defense cooperation agreement with Swedish Saab

    September 8, 2023 0
    Ukraine has begun discussing with Sweden the possibility of receiving Gripen jets to boost its air defences, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday after meeting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Zelenskiy’s visit is his [...]
  • Boeing Delayed Delivery Of 737 MAX To Ryanair

    June 7, 2021 0
    Ryanair RYA.I may decline to accept delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX jet until after the summer following a delay caused by paperwork related to a version of the jet designed for the airline, a [...]
  • Russian Aerospace Forces Failed in Ukraine War Due To Poor Planning, No Pilot Training, Ageing Fighter Fleets and No Airborne Early Warning System

    December 23, 2022 0
    One of the greatest mysteries of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the inability of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fighter and fighter-bomber fleets to establish air superiority or to deploy significant combat power [...]
  • Japan retrofit Izumo-class helicopter carriers to support F-35B operations

    July 10, 2020 0
    Some pictures of the JS Izumo undergoing refit work at Japan Marine United’s (JMU’s) Isogo shipyard in Yokohama City, with its island covered by scaffolding and the foredeck-mounted Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) removed, have [...]
Europe

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

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