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September 1, 2026
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US Air Force Begins Huey Phaseout as MH-139 Grey Wolf Reaches Initial Operational Capability

MH-139 Grey Wolf Reaches IOC as US Air Force Begins UH-1N Huey TransitionThe US Air Force has declared the MH-139 Grey Wolf operational at the Initial Operational Capability (IOC)...

September 1, 2026
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US and Indonesia Launch Joint Military Exercise Involving 4,700 Troops

US and Indonesia Open Super Garuda Shield With More Than 4,700 TroopsThe United States and Indonesia have begun the latest edition of their annual Super Garuda Shield military exercise,...

September 1, 2026
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Roketsan Conducts Ground Launch Test of ÇAKIR Cruise Missile

Roketsan Conducts Ground-Based ÇAKIR Cruise Missile TrialsTurkish defense company Roketsan has conducted ground-launch trials of its ÇAKIR cruise missile, demonstrating that the weapon can be integrated with mobile land-based...

September 1, 2026
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Malaysia Boosts Army Mobility With More Than 200 Tactical Vehicles

Malaysia to Add 263 Tactical Vehicles to Army Fleet Malaysia is set to procure 263 military vehicles worth 164.91 million ringgit ($40.8 million) as part of efforts to strengthen...

September 1, 2026
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India Evaluates Europe’s FCAS and GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter Initiatives

India Takes Dialogue Role in GCAP After Pursuing FCAS Participation India has moved closer to international sixth-generation fighter development after joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as a...

September 1, 2026
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Indian Navy Receives First Samarthak Multi-Purpose Vessel From L&T

L&T Delivers First Samarthak Multi-Purpose Vessel to Indian Navy Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has handed over the Indian Navy’s first indigenously constructed Multi-Purpose Vessel, INS Samarthak, at its shipbuilding...

August 31, 2026
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L3Harris begins Morocco’s C-130 fleet upgrade

L3Harris has completed inspections of the first Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 aircraft as part of a long-term modernization effort designed to extend the service life of Morocco’s Hercules...

August 31, 2026
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Twin-seat Gripen F completes maiden flight

Saab’s Gripen F two-seat multirole fighter has completed its first flight at the company’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden. The aircraft is being developed jointly with Brazil as part of...

August 31, 2026
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Turkey completes first production Hürjet flight

Turkey has successfully flown the first production-standard Hürjet advanced jet trainer, marking an important transition for the program from prototype development to serial manufacturing. The aircraft completed an 18-minute...

August 31, 2026
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Lockheed trials low-cost rocket for HIMARS training

Lockheed Martin has completed the second flight test of its Joint Reduced Range Rocket, known as JR3. The system is being developed as an affordable successor to the US...