Saab has revealed the RBS15 Gungnir next-generation anti-ship missile system at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 for the first time.

The RBS15 Gungnir continues the tradition of robust and autonomous all-weather capability of the RBS15 missile family but utilizes a new design. The new system integrates with pre-existing RBS15 infrastructure.

The Pentagon said over the weekend that a Chinese surveillance ship is currently spying on the US-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii.

"The US Pacific Fleet has been monitoring a Chinese navy surveillance ship operating in the vicinity of Hawaii outside US territorial seas," US Navy Capt. Charles Brown, a spokesman for US Pacific Fleet, said in a statement. "We expect this ship will remain outside of US territorial seas and not operate in a manner that disrupts the ongoing Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise."

After the F-35’s cost has dropped to about $89 million per unit, the price tag for the next advanced stealth fighter is about to be doubled.

In April, it was reported that Lockheed Martin plans to offer Japan a stealth fighter design based on its F-22 Raptor and advanced F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Now, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the F-22, F-35 fighter hybrid proposal for Japan will cost $177 million per aircraft.

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Tuesday to support the development of a new tactical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) able to take off and land vertically for the US market.

Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate potential markets and customer requirements for Rafael’s Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) missile guidance kits.

Syrian state media said on Sunday that Israeli rockets had hit a Syrian military position near Al-Nayrab airbase on the outskirts of the city of Aleppo.

SANA reported that the strike only caused damage to the site, but the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike killed nine Syrian soldiers.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is upgrading its capabilities for the maritime arena with anti-submarine capabilities in its marine Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The new capabilities respond to the need arising from the discontinuation of the “Shahaf” manned Sea Scan maritime jet by the Israeli Navy and the growing use of IAI Heron RPA for maritime patrol missions, which created a need in anti-submarine capabilities launched directly from the RPA.

Two Japanese naval ships have docked at the Red Sea port of Jeddah for a training and goodwill mission in a bid to strengthen relations with Saudi Arabia. The two ships, among them the destroyer Makinami, will remain in Saudi Arabia until July 17, 2018. The Saudi commander of the naval base in the Western Squadron, Rear Admiral Mohammed Al-Aslani, and the Japanese Consul General in Jeddah, Masayuki Miyamoto, welcomed the Japanese crews on July 13, 2018.