Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: Falcon mid-range air defence system revealed (video)
Unveiled at IDEX 2019, the Falcon is a short to mid-range ground-based air defence system. The system is the result of a collaboration between prime ...
IDEX 2019 News Hide
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IDEX 2019: Opportunity knocks for China in any US pullout from Middle East
Poly Technologies brought its Silent Hunter directed energy laser system to Abu Dhabi for IDEX 2019, just as it had done two years previously, in ...
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IDEX 2019: Falcon mid-range air defence system revealed (video)
Unveiled at IDEX 2019, the Falcon is a short to mid-range ground-based air defence system. The system is the result of a collaboration between prime ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Norway seeks VTOL UAV for coast guard vessel testing
A tender has been issued seeking a VTOL UAV which will be used for the testing of its potential to carry out surveillance from a ...
RH - Rotorhub
H160 struggling to gain oil and gas foothold
The in-development Airbus Helicopters H160 medium utility programme has failed to register a single oil and gas order, despite the OEM having first unveiled the ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
West 2019: Marines highlight MV-22B enhancements
The United States Marine Corps aviation community utilised last week’s West 2019 gathering in San Diego, California to highlight some of the new software and ...
DN - Defence Notes
The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 4
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen soon on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
Featured videos
Naval Warfare
IDEX 2019: Onboard the Al Yarmouk (video)
Executive Officer of Al Yarmouk, Commander A al Abaidi, invites Shephard aboard the ageing Saudi Arabian Badr-class missile corvette. He offered an insight into the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Drone Aviation upgrades US Army’s WASP aerostat
19th February 2019
Drone Aviation has commenced the communications upgrade on the US Army’s Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) tactical aerostat. The WASP upgrade is designed to maximise ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Pelosi pledges long-term US backing of NATO
19th February 2019
On 19 February 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to reassure Europeans that there is broad-based and long-term US support for the transatlantic alliance despite ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
EASA ETSO approval for Curtiss-Wright Fortress recorders
19th February 2019
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions has received European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Fortress family of flight data ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Terra Drone conducts power line inspection using UAS
19th February 2019
Terra Drone has successfully conducted a long-distance power line inspection for Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand and a power energy distributor in Poland and completed ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: Opportunity knocks for China in any US pullout from Middle East
19th February 2019
Poly Technologies brought its Silent Hunter directed energy laser system to Abu Dhabi for IDEX 2019, just as it had done two years previously, in ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
MASS receives UK MoD support contract
19th February 2019
Cohort company MASS has received an eight-year support contract worth over £50 million ($64.6 million) from the UK MoD, Cohort announced on 14 February. The ...
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RH - Rotorhub
USCG MH-65E programme begins IOT&E
19th February 2019
The US Coast Guard has completed low rate initial production (LRIP) and begun initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E;) on the MH-65E short range recovery ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Russian Helicopters begins Mi-171A2 certification in Brazil
19th February 2019
Russian Helicopters has begun the certification process of the Mi-171A2 helicopter in Brazil, the company announced on 14 February. Technical and operational documents for the ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to deliver ARC-231A radios
19th February 2019
Raytheon has received a $406 million IDIQ contract from the US Army to deliver its ARC-231A radio systems, the company announced on 14 February. The ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: Falcon mid-range air defence system revealed (video)
19th February 2019
Unveiled at IDEX 2019, the Falcon is a short to mid-range ground-based air defence system. The system is the result of a collaboration between prime ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
US Navy’s new Orca XLUUV offers options
19th February 2019
The Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV), which the US Navy recently began buying, is a ‘tremendous capability’ that will be able to travel ...
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DN - Defence Notes
UAE signs major missile deals with US giant Raytheon
19th February 2019
The United Arab Emirates announced on 18 February 2019 that it had signed deals worth more than $1.6 billion for the purchase of Patriot missile ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Blighter’s E-scan radar for Indian pilot programme
19th February 2019
Blighter Surveillance Systems has supplied its Blighter B400 series E-scan micro Doppler ground surveillance radar to Dat-Con Defence for Indian Border Security pilot programme, the ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Unifly, Terra Drone India partner to support UTM
19th February 2019
Unifly has partnered with Terra Drone India to support UAS traffic management in India, the company announced on 13 February. India also announced a draft ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
IDEX 2019: Carlo Margottini joins warship host at Port Zayed
19th February 2019
Currently conducting multiple port visits in the GCC and wider Indian Ocean region alongside other maritime duties, the Italian Navy’s INS Carlo Margottini currently finds ...
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LWI - Land Warfare
IDEX 2019: AM General's NXT 360 sports new camouflage system
19th February 2019
AM General is showcasing its NXT 360 vehicle with an ArmorWorks Tacticam camouflage solution integrated for the first time at IDEX 2019. The vehicle, first ...
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SOF - Special Operations
Japanese SOF observe “Flintlock”
18th February 2019
Japanese special operations forces are set to further expand their international exposure by observing the latest iteration of the “Flintlock” training exercise in West Africa. ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Insitu conducts first commercial UAS operations in PNG
18th February 2019
Insitu Commercial Solutions-Australia has conducted a series of aerial data collection operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after obtaining its first approval to carry out ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Disarmament efforts must include China as well as US and Russia, says Merkel
18th February 2019
China must be involved in international disarmament efforts, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on 16 February 2019, amid rising concern about Beijing's missile arsenal and ...
