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DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia

Thales, in conjunction with local partner Global Komited (a Weststar subsidiary), exhibited a Starstreak very short-range air defence system mounted on a URO Vamtac 4x4 vehicle at ...
DSA 2018: Chinese company adds sparkle to UAVs

Sparkle Tech exhibited its newest UAV, the Tiger Shark, at DSA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. This Chinese company, headquartered in Hong Kong, has been manufacturing ...

DN - Defence Notes

Japan's Abe welcomes N Korea pledge, but defence chief vows pressure

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 21 April cautiously welcomed North Korea's pledge to halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches but its defence minister ...

SOF - Special Operations

SOF explores unmanned naval platform

The US Navy has conducted its latest demonstration of Textron Systems’ Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) as it considers a variety of concepts of operation ...

DH - Defence Helicopter

Salt water blamed for multiple AH-64E Apache parts issues

Salt water corrosion issues have forced the US Army to stop accepting deliveries of Boeing's AH-64E Apache attack helicopter. During a 20 April press conference, ...

DB - Digital Battlespace

Insight: How intel assets laid the groundwork for Syria strikes

The coordinated strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons facilities in the early hours of 14 April were a significant show of force by the US, ...

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Poland set to reap the benefits of being in the Patriot family

Poland’s planned purchase of the Patriot air and missile defence system significantly enhances the security picture in Eastern Europe, and brings operational, training and interoperability ...

Defence Helicopter

Army aviation deterring aggression in Eastern Europe (video)

Shephard caught up with Col Clair Gill, commander, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, who spoke about its role in Operation Atlantic Resolve in October 2017. The ...

NWI - Naval Warfare

China carries out naval drills in Pacific as Taiwan tensions rise

21st April 2018

China has carried out aircraft carrier drills in the Pacific, its navy said 21 April, ramping up tensions with Taiwan over its military exercises in ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

Greece to lease French warships amid Aegean tensions with Turkey

20th April 2018

Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry said 20 April as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in the Aegean ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

Cyberhawk to digitise construction of major project in US

20th April 2018

As part of a three-year contract, Cyberhawk will provide its visual asset management software to an oil and gas operator during the construction of a ...
DN - Defence Notes

Western air strikes in Syria illegal: German parliament experts

20th April 2018

The air strikes unleashed in Syria by Western allies in mid-April were a violation of international law, jurists at the German parliament said in a ...
DH - Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky develops German industry team

20th April 2018

Sikorsky has kicked-off its industrialisation plan to support its bid for the German Air Force heavy lift helicopter programme. The company is offering the CH-53K ...
RH - Rotorhub

MD600N scales new heights in South America

20th April 2018

Platinum Helicópteros has now received its first MD Helicopters platform the MD 600N – this feat also marks the OEMs first of the type in the ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

Seagull could be added to India's platform panoply

20th April 2018

Indian naval shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) signed an agreement with Israel’s Elbit Systems to produce Elbit’s Seagull USV vessel at the recently ...
RH - Rotorhub

Safran inks SBH deals with Papillon, Rainier Heli

20th April 2018

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed support-by-hour (SBH) contracts with Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters and Rainier Heli International that will cover the engines powering the customers' ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

SEA to deliver TLS to three SE Asia navies

20th April 2018

SEA will deliver Torpedo Launcher Systems (TLS) to three navies in Southeast Asia, Cohort announced on 18 April.Under seperate awards, the TLS will be delivered ...
MTSN - Training/Simulation

Leonardo’s M-40 target approved for operational use

20th April 2018

The Italian Directorate of Air Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) has authorised Leonardo’s new Mirach-40 (M-40) target UAS for operational use, Leonardo announced on 16 April. ...
DB - Digital Battlespace

German Army looks to 'smart' weapon sights

20th April 2018

The German Army is preparing to evaluate Elbit Systems’ SmartSight digital weapon sight as it considers how the technology could support dismounted close combat troops ...
DN - Defence Notes

Saudi intercepts ‘ballistic missile’ fired by Yemeni rebels

20th April 2018

Saudi air defences intercepted a ‘ballistic missile’ fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdom's southern coastal city of Jizan, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels ...
LWI - Land Warfare

Rheinmetall Lynx stalks Czech Army

20th April 2018

Rheinmetall has put forward its Lynx armoured vehicle for the Czech Army’s infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) replacement programme, the company announced on 17 April. The ...
LWI - Land Warfare

BAE Systems, Milrem to support Estonia’s CV9035

20th April 2018

BAE Systems and Milrem LCM have signed a long-term agreement to support Estonia’s fleet of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles, BAE Systems announced on 17 April. ...
MLF - Military Logistics

US Army seeks wireless power transfer

20th April 2018

With individual soldier power requirements presenting a growing logistics burden for dismounted combat operations, US Army planners are exploring ways to reduce the physical demands ...
LWI - Land Warfare

DSA 2018: Rapid Ranger rides into Malaysia

20th April 2018

Thales, in conjunction with local partner Global Komited (a Weststar subsidiary), exhibited a Starstreak very short-range air defence system mounted on a URO Vamtac 4x4 vehicle at ...
LWI - Land Warfare

Funding questions remain for US Army's Next Gen Combat Vehicle

20th April 2018

US Army leaders are crafting a Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) funding strategy and questioning when to curtail investments in their current fleet of combat ...
NWI - Naval Warfare

DSA 2018: Malaysian navy to get NSM

20th April 2018

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace will deliver Naval Strike Missiles (NSMs) worth $153 million to the Royal Malaysian Navy for its six new Littoral Combat Ships, ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles

DSA 2018: Chinese company adds sparkle to UAVs

20th April 2018

Sparkle Tech exhibited its newest UAV, the Tiger Shark, at DSA 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. This Chinese company, headquartered in Hong Kong, has been manufacturing ...

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