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IDEX 2019: UAE stocks up on military kit (video)
Editor-in-chief Richard Thomas and deputy editor Beth Maundrill discuss the highlights from IDEX 2019. On land, wheels have been stars of the show, from the ...
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IDEX 2019: UAE stocks up on military kit (video)
Editor-in-chief Richard Thomas and deputy editor Beth Maundrill discuss the highlights from IDEX 2019. On land, wheels have been stars of the show, from the ...
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IDEX 2019: Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding mulls corvette design for GCC market
Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) is developing a multirole corvette solely to export into the GCC market, which, should it occur, would see the UAE taking ...
DN - Defence Notes
Aero India 2019: Air platforms on display (Insight)
Dark clouds loomed over the 12th edition of Aero India, at the Yelahanka air force in Bengaluru, following the mid-air collision of two Surya Kiran aircraft ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Airbus confirms FARA proposal but keeps platform under wrap
Airbus Helicopters has confirmed its involvement in the US Army’s FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) programme, having formally filed a proposal in December 2018 to meet ...
DN - Defence Notes
Opinion: US-China military engagement proves a dead end
In 2008 the USMC Commandant Gen James Conway visited the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Marine Corps. He gave a pep talk along the lines ...
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
Rotorhub
IDEX 2019: Bell outlines 429 Middle East potential (video)
At IDEX 2019 Bell outlined potential for the Bell 429 training helicopter, which was present at the Abu Dhabi event, with hopes to extend into ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
LPD 17 Class Flight II ships to be fuel efficient
15th February 2019
The US Navy’s LPD 17 Flight II Class amphibious transport dock ships will have improved main propulsion diesel engine (MPDE) efficiency thanks to the installation ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Saab makes statement of intent on Tempest
15th February 2019
Saab is not ruling out potential involvement in major European future combat jet programmes with the company strongly hinting that it favours the British-led Tempest ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
IDEX 2019: Hensoldt to show new sensor solutions
15th February 2019
Hensoldt is set to appear at 2019’s International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi to present its new PrecISR airborne multifunction radar, in addition to ...
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DN - Defence Notes
No unilateral US pullout from Afghanistan, says Pentagon chief
15th February 2019
Washington will not unilaterally withdraw from Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said on 14 February 2019, as NATO said the Kabul government must be brought into ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
MyDefence unveils C-UAS solution
15th February 2019
An uplift in demand to protect critical national infrastructure (CNI) following the shutdown of major UK airports in December and January due to rogue ‘drone’ ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Coptersafety installing H125 simulator
15th February 2019
Coptersafety has commenced the installation of an H125 Level D full-flight simulator (FFS) and expects it to be ready for training in May, the company ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
New Zealand orders MAN wreckers
15th February 2019
To fill a capability gap, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will be adding a wrecker variant to its existing fleet of 194 MAN HX-series ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
OSRL offers oil spill response UAS service
15th February 2019
Oil Spill Response (OSRL) has launched a UAS service to enhance response capabilities for its members in the event of an oil spill, the company ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Leidos Australia to lead JP 2096 Phase 1
15th February 2019
Leidos Australia has been selected as the prime system integrator to deliver the first tranche of Australia's Joint Project 2096 Phase 1, the Australian Department ...
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DB - Digital Battlespace
Germany to let NATO use its cyber skills
14th February 2019
Germany is to join the ranks of NATO countries making its cyber warfare skills available to the alliance to help fight hacking and electronic warfare, ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Sikorsky AAG, Fly Blade sign agreement
14th February 2019
Sikorsky's Associated Aircraft Group (AAG) and Fly Blade have signed an agreement to provide a new on-demand urban mobility service in the New York City ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Planck Aerosystems tests Shearwater at MCAS Miramar
14th February 2019
Planck Aerosystems has received authorisation from the US Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Air Traffic Control, to test its Shearwater UAS in controlled airspace ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
MMF 2 performs maiden flight
14th February 2019
An Airbus A330-200 destined to become OCCAR's second Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF)aircraft performed its first flight from Toulouse Airport on 5 February. During ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Thales, University of Southampton team up
14th February 2019
Thales has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the University of Southampton to research and develop maritime autonomous technology, the company announced on 7 February. ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Campaigning opens in Okinawa US base relocation vote
14th February 2019
Campaigning began 14 February 2019 ahead of a referendum in Japan's Okinawa on the relocation of a US military base to a remote part of ...
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MLF - Military Logistics
Altus AFB gets its first KC-46A tanker
14th February 2019
Boeing has delivered the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the US Air Force’s (USAF's) Altus Air Force Base (AFB) in Oklahoma, the company announced on ...
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NWI - Naval Warfare
West 2019: US Navy looks to bring back Harpoons
14th February 2019
Although decommissioned for more than a decade, the US Navy is looking to bring back its remaining Harpoon anti-ship missiles to serve as gap bridges ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Former USAF agent charged with defecting to Iran
14th February 2019
The US Justice Department charged a former US Air Force intelligence official on 13 February 2019 with spying for Iran, saying she exposed a fellow ...
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DN - Defence Notes
IDEX 2019: Sudan adapts to Western allies over Yemen
14th February 2019
Trying to get Sudan’s Su-24Ms to work with the rest of the Saudi-led coalition during the Yemen War has led to the Sudanese Air Force ...
