Land Warfare
PLA fields new generation of heavy trucks
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is now fielding a new family of 6x6 and 8x8 heavy trucks manufactured by the Shaanxi Automobile Group. The platform ...
Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Boeing to help Japan give F-15Js more teeth
Boeing announced on 28 July that it had signed a direct commercial sale agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to modernise Japan’s fleet of F-15J ...
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Type 076 apparition emerges from the Chinese mist
Speculation has been rife on the internet about an innovative new class of ship for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN): a landing helicopter dock ...
Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Hanwha rolls out arachnid prototypes
Hanwha Defense held a ceremony on 24 July at its Changwon production facility for two AS21 Redback IFV prototypes destined for the Australian Army’s Land ...
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Defence Helicopter
Thai army buys more AW139s
14th October 2015
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is expanding the size of its AgustaWestland fleet after signing up for eight twin-engine AW139 helicopters. The latest deal, announced ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Australia explores unmanned ASW option
13th October 2015
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is pondering an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for future anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties as part of an as-yet-undisclosed requirement. The ...
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Land Warfare
India shortlists K9 SPH
12th October 2015
The artillery woes of the Indian Army seem set to be partially resolved after Delhi announced a self-propelled howitzer (SPH) from South Korea had successfully ...
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Digital Battlespace
Sub combat system lab for Australia
12th October 2015
As Australia edges painfully closer to selecting a platform for its future Sea 1000 submarine requirement, Lockheed Martin Australia is taking the step of opening ...
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Military Logistics
RNZN praises ‘revolutionary’ MRO contract
12th October 2015
New Zealand's enhanced dockyard management contract with Babcock, has been described as 'revolutionary'. A senior officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has praised the contract ...
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Naval Warfare
NZ boat-builder in parapublic push
10th October 2015
In early October Stabicraft delivered three 6.9m Supercab boats to the Tongan Police, with the vessels to be used for police work, search and rescue, ...
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Naval Warfare
Robbery, piracy threats growing
9th October 2015
Indonesia would need a fleet of 300 ships simultaneously at sea to adequately monitor its archipelago against maritime crime, said one speaker at the Pacific ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Saab Bonefish proceeds apace
9th October 2015
After relinquishing cooperation with Indonesian firm PT Lundin, Saab Australia is developing its Bonefish USV for potential defence and commercial customers. At the Pacific 2015 ...
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Digital Battlespace
Australia gears up for Aegis trainer
8th October 2015
Preparations are under way for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to train crewmen to command its three new Aegis-equipped Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD), the first of ...
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Digital Battlespace
Mini towed array for USVs
8th October 2015
British firm SEA was promoting an innovative, small-diameter, digital towed array sonar at the Pacific 2015 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney from 6-8 October. Following ...
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Naval Warfare
Low point in RAN acquisition in 2016-2017
7th October 2015
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) updated visitors at the Pacific 2015 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney on current surface warship programmes. The second and final ...
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Military Logistics
Aussie trucks take shape
7th October 2015
Australian engineering firm Varley is preparing for the production of truck mission modules for the Australian Army’s Project Land 121 Phase 3B medium/heavy capability. Speaking ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ScanEagle further global proliferation
7th October 2015
In recent days, three new international customers for the Insitu ScanEagle tactical UAV have emerged. Under a US$15.2 Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract inked on ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Australian navy lays out UAV pathway
6th October 2015
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is making gradual progress on its pathway to obtaining integrated tactical UAV operations, according to speakers at the Pacific 2015 ...
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Digital Battlespace
RNZAF seeks SATCOM for Orions
2nd October 2015
Plans to buy a new commercial SATCOM system for the New Zealand Air Force's (NZAF's) six P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft have taken a step forward. New Zealand’s ...
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Defence Helicopter
MD refutes Afghan MD 530F criticisms
1st October 2015
MD Helicopters has robustly responded to criticisms by the Afghan Air Force’s (AAF) ‘most decorated pilot’ about the performance of the MD 530F. The AAF ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
India offers private sector UAV blueprints
30th September 2015
India is one of the world’s largest importers of UAVs, but in an effort to boost its domestic industry and spur technological advances, the government ...
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Military Logistics
NZ reviews support ship
25th September 2015
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) will replace two ageing ships with a new Littoral Operations Support Capability (LOSC) in the next five years. On ...
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Digital Battlespace
Indonesia employs NEC for cybersecurity
24th September 2015
Indonesia signed an MoU with the NEC Corporation of Japan on 22 September covering collaboration in the field of cybersecurity. The main beneficiary is the ...
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Military Logistics
Japan's tanker bid goes solo
23rd September 2015
In its quest to obtain four aerial tankers via its KC-X competition launched in June, the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has been left with ...
