Defence Notes
PODCAST: New Serbian combat drones, Type 26 update and Asia Pacific round-up
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Defence Notes
Boeing gains contract modification for GBI
Boeing is to continue work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) programme in the US. Under a $150 million contract modification awarded on 10 July, ...
Air Warfare
US gives green light for another Peace Krypton support package
The US State Department has approved a possible FMS for equipment and services to extend the service life of the Hawker RC-800 Peace Krypton reconnaissance ...
Training
Italian Army receives initial UH-169Bs
Leonardo has delivered its first UH-169B basic training helicopters to the Italian Army, as part of the broader AW169MA Light Utility Helicopter acquisition programme. ‘Two AW169 ...
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Special Operations
Defenture completes Vector deliveries for Dutch SOF
13th July 2020
Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) has received its final Vector Air Transportable Tactical Vehicle (ATTV), manufacturer Defenture revealed via social media on 11 July. ...
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Digital Battlespace
Study urges UK defence sector to exploit quantum computing
13th July 2020
Possibilities offered by AI and quantum computers need to be more fully embraced by the UK armed forces, according to a study released on 13 ...
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Special Operations
Trials loom for VICTA craft
13th July 2020
SubSea Craft intends to launch trials of its VICTA diver delivery system. ‘Over the past two years the company has harnessed novel, market-leading technology ...
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Digital Battlespace
LTAMDS to include SecureSync time and frequency system
13th July 2020
Orolia will provide its SecureSync low-SWaP rugged time and frequency system for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor (LTAMDS) radar programme for the US ...
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Digital Battlespace
New RAN patrol boats to include R&S comms equipment
13th July 2020
The six new Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will include communications equipment from Rohde & Schwarz (R&S;), after the German company ...
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Digital Battlespace
Ball to help develop IRREL improvements
10th July 2020
Ball Aerospace is to assist USAF efforts to improve its Infrared Radiation Effects Laboratory (IRREL), under a $7.68 million contract announced by the DoD on ...
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Land Warfare
US orders HMMWV engines
10th July 2020
The DoD has awarded AM General a $44.1 million contract to provide the US Army with HMMWV diesel engines and containers. Work on the contract, which ...
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Digital Battlespace
Lockheed Martin to integrate F-35 EW systems
10th July 2020
Lockheed Martin has received a $56.1 million contract modification from the DoD for systems integration, engineering support and procurement of long-lead material for AN/ASQ-239 EW ...
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Defence Helicopter
IAF receives final five Apaches under 2015 order
10th July 2020
Boeing has completed deliveries of its AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final five of 22 Apaches were handed over to ...
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Naval Warfare
Belgium and Germany seek lightweight torpedoes
10th July 2020
The US Defence Security and Cooperation Agency (DCSA) on 9 July gave the green light to two FMS deals involving the Raytheon MK 54 Lightweight ...
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Land Warfare
Patriot recertification for Taiwan is on track, says DCSA
10th July 2020
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) is to order recertification of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles for Taiwan in a ...
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Land Warfare
Poland orders more Grot rifles
10th July 2020
The Polish MoD has ordered 18,000 more MSBS Grot (‘Arrowhead’) rifles for the country’s army from FB Łucznik – Radom. Deliveries will take place from ...
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Digital Battlespace
Amplifier offers affordable upgrades for EW, radar and SATCOM
9th July 2020
Empower has developed a new 90KW C band, liquid-cooled and hot-swappable power amplifier called the RF Systems Model 2225. The Model 2225 is a long ...
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Naval Warfare
FMV kicks off Torped 62 life extension with Saab
9th July 2020
Swedish defence procurement agency FMV has placed its initial order with Saab for life extension of the Torped 62 heavyweight torpedo system. Deliveries under the ...
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Naval Warfare
African customer orders pair of OPV 45s
9th July 2020
An unnamed African navy has ordered two OPVs from Israel Shipyards. The OPV 45 vessels will be equipped with Israeli technology such as day/night observation sensors ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Elbit trials mini-UAS on Seagull
9th July 2020
Elbit Systems has integrated a mini-UAS on its Seagull USV. Trials in recent weeks were aimed at demonstrating an extra mission set for Seagull beyond ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AeroVironment to modify Raven RF
9th July 2020
The US Army is exercising a contract option with AeroVironment for avionics and RF data link upgrade packages on Raven tactical UASs. The two-year deal ...
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Digital Battlespace
Elbit expands involvement in Swedish tactical radio upgrade programme
9th July 2020
Elbit Systems is to provide an extra 1,000 of its E-LynX software-defined radios (SDRs) to the Swedish Army, the Israeli company announced on 8 July. ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Japan to assess SeaGuardian
9th July 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is to partner Asia Air Survey (AAS) on a two-month series of SeaGuardian validation flights for the Japan Coast ...
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Defence Notes
Data tracks conflict ceasefires in context of COVID-19
9th July 2020
An online digital tracking tool was launched on 8 July to examine the consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak on peace processes and armed conflict ...
