Defence Notes
Victory Day parade, Asia-Pacific round-up and UK Carrier Strike Group (Podcast)
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Special Operations
Rostec delivers underwater pistols and assault rifles
Rostec Corporation has delivered underwater pistols and assault rifles to an undisclosed foreign partner.
Naval Warfare
DoD awards ESSM support contract
USN and FMS customers will benefit from ESSM Block 1 and Block 2 support.
Air Warfare
Canada awards support and maintenance contract to Team CERTAS
Public Services and Procurement Canada has signed a contract for the maintenance of King Air 350ER aircraft with Team CERTAS.
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Military Logistics
Helicopter advanced boresights receive attention
14th May 2021
Textron is modernising 100 advanced boresight equipment units on three types of helicopter.
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Defence Helicopter
UK signs on the dotted line for extended-range Chinooks
14th May 2021
The RAF will receive the first of 14 new heavy-lift helicopters in 2026.
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Defence Notes
Australia investigates autonomous CBRN sensing and search
14th May 2021
Australian CBRN study includes private sector support for the Defence Science and Technology group.
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Land Warfare
Poland to buy 152mm ammunition
14th May 2021
Polish tender calls for at least 1,500 rounds of ammunition, probably for the 152mm Dana SPH.
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Military Logistics
a4ESSOR achieves acceptance for its software-defined radio technology
13th May 2021
European joint venture, a4ESSOR, passes formal acceptance test for its ESSOR HDR Base Waveform.
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Digital Battlespace
UK looks beyond Crowsnest for maritime early warning
13th May 2021
Carrier Strike Groups and Littoral Strike Groups will need a new kind of early warning capability beyond 2029, the UK MoD believes.
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Unmanned Vehicles
Triton focus shifts to sense-and-avoid
13th May 2021
Development of sense-and-avoid capabilities will be included in the next increment of the MQ-4C Triton HALE UAV.
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Land Warfare
US Army bids farewell to Stryker MGS in FY2022
13th May 2021
‘Divestiture of obsolete systems’ will free up resources for other Stryker improvements, the US Army says.
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Naval Warfare
Constellation class to include MTU generator sets
13th May 2021
Generator sets for USN Constellation-class frigates will be based on the MTU 20V 4000 M53B engine.
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Military Logistics
Rheinmetall releases new HX3 tactical truck
12th May 2021
Rheinmetall has released a new generation of tactical trucks, the HX3.
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Land Warfare
Romania requires mortar ammunition
12th May 2021
Industry bids are due next month to supply more than 20,000 mortar bombs for the Romanian Army.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group launches third Argentinian OPV
12th May 2021
Naval Group launches the third OPV ordered by Argentina, ARA Storni.
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Digital Battlespace
COTS hardware supports Blackjack risk reduction
12th May 2021
An orbital platform was used for a tactical maritime experiment by DARPA.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare magazine: UK Carrier Strike Group, global OPV market and more
12th May 2021
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Defence Notes
PAC-3 MSE arrives in Sweden
12th May 2021
Sweden is enhancing its missile defence capabilities with PAC-3 MSE from Lockheed Martin.
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Naval Warfare
Israel Shipyards confirms Asian customer for Shaldag V
12th May 2021
Israel Shipyards is providing Shaldag MK V — plus knowledge transfer and training services — to an Asian customer, likely to be the Philippines as reported by Shephard earlier this year.
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Military Logistics
Kodiak steps up for German combat engineering role
12th May 2021
The German Army has ordered 44 armoured engineering vehicles from Rheinmetall, to be delivered by 2029.
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Land Warfare
Jaguar EBRC qualification process includes MMP test-firing
12th May 2021
The MBDA-made MMP was fired last month from a retractable pod on the Jaguar EBRC armoured vehicle.
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Naval Warfare
SeeByte to provide ATR for Danish and Polish navies
11th May 2021
SeeByte and Kraken Robotic Systems have partnered to provide the KATFISH with an embedded ATR system to the Royal Danish Navy and the Polish Navy.
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Naval Warfare
Elettronica to equip Italian submarines with EW suite
11th May 2021
Elettronica signs a contract with Fincantieri to supply the EW suite of the U212 NFS submarines of the Italian Navy.
