Defence Notes
Political Declaration puts tactics and doctrine in the spotlight
An international initiative aims to limit the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities - what are the implications for rules of engagement in urban warfare?
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Turkish sound and fury raises tensions with NATO allies
French exporters are likely to be unaffected by heated rhetoric from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while Turkish tests of its controversial S-400 system could still trigger US sanctions
Military Logistics
Kuwait requests C-17 support
The US’s proposed sale to Kuwait for continuation of C-17 Globemaster III logistics support services and equipment will be playing a much wider role in ...
Digital Battlespace
Thales looks to enhance SMART-L BMD functions
Thales is analysing logged data from the recent Formidable Shield ballistic missile defence (BMD) exercise to see if modifications made to its SMART-L Multi Mission (MM) radar can ...
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Digital Battlespace
NATO's ballistic missile exercise sends signals to Russia
24th October 2017
While all eyes may currently be on North Korea, NATO’s decision to host its most recent ballistic missile defence (BMD) exercise in the Atlantic theatre is ...
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Land Warfare
Honeywell tests virtual window technology
23rd October 2017
Honeywell has successfully completed research and testing of 'virtual window' technology as part of DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle technologies programme, the company announced on 19 October. ...
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2017: US Army vehicle budget 'deeply stretched'
4th October 2017
With the US Army running a 1980s-vintage amoured vehicle fleet, the service is concentrating efforts on major upgrades as well as how platforms such as ...
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2017: 3M unveils new helmet
2nd October 2017
Ceradyne, a subsidiary of 3M, is launching its latest combat helmet at AUSA in Washington DC. Known as the Combat II Ballistic Helmet L110, the ...
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Land Warfare
New 4x4 vehicle project with military potential launched
25th September 2017
An initiative being put forward by a billionaire petrochemical businessman to build thousands of 4x4 offroad vehicles in the UK could also have applications for ...
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Land Warfare
Ajax nears delivery to British Army
19th September 2017
General Dynamics Land Systems UK (GDUK) is preparing for initial deliveries of the first Ajax variants to the British Army, with government acceptance testing (GAT) ...
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: Raytheon to improve Shadow capability
15th September 2017
A new collaboration between the Royal Air Force and Raytheon UK will improve aspects of the Shadow surveillance aircraft, including an incremental upgrade of the ...
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2017: Supacat brings LRV 600 to DSEI
15th September 2017
Supacat has shown the Light Reconnaissance Vehicle 600 (LRV 600) for the first time at DSEI, as the company looks to boost sales of the ...
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2017: New light helmet from Morgan
14th September 2017
Morgan Advanced Materials has introduced two new ultra-lightweight ballistic helmets at DSEI. The helmets, known as the AC912 and AC913, are new additions to the ...
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2017: BAE demonstrates CV90 with APS
14th September 2017
BAE Systems has demonstrated its CV90 tracked IFV integrated with an active protection system (APS) at this year’s DSEI, a configuration that will likely be ...
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: Thales to bring new detection product using IR
13th September 2017
UV threat detection systems have been extremely useful, but the next generation of systems will incorporate infrared, which outperforms UV in multiple ways, according to ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
DSEI 2017: Robotics and autonomy to increase land capabilities
12th September 2017
Robots are advancing so much that it would be ‘really stupid’ if they were not used for dangerous missions such as breaching buildings in future ...
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2017: Esterline launches new hearing protection
12th September 2017
Defence and aerospace technology company Esterline has launched its new hearing protection headset for the first time at DSEI 2017. The headset, which is known ...
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: SIGINT centre making waves
11th September 2017
A new signals intelligence (SIGINT) centre developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for an undisclosed customer has successfully achieved ‘phase 1’ of operational capability, the ...
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2017: Microlease launches LEO 2 software
11th September 2017
Microlease has launched a new lifecycle management software – known as LEO 2 – at this year’s DSEI, which it hopes will lower overall costs ...
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2017: Blighter unveils low cost surveillance system
10th September 2017
UK-based electronic-scanning radar and sensor company Blighter Surveillance Systems will introduce a new lower cost e-scan radar at this year's DSEI. The newly released technology ...
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2017: Patria’s containerised mortar system demo'd
6th September 2017
Patria’s New Mortar (Nemo) Container has successfully completed its first test firings on a truck platform. Announced on 1 September, the technology had been through ...
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2017: Rafael pushes Trophy in Eastern Europe
3rd September 2017
As Russia continues to modernise its land capabilities and pose a potential threat to the region, countries in the Eastern Europe are looking at boosting ...
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Land Warfare
Billion dollar orders breathes life into Humvee
1st September 2017
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) might be entering its twilight years with the US Army as the service transitions to the newer Joint ...
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Land Warfare
US Army releases active protection roadmap
30th August 2017
As the US army contemplates whether it will field an active protective system (APS) for its current fleet of vehicles, the service has unveiled a ...