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Taliban air force faces critical survivability issues
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Land Warfare
Indian Army explores light armoured recce vehicles through RfI
The latest in a slew of Indian Army RfIs is seeking domestically designed and built 4x4 lightly armoured reconnaissance vehicles.
Uncrewed Vehicles
RCO defends Project Mosquito cancellation, claiming investment stopped making sense
Despite the UK MoD awarding Spirit Aerosystems a Project Mosquito Phase 2 design and development contract for a low-cost, uncrewed fighter aircraft valued at £30 million, the project has been cancelled without a demonstrator being built.
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Air Warfare
Malaysian navy establishes AW139 squadron
6th July 2022
The Royal Malaysian Navy has set up a new helicopter squadron, equipped with AW139s, in East Malaysia.
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Defence Notes
Turkey gains concessions as Finnish and Swedish NATO applications approved
5th July 2022
NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters today, 5 July.
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Land Warfare
Croatia seeks partner for Patria BOV maintenance
5th July 2022
Croatian MoD awaits interest from industry in tender to support its 126-vehicle fleet of Patria BOV APCs.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall sells Skyguard 3 systems to international customer
5th July 2022
An unnamed customer will receive Oerlikon Skyguard 3 air defence systems by 2024.
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Naval Warfare
Lockheed Martin continues technical engineering work for Hunter-class frigates
5th July 2022
The latest FMS contract modification covers engineering and management for installation of the Aegis combat management system aboard new Australian frigates.
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Naval Warfare
DIMDEG hits the water
5th July 2022
The DIMDEG future support ship is designed to meet the Turkish Navy’s fuel, water and supply transport needs.
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Training
US training provider receives five-year F-5E/F Tiger II block upgrade deal
5th July 2022
Five-year IDIQ contract includes the conversion of 22 ex-Swiss Tiger II aircraft and a block upgrade of eight existing aircraft in the Tactical Air Support fleet.
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Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman to explore potential new avionics for Venom and Viper
5th July 2022
New IDIQ deal for Northrop Grumman opens up potential avenues to improve avionics on AH-1Z and UH-1Y attack helicopters.
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Training
CAE to support USAF multi-domain training
5th July 2022
A prototype contract awarded to CAE USA will see the development of software that will replicate capabilities and threats for virtual and live training.
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Air Warfare
India flight tests ALH with folding rotor blades
5th July 2022
HAL's latest efforts with segmented rotor blades could see the Dhruv helicopter return to favour in the Indian Navy.
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Defence Notes
US Army enlists Raytheon to build TITAN prototype
4th July 2022
The US Army has contracted Raytheon to develop a prototype for the TITAN programme to support Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
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Naval Warfare
Thales Australia and Expal join forces on sovereign naval munitions capability
4th July 2022
The Royal Australian Navy will benefit from improved security of supply of naval ammunition, following a new tie-up between Thales Australia and Expal Systems.
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Air Warfare
Boeing gains another year of Stratotanker support
4th July 2022
Boeing continues to provide recurring engineering services for the KC-135 Stratotanker.
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Defence Notes
Companies vie for JADC2 work
4th July 2022
USAF issues major five-year IDIQ contract to mature, demonstrate and spread the JADC2 capability across platforms and domains.
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Naval Warfare
Incumbent loses out as Austal USA wins follow-on Offshore Patrol Cutter contract
4th July 2022
Austal will leverage its new steel shipbuilding facility to build up to 11 Heritage-class OPCs for the US Coast Guard.
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Naval Warfare
Turks hail swarming landmark as USV work diversifies
4th July 2022
Turkish industry continues to develop new USV platforms and explore new applications for the technology.
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Defence Notes
Sweden reiterates backing for Ukraine with additional military aid
4th July 2022
Sweden has announced its fifth arms package for Ukraine.
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Defence Notes
Middle East and Europe stay on radar for Brazilian defence industry
4th July 2022
The Brazilian government continues to seek ways of encouraging national defence industry exports to the potentially lucrative Middle Eastern and Eastern European markets.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Army to receive Penguin UAVs
4th July 2022
Edge Autonomy announced a deal to provide the US Army with its Penguin UAVs for ISR missions.
