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Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities
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US Coast Guard to receive the largest single acquisition funding in its history
The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
Land Warfare
US Army’s Precision Strike Missile moves into production phase after test successes
Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a next-generation surface-to-surface missile system and is a planned replanned replacement for MGM-140 Army Tactical Missiles System (ATACMS). It is to be fired from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.
Air Warfare
UK to receive 27 additional F-35 aircraft by end of decade
The number of aircraft was stated by UK Defence Secretary John Healey during a Defence Committee hearing. It follows on from the UK’s decision to purchase F-35A aircraft to boost its nuclear deterrence, although hurdles and questions about the order still remain.
Land Warfare
British Army considers purchasing the NEMO 120mm mortar turret for the Patria 6×6
Babcock is offering the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) 6×6 for one of the elements of the UK Land Mobility Programme (LMP). It would be a replacement for some of the UK’s existing armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) fleets including the FV432 which is now some 70 years old.
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Defence Helicopter
RCAF CH-146 Griffons to receive upgrades
30th January 2019
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada is to undertake design work for the upgrade of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF's) CH-146 Griffon helicopters under the Griffon …
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NATO develops joint ISR and GEOINT capabilities
30th January 2019
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V-280 Valor achieves 280kt cruise speed
30th January 2019
Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor achieved a cruise speed of 280kt on 23 January at the company’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, following a …
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Digital Battlespace
ADECS 2019: Chinese EW 'strategic posturing' causing regional concern (video)
30th January 2019
Tom Withington, EW analyst, tells Shephard that China's EW capabilities and 'strategic posturing designed to intimidate its enemies is an increasingly prominent issue within the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Global UAV completes geothermal energy survey
30th January 2019
Global UAV Technologies has completed a UAS-based geothermal energy exploration survey for Borealis GeoPower in northern British Columbia, Canada, the company announced on 24 January. …
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Training
Cubic upgrading San Diego facility
30th January 2019
Cubic Corporation is renovating and upgrading its San Diego manufacturing facility to accommodate the production and testing of air combat training components, the company announced …
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Defence Helicopter
US Navy launches training helicopter competition
30th January 2019
The US Navy has formally launched a competition to replace its aging fleet of TH-57 training helicopters, offering a more than $900 million prize to …
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Digital Battlespace
BlackSky reaching the stars with its constellations
30th January 2019
Intelligence and data start-up BlackSky is pushing ahead with a vigorous constellation campaign which involves the launch of an anticipated 24 satellites over a period …
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Military Logistics
Austal USA receives LCS 20 support contract
30th January 2019
Austal USA has received a $16.3 million contract to perform extended industrial post-delivery availability work on the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 20, the …
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Naval Warfare
ADECS 2019: Led by China, Asian submarines grow more capable
30th January 2019
The capability of Asia’s submarine fleet is currently increasing, even if the total number of hulls ‘will taper off within a few years’. This was …
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Naval Warfare
Greece’s P-3B aircraft to receive upgrades
30th January 2019
Chassis Plans (CP) Technologies has received a contract to modernise and update the mission control computers in the P-3B Orion aircraft used by Greece's Hellenic …
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Naval Warfare
ST Engineering launches RSN’s eighth LMV
30th January 2019
Singapore Technologies has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN's) eighth and final Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV), Fearless, the company announced on 26 January. The …
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Digital Battlespace
ADECS 2019: EW advantage at risk of being lost
30th January 2019
Senior figures within the EW community have warned how armed forces risk ‘losing the advantage’ across the battlespace due to the development and proliferation of …
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Naval Warfare
ADECS 2019: A ‘dragon’ is tilting the Indo-Pacific’s naval balance of power
30th January 2019
At this year’s ADECS 2019 conference in Singapore, there were few delegates willing to address the South China Sea and China’s growing assertive in the …
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Naval Warfare
Indian Navy test fires LRSAM
29th January 2019
The Indian Navy has successfully test fired the Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from INS Chennai against an incoming aerial target flying at low altitude, …
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Military Logistics
Epsilor's 6T battery in field testing
29th January 2019
Epsilor’s new lithium-ion 6T battery is being evaluated and field tested by industrial customers and armed forces in five NATO countries, the company announced on …
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Naval Warfare
ADECS 2019: Day one highlights (video)
29th January 2019
As ADECS closes its doors on day one, Simon Williams, chairman at Clarion, Defence and Security, tells Shephard that the standard and quality of debate …
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Training
USAF fire department receives new simulators
29th January 2019
The US Air Force’s 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) Fire Department has received three new simulators for firefighter training. The driving simulator is equipped with …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Venezuela crisis puts superpowers on collision course
29th January 2019
The recent inauguration of President Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela has led to a cycle of events emerging which have the potential to cause a serious …
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British Army considers purchasing the NEMO 120mm mortar turret for the Patria 6×6
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US Army’s Precision Strike Missile moves into production phase after test successes
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UK to receive 27 additional F-35 aircraft by end of decade
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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US Army’s Precision Strike Missile moves into production phase after test successes
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British Army considers purchasing the NEMO 120mm mortar turret for the Patria 6×6
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UK to receive 27 additional F-35 aircraft by end of decade
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Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue
