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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
The Leonardo M-345 High-Efficiency Trainer (HET) basic/advanced trainer is similar to the M-346, which is the second part of the Italian Air Force’s training system, but is a substantially smaller and less powerful aircraft.
Land Warfare
UK artillery factory opens as defence review inches forward
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
Naval Warfare
South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.
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Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
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Defence Helicopter
US Army orders more AH-64E Apaches
22nd August 2019
Boeing has been awarded a $154.9 million contract modification to procure new-build AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an …
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Land Warfare
MSPO 2019: Eastern Europe mounts tank inventory push
22nd August 2019
Most Eastern European countries are focusing their efforts to maintain and strengthen their armoured vehicle inventories. This is being undertaken in accordance with geopolitical ambitions …
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Training
Ravenswood contracted for MARTE-O training kit for the Netherlands
22nd August 2019
The Royal Netherlands Army Command has awarded Ravenswood Solutions a contract to provide its modular augmented reality tracking equipment for observers (MARTE-O) kit. The MARTE-O …
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Land Warfare
US Army orders more TOW anti-tank missiles
22nd August 2019
Raytheon will deliver additional tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missiles for the TOW weapon system under a $101 million contract awarded by the US Army. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies launch new VTOL UAV
22nd August 2019
UAVOS and ISR Unmanned Technologies have jointly developed a new unmanned helicopter for commercial and security applications. The ISR-350-5 is the result of the joint …
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Digital Battlespace
Hughes and VNC team to offer extended mobile communications
22nd August 2019
Hughes Network Systems and Virtual Network Communications (VNC) have launched a new offering that will extend mobile network connectivity, using an integrated combination of VNC's …
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Digital Battlespace
BAE receives F-35 EW upgrade contract
22nd August 2019
BAE Systems has received a Block 4 modernisation contract award from Lockheed Martin to enhance the offensive and defensive electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the …
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Naval Warfare
TADTE 2019: Taiwan’s LPD scheduled for completion in 2022
22nd August 2019
The Republic of China Navy’s (ROCN) new LPD, being acquired under Project Hung Yun, began construction in May. The vessel will mark the start of …
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Special Operations
SOF seeks low-cost armor-piercing ammo
21st August 2019
The US military is seeking industry help to identify or develop low-cost armor-piercing ammunition in a number of calibers of particular interest to United States …
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Digital Battlespace
First system-level tests of USN EASR completed
21st August 2019
Raytheon and the US Navy have completed the first system-level tests of the SPY-6(V)2 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) at the Surface Combat System Center at …
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Naval Warfare
Boeing contracted to add sixth workstation to USN, RAAF Poseidons
21st August 2019
Boeing has received awards worth $34.5 million to deliver a sixth mission crew workstation retrofit to previously delivered US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Is there an absence of interest in UK defence?
21st August 2019
Boris Johnson has been UK Prime Minister for almost a month, yet it is still hard to understand what his vision for defence is, or …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop to provide upgrade to Dutch jammer pods
21st August 2019
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $7 million follow-on contract for AN/ALQ-131 (V) electronic countermeasure pod upgrades for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The work will …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AFRL and Dzyne demonstrate OPV concept
21st August 2019
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies have completed a two-hour maiden flight of an optionally-piloted concept for manned aircraft dubbed ROBOpilot, …
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Defence Notes
SDB increases capability of RAAF F-35A
21st August 2019
The capability of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters has quadrupled since the introduction of the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), according …
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Naval Warfare
MSPO 2019: Questions hang over pace of Black Sea modernisation
21st August 2019
Romania and Bulgaria, two of NATOs youngest members, are in desperate need of modernising their naval fleets – broadly a result of security sector deterioration …
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Defence Notes
US approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
21st August 2019
The US State Department on 20 August approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger Beijing. Taiwan will …
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Military Logistics
ThyssenKrupp invests in logistics sites
21st August 2019
ThyssenKrupp Materials Services, the distribution and service provider of the ThyssenKrupp Group, is investing some €70 million in the modernisation and expansion of its European …
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Naval Warfare
RAN signs lease extension for Cape-class patrol boats
21st August 2019
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has signed a two-year lease extension with the National Australia Bank for its two Cape-class patrol boats (CCPB), Cape Fourcroy …
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