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Defence Notes

Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue

Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.

Land Warfare

Australia invests $1.4 billion in additional AMRAAM buy

Some of the missiles ordered can be used on the F/A-18F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler and the F35-A Lightning.

Land Warfare

Armies turn to armour and self-defence as support vehicles near the frontline

Combat losses of support and logistics vehicles in recent conflicts have highlighted the need for greater protection and even self-defence capabilities. What options are available to turn a basic truck into a survivor on the battlefield?

Naval Warfare

US Coast Guard enhances Arctic protection with a new Fast Response Cutter

After commissioning, FRC Frederick Mann will operate in Alaska and perform multiple missions.

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Land Warfare

Al-Khalid production lags behind capacity

12th December 2017

Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), the Pakistani state-owned manufacturer of heavy weapons, is producing around 18 Al-Khalid-I MBTs annually, but this figure is nowhere near its …
Defence Helicopter

Ukrainian MoD completes heli rocket-firing testing

12th December 2017

The Ukrainian MoD has completed a test campaign firing new rockets from its two new transport/combat helicopters types, the Mi-8MSB and Mi-2MSB, which, in turn, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Norway opens autonomous vessel test-bed

12th December 2017

A new autonomous shipping test-bed has been opened adjacent to Kongsberg Maritime’s Horten facility in Norway to support the development of new solutions for autonomous …
Training

Inzpire supports Exercise Iron Dragon

12th December 2017

Inzpire has designed and delivered an experimental synthetic training exercise to 3rd Division (UK) headquarters at the Royal Air Force Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) …
Naval Warfare

Ukraine gains four more Gyurza-M boats

12th December 2017

The Ukrainian Navy is set to take delivery of four more Project 58155 Gyurza-M armoured artillery boats alongside announcing ambitious plans for building of a …
Defence Notes

GDA 2017: The threat from Houthi missiles (analysis)

12th December 2017

A bewilderingly rapid series of events have rocked the Middle East recently as the smouldering Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry threatened to turn hot. This is especially …
Digital Battlespace

Singapore launches bug bounty programme

12th December 2017

Under a computer bug bounty programme, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has appointed American white hat hacker firm HackerOne to test the Ministry of Defence’s …
Defence Notes

GDA 2017: What's at the show (video)

12th December 2017

As the year comes to a close, the tri-service Gulf Defence and Aerospace exhibition gets underway in Kuwait with a strong static display outside the …
Special Operations

Singapore hones SF capabilities in joint exercise

12th December 2017

Commandos of the Singapore Armed Force (SAF) maximised their training opportunities at Arizona’s Barry M. Goldwater Range alongside air force counterparts in Exercise Forging Sabre …
Defence Notes

Thales, Cotecmar strengthen partnership

11th December 2017

Thales has renewed its partnership agreement with Colombia’s Cotecmar to cooperate on capabilities for the Colombian defence industry. The deal, which continues a partnership originally …
Digital Battlespace

Viasat, USAF complete Mini Crypto PPR

11th December 2017

Viasat has completed a production readiness review (PPR) of the Mini Crypto programme, for the development of an embeddable cryptographic module for military handheld devices …
Land Warfare

Russian Pacific Fleet receives T-80BV tanks

11th December 2017

Russian military Pacific Fleet marines have received new T-80BV tanks as part of Russia's Rearmament Plan of the Pacific Fleet Costal Troops programme, the Russian …
Training

General Dynamics receives USAF DMOC contract

11th December 2017

General Dynamics Information Technology has received the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) – Infrastructure, Development and Engineering support contract from the US Air Force, the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Three selected for HALE UAV laser development

11th December 2017

Boeing has been awarded a $9 million contract for the phase one effort of the US Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) …
Digital Battlespace

Hensoldt demos Xpeller counter-UAV system

11th December 2017

Hensoldt has demonstrated the ability of its Xpeller counter-UAV system to protect critical infrastructure such as airfields at the Airbus airfield in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany, the …
Land Warfare

Rheinmetall unveils new version of VR-LP device

11th December 2017

Rheinmetall has introduced a new version of its Vario-Ray LowProfile (VR-LP) laser aiming and illuminating device for compact assault rifles, the company announced on 6 …
Defence Notes

South Korea boosts spending, ISR and retaliatory measures

11th December 2017

South Korea has created new units – including an ISR formation and a special forces decapitation brigade – in response to the threat from its …
Digital Battlespace

GDA 2017: Leonardo readies Captor-E next phase, Kuwaiti Eurofighter assembly

11th December 2017

Leonardo is preparing to begin the next testing phase for its next-generation Captor-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, which will eventually equip the Eurofighter …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Teledyne participates in Iceland’s EOD exercise

11th December 2017

Teledyne Gavia and Teledyne SeaBotix have participated in exercise Northern Challenge 2017 in Iceland - an annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) multinational exercise that supports …