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Naval Warfare

Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer

Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Naval Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Training

FAAC to continue supporting Taiwan training range

31st July 2018

Arotech’s FAAC has received a $1.9 million contract to continue software support and improvement efforts for the Taiwan training range, Arotech announced on 27 July. …
Defence Helicopter

Insight: Global customers going ballistic for HForce

31st July 2018

From Europe to Asia-Pacific, a whole host of worldwide customers are seeing the prospect of the Airbus HForce weapon management system being applied to the H145M, as …
Naval Warfare

GORTT to order two Austal patrol boats

31st July 2018

The Government of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) intends to purchase two Austal Cape-class patrol boats for border protection operations, Austal announced on 29 …
Defence Helicopter

India’s first Apache, Chinook helicopters complete inaugural flights

31st July 2018

Boeing has successfully completed the first flights of AH-64E Apache and CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters which will be delivered to India in 2019, the company …
Military Logistics

US Army maintains ammunition production options

31st July 2018

Against a recent background of ammunition production challenges caused by an explosive accident at the US Army’s primary ammunition production facility, the service recently awarded Winchester …
Land Warfare

Saab’s support contract for Arthur system extended

31st July 2018

Saab has received a one-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to continue providing logistical support for the Arthur weapon locating system, the …
Digital Battlespace

Northrop delivers first GaN G/ATOR system to USMC

31st July 2018

Northrop Grumman has delivered the first AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) that incorporates advanced high power and high efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) antenna technology to …
Uncrewed Vehicles

IAI, DOK-ING to develop autonomous robotic system

31st July 2018

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a collaboration agreement with DOK-ING for manufacturing, marketing and sales of a robotic system to be used in high …
Land Warfare

China receives first batch of Russian S-400s

31st July 2018

The first S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile systems for the People’s Liberation Army of China have been handed over in the second half of July, according …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Jury still out on role of optionally manned Bradley replacement

31st July 2018

While the US Army is pursuing an optionally manned capability for its next generation combat vehicle (NGCV), which missions such a vehicle could conduct is …
Naval Warfare

Bahrain requests FOTS for navy ship Sabha

31st July 2018

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential FMS of items and services to Bahrain in support of follow-on technical support (FOTS) …
Training

First phase of Worthy Down redevelopment complete

31st July 2018

The UK Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and Skanska have completed work on the first phase of a redevelopment project at Worthy Down camp in Hampshire, …
Land Warfare

GDLS to upgrade 100 more Abrams

31st July 2018

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has received a delivery order from the US Army to upgrade 100 more M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks to M1A2 …
Digital Battlespace

Taiwan hacker conference proves unnerving

31st July 2018

The 2018 Hacks in Taiwan Conference (HITCON) was disturbing. After being founded in 2005, the 14th HITCON was held from 27-28 July at the Taipei …
Defence Notes

EU moving anti-piracy headquarters to Spain

30th July 2018

European Union (EU) countries decided on 30 July to move the headquarters of the bloc's anti-piracy Atalanta patrols from London to the Spanish port of …
Digital Battlespace

Japan to spend billions on missile defence system

30th July 2018

Japan said on 30 July that it would spend around $4.2 billion over the next 30 years on installing and operating US radar systems to …
Land Warfare

PAC-3 MSE sets distance record in intercept test

30th July 2018

Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor has successfully intercepted an air-breathing threat (ABT) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, …
Defence Notes

Stability in Iraq could hinge on rebuilding 'failed social contract'

30th July 2018

At a time when Iraqis are taking to the streets protesting a lack of basic services and jobs, a US military commander is warning that …
Training

ASTi’s SERA for Australian Defence Force pilot training

30th July 2018

Advanced Simulation Technology’s (ASTi) Simulated Environment for Realistic ATC (SERA) product has been selected for the Air 5428 pilot training system developed by Lockheed Martin, …

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