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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

Euronaval 2016: That's a wrap (video)

21st October 2016

After a week of interviews and press briefings at this year's Euronaval in Paris, editor Richard Thomas and staff reporter Grant Turnbull discuss some of …
Military Logistics

Raytheon receives JPALS contract

21st October 2016

Raytheon will complete development of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) under a $255 million contract from the US Navy announced on 19 October. …
Naval Warfare

Euronaval 2016: Spotlight on smaller naval sonars

21st October 2016

The ability for smaller warships and patrol vessels to have the ability to conduct meaningful sub-surface scanning was thrown into the spotlight during Euronaval, as …
Land Warfare

Cheetah to extend C-RAM cover

21st October 2016

The thinking behind the new Cheetah counter-rocket, artillery and mortar system (C-RAM) is to give more range compared to a gun system. This is according …
Digital Battlespace

Upgraded navigation for German frigates

21st October 2016

France's iXblue has been selected to provide its Marins M3 and Netans N3 systems to the German Navy to upgrade two F122 Bremen-class frigates and four …
Naval Warfare

Qatar gets first coast guard vessels

21st October 2016

Qatar's coast guard has received the first of 17 composite hull boats from the Ares Shipyard in Antalya, Turkey. The vessels, two Ares 75 and …
Training

MCAT falls to Kratos

21st October 2016

Kratos Defense and Security has been awarded a $54 million contract to provide the US Marine Corps with five Marine Common Aircrew Trainers (MCAT). The …
Naval Warfare

Euronaval 2016: Aussie Aegis crews graduate (video)

20th October 2016

The first naval officers from the Royal Australian Navy have graduated from a two month Aegis combat systems course in New Jersey. The Aegis combat …
Military Logistics

Canadian CC-130Js complete upgrade

20th October 2016

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) marked the completion of a major upgrade of its 17 CC-130J Hercules transport aircraft on 18 October. The upgraded aircraft …
Naval Warfare

Austal bags LCS post-shakedown contract

20th October 2016

Austal will carry out work on the Post Shakedown Availability phase for Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Gabrielle Giffords under a contract from the US …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aerosonde HQ small footprint, big travels

20th October 2016

Textron Systems has demonstrated its Aerosonde hybrid quad (HQ) SUAS variant in front of existing and prospective customers from the military and commercial sectors. The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Saab acquires Denmark's NDI

20th October 2016

Saab has acquired Danish naval company Nordic Defence Industries (NDI), the company announced on 18 October. NDI designs and manufactures mine disposal charge systems for …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Euronaval 2016: New VTOL UAV for French Navy

20th October 2016

The focus on unmanned systems at Euronaval continued on Thursday as DCNS and Airbus Helicopters revealed a design for a new VTOL system for the …
Land Warfare

US Army reveals JLTV designators

20th October 2016

The US Army has provided official numeric designators for the vehicle variants of the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV programme has been developed …
Training

Hopes grow for KC-390 training

20th October 2016

Rheinmetall is providing the training for Brazil’s new KC-390 transport aircraft and believes that this work will allow a further expansion of training services. The …
Naval Warfare

Terma radar for Indonesian coast guard

20th October 2016

Terma will supply Scanter 6000 radars to the Indonesian coast guard (KPLP) under an order announced on 18 October. The radars will be integrated with …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Euronaval 2016: Atlas Elektronik details Unmanned Warrior role (video)

20th October 2016

Several companies showcasing at this year's Euronaval are fresh from participating in the Royal Navy's landmark Unmanned Warrior exercise, including Atlas Elektronik UK. The company …
Digital Battlespace

Roke, DSTL working on AI for maritime systems

20th October 2016

Roke Manor Research is set to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) software into a maritime combat system demonstrator sponsored by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology …
Training

Sydney centre gets AW139 simulator

20th October 2016

Leonardo-Finmeccanica has selected Toll Helicopters to deliver AW139 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) training in Australia, the company announced on 18 October. The AW139 Level D …

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