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The UK’s Land Mobility Programme (LMP) has three types of vehicles: medium protected, light protected and light mobility (LMV). US company GM Defense and the UK’s NP Aerospace have teamed up to make an offering for the latter. The LMP will replace more than a dozen vehicle types with as few as three or four models.
The Australia, UK and US (AUKUS) trilateral agreement consists of two pillars. The first pillar involves Australia’s procurement of nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) and the second pillar involves bring defence industry and research bases closer together through high-technology development programmes. It is the former which is under re-evaluation.
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
South Korean industry continues to evolve unmanned surface vessels as the ROK Navy targets future force needs and addresses manpower challenges.
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19th April 2021
Interceptor used in March test was the first series-production Barak ER missile, with the IDF the most likely launch customer. The extended-range Barak variant will slot into the existing Israeli air defence umbrella of systems.
19th April 2021
MV-22B landing on the flight deck of a US hospital ship is part of a seven-month period of dynamic tests.
19th April 2021
Two AW109S helicopters and one AW139 will reach initial operating capability in mid-2021 at the Empire Test Pilots’ School.
19th April 2021
Modification to FMS for France includes procurement of long-lead items for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
19th April 2021
The Slovak MoD is pushing ahead with the procurement of new infantry fighting vehicles to replace its old Soviet-era platforms. Companies interested in bidding for the programme are bringing their platforms to Slovakia to demonstrate their capabilities throughout early 2021.
19th April 2021
Israeli company Elbit Systems is establishing and operating a flight training academy in Greece.
16th April 2021
The Indian Ocean region is hotting up as an arena for great power competition, as China boosts its presence there.
16th April 2021
Northrop Grumman expects to shortly integrate a maritime radar on its Firebird optionally piloted MALE UAV.
16th April 2021
Airbus signs a contract with the Egyptian Air Force for performance-based support of its C295 fleet.
16th April 2021
Honeywell unveils three new military-grade navigation technologies
16th April 2021
DARPA programme seeks to create an advanced networked sensor to detect and identify biological weapons of mass destruction.
16th April 2021
Northrop Grumman obtains a task order to supply missile warning sensors to the USAF and seven allied nations.
16th April 2021
DGA orders eight H225Ms and a second VSR700 prototype from Airbus Helicopters.
16th April 2021
Five second-hand C-130Hs will be supplied to Poland by mid-2024.
16th April 2021
A new unmanned combat aircraft from Baykar Makina is earmarked to embark on the Turkish amphibious landing ship Anadolu — once certain design modifications are made to the vessel, which is still under construction.
16th April 2021
Welcome to Episode 15 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
16th April 2021
French SOF chiefs recognised a need to refresh equipment for operations on land, at sea and in the air.
15th April 2021
The Indian Army makes moves to select its first ever truck-mounted howitzers, plus it recognises the need to protect its T-90S tank fleet.
15th April 2021
Sikorsky exhibits the capabilities of its S-97 Raider during Future Vertical Lift flight demonstrations.