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National Audit Office report highlights major delays in UK’s F-35 programme
The report discloses that while the capability provided by the F-35 is superior to previous UK aircraft, delays from the UK Ministry of Defence on the programme have significantly impacted the country’s warfighting capabilities.
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France and UK to resume and upgrade Storm Shadow/SCALP production
The new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will work on a range of other projects to boost the UK economy and defence industry, including joint development on new high-tech frequency weapons and extended range air-to-air missiles.
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Arquus and Milrem push their UGVs fitted with long-range missiles
Arquus displayed the Drailer uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) integrating the Akeron LP long-range missile at the Techterre technology demonstrator event ahead of trials in September.
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Czech CAESAR howitzer order at risk of cancellation
The Czech Republic ordered 52 CAmion Equipé d’un Système d’ARtillerie (CAESAR) self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) in 2021 and added another 10 a year later. A cancellation of the programme would impact both the army’s capabilities and local industry which is involved in the manufacture.
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Training
Saab to upgrade German Army vehicle simulators
10th January 2018
Saab has received a $13 million order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support to upgrade a number of the …
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Land Warfare
Australia targets Abrams upgrade and new engineering variants
10th January 2018
Ahead of an industry consultation briefing to be held in February, this week the Australian Department of Defence released a pre-registration information pack laying out …
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Defence Helicopter
Russian Navy receives upgraded Ka-27Ms
10th January 2018
Russian Helicopters has transferred a batch of Ka-27M helicopters to the Russian Navy following their modernisation at the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. The helicopters will …
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Naval Warfare
Sweden, Finland sign torpedo agreements
10th January 2018
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the Finnish Defence Forces Logistic Command (FDF LogCom) have signed cooperation agreements regarding torpedo systems for anti-submarine warfare, …
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Digital Battlespace
Indian Navy orders PointShield PDDS
10th January 2018
DSIT Solutions has signed a contract with Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (SED) to jointly supply 78 PointShield Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS) units to …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: 2018 is China’s Year of the Dog
10th January 2018
The coming Year of the Dog could be the year of the ‘running dog’ for the US in the Asia-Pacific. Never before have we seen …
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Naval Warfare
Negotiations collapse in Indian minesweeper project
10th January 2018
The Indian Navy’s (IN) quest to build 12 mine countermeasures vessels (MCMV) under an INR328 billion ($5.2 billion) ‘Make in India’ programme has collapsed at …
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Naval Warfare
Surface Navy 2018: US surface fleet looks to learn from harsh lessons of 2017
9th January 2018
In what will likely be the final public speech before his retirement from the US Navy, VADM Thomas Rowden, commander of surface forces, described some …
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Special Operations
IDF SOF Training Centre Reaches Final Phase
9th January 2018
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has announced the final phase in the establishment of its Special Operations Infantry Brigade will be the construction of a …
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Digital Battlespace
SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket worked fine
9th January 2018
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket worked fine in its launch of a secretive US government satellite, named Zuma, the company said on 9 January after reports …
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Land Warfare
Israeli military technology discovered in Kuwait, despite ban
9th January 2018
The Kuwaiti armed forces have been found to be using Israeli military technology, despite the Arab country not recognising the Jewish state and imposing a …
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Land Warfare
Turkey awards missile system study contract
9th January 2018
Turkey has awarded a contract to Eurosam, Aselsan and Roketsan to jointly conduct a definition study of Turkey's future long-range air and missile defence system, …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy seeks Vindicator II targets
9th January 2018
The US Navy is looking to acquire the Vindicator II target solution from Qinetiq Target Systems Canada as part of a sole source procurement. The …
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Defence Notes
Philippines to protest China’s militarisation of reef
9th January 2018
The Philippines will lodge a diplomatic protest with China after Manila questioned if Beijing had reneged on a pledge not to militarise a disputed South …
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Digital Battlespace
Oman requests software upgrades for F-16s
9th January 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of electronic warfare and communications equipment for Oman's F-16 fleet, the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Stryke receives contract from US Army
9th January 2018
Stryke Industries has received a contract to apply the ScenGen artificial intelligence engine to the US Army's UAS fleet, the company announced on 4 January. …
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Training
More details emerge on ASI's CFTD success
9th January 2018
Although awarded in October 2017, more details have now emerged concerning the CH-53E Sea Stallion Containerised Flight Training Device (CFTD) programme won by Tampa-based Aero …
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Defence Notes
US apologises to Japan over military accidents
9th January 2018
The US has apologised to Japan following a recent series of accidents involving US military equipment, the Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. US Secretary …
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Military Logistics
Iveco details German Army order
9th January 2018
Iveco Defence Vehicles announced in December that it will supply a new fleet of medium multi-purpose trucks to the German Army under an order from …
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