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February land forces roundup: ST Engineering and Russia lift the lid on new platforms

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February land forces roundup: ST Engineering and Russia lift the lid on new platforms

27th February 2026

This month we saw a major presence from Turkish, Russian and Chinese companies at the World Defense Show with new vehicles from major suppliers, while elsewhere there were evolving mortar programmes and artillery modernisation efforts.

Ireland releases maritime strategy as it looks to new naval bases and stronger partnerships

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Ireland releases maritime strategy as it looks to new naval bases and stronger partnerships

27th February 2026

Ireland has a maritime area ten times the size of its land mass but has a limited naval capacity and faces an ongoing threat to critical underwater infrastructure. A new strategy is looking to address the challenge.

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ITEC 2018: 3D Perception to deliver visual display upgrades

16th May 2018

Norwegian visual display specialists, 3D Perception, is to deliver upgraded visual display systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the retrofit of four …

ITEC 2018: Wildcat time shaved in simulator delivery

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ITEC 2018: Wildcat time shaved in simulator delivery

16th May 2018

One of the major challenges facing manufacturers of training systems is the delivery of synthetic training equipment to coincide with operators receiving their operational airframes. …

IMT Vislink, K2 partner on Knight Hawk UAS

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IMT Vislink, K2 partner on Knight Hawk UAS

16th May 2018

XG Technology’s IMT Vislink is collaborating with K2 Unmanned Systems to provide video downlink capability for K2's new law enforcement UAS, XG announced on 11 …

ITEC 2018: Calytrix sharpen Titan's industry impact (video)

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ITEC 2018: Calytrix sharpen Titan's industry impact (video)

16th May 2018

Titan Vanguard - a new virtual and gaming simulation for military training is being developed by Australian industry partners Calytrix and TitanIM.  Shawn Parr, CEO …

Russian marines receive new BTR-82A APCs

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Russian marines receive new BTR-82A APCs

16th May 2018

Marine units of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla have received a new batch of BTR-82A armoured personal carriers (APC), the Russian Ministry of Defence announced …

Nautilus to achieves JALO accreditation

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Nautilus to achieves JALO accreditation

16th May 2018

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) has supported Nautilus International Risk Consultants in achieving Joint Air Land Organisation (JALO) accreditation using the Holovis International’s Joint Terminal Attack …

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Australian innovation hub contracts awarded

16th May 2018

Defence Innovation Hub contracts have been issued to three Australian companies for development of three new defence technologies, the Australian Department of Defence announced on …

South Korea launches second LPH

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South Korea launches second LPH

16th May 2018

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) ceremonially launched a landing platform helicopter (LPH) – the second Dokdo-class amphibious assault ship – in Busan on 14 …

Asia-Pacific is perfect testbed for USN’s EFP programme

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Asia-Pacific is perfect testbed for USN’s EFP programme

16th May 2018

The USN is using the Pacific region to exploit the capabilities of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFP) and to possibly develop a new concept …

Opinion: Futenma relocation on Okinawa deserves medal for mediocrity

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Opinion: Futenma relocation on Okinawa deserves medal for mediocrity

16th May 2018

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma on Okinawa has distracted from more important needs in the Japan-US defence relationship for more than two decades. The …

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Heavy fighting as Taliban attack western Afghan city

15th May 2018

Afghan aircraft on 15 May bombed Taliban positions in the western city of Farah after the insurgents launched a major attempt to capture the provincial …

Insitu and partners progress payload offerings

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Insitu and partners progress payload offerings

15th May 2018

Alongside its recently launched ScanEagle 3, Insitu is evolving its payload capabilities for its family of unmanned solutions with new technologies on the horizon. At its …

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