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Europe’s air defence debate is increasingly shaped by the blunt economics of the field. While high-value interceptor missiles can effectively shoot down cheap drones, doing so at scale presents cost challenges.

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Ageing Baltic vessels and an absence of active minehunting vessel programmes in the region have been put under the spotlight in the recent conflict.

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Australia completes MH-60R CMT tests

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Australia completes MH-60R CMT tests

27th September 2017

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed the factory acceptance tests (FAT) on its MH-60R Composite Maintenance Trainer (CMT) at CAE USA’s Tampa factory in …

BAE proposes digital shipyard for Australia

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BAE proposes digital shipyard for Australia

27th September 2017

BAE Systems Australia will invest A$100 million in a new digital shipyard in Adelaide, South Australia, if the company is selected for the Royal Australian …

US Army extends Oshkosh FMTV contract

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US Army extends Oshkosh FMTV contract

26th September 2017

The US Army has extended its Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) contract with Oshkosh Defense through to 2019.The modification allows the army to place …

Polaris proposes MRZR for SMET

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Polaris proposes MRZR for SMET

26th September 2017

Polaris will throw its hat into the ring for the US Army’s Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme with an optionally-manned MRZR. The offering, known Team …

Curtiss-Wright to provide VDS winch system

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Curtiss-Wright to provide VDS winch system

26th September 2017

Curtiss-Wright has been selected by Raytheon to provide its winch system technology to deploy the new Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) being developed for the US …

Marines search for smarter field supplies

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Marines search for smarter field supplies

26th September 2017

The U.S. Marines must increasingly deploy in small groups in remote and primitive areas thus, anything that reduces logistical requirements for their support saves money, …

PAC-3 MSE test from remote launcher

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PAC-3 MSE test from remote launcher

26th September 2017

Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor has successfully intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target in the first-ever MSE test from a remote launcher. …

HUTC certifies Entrol H135 T2+ simulator

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HUTC certifies Entrol H135 T2+ simulator

26th September 2017

The Heli-Union Training Center (HUTC) has certified its Entrol H135 T2+ FTD Level 2 simulator, expanding its helicopter simulator training programmes. The simulator includes a …

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Ukraine-Polish consortium signs new agreement

26th September 2017

Ukroboronprom companies SpetsTechnoExport and Artem Holding have signed an agreement with Poland's WB Electronics to produce R-27-R1 guided medium-range air-to-air missiles for the Polish Air …

WFEL receives US Army DSB order

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WFEL receives US Army DSB order

26th September 2017

WFEL has signed a contract to deliver an additional four Dry Support Bridging (DSB) systems to the US Army, the company announced on 21 September. …

Analysis: Japanese BMD solutions face challenges

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Analysis: Japanese BMD solutions face challenges

26th September 2017

North Korea’s continued cruise missile, intermediate-range ballistic missile and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches – 14 to date in 2017 – have caused Tokyo to …

Glock scoops enormous Philippine contract

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Glock scoops enormous Philippine contract

26th September 2017

Glock Asia Pacific announced that it has won a contract to supply 74,861 Glock 17 Gen4 9mm pistols plus an identical number of holsters to …

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