Land Warfare
Moscow parade displays fewer innovations
The Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May showcased the Buk-M3, Taifun-PVO and the ISDM remote minelayer.
Training
ARES bulks up with Mirages
French red air operator ARES is expanding its fleet with 18 Mirage 2000s but which air force is supplying them?
Unmanned Vehicles
Latin American air forces turn to indigenous UAVs
Recent developments in Brazil and Colombia reflect a trend towards domestic UAV manufacturing.
Defence Notes
Victory Day parade, Asia-Pacific round-up and UK Carrier Strike Group (Podcast)
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Defence Notes
Myanmar earns perennial pariah status in SE Asia (Opinion)
Is Myanmar descending into civil war as the country's ruthless military crack down on all opposition and continue to battle ethnic armed groups?
Featured videos
Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM VIDEO: UK adopts sequential approach to army digital transformation
The digitisation of the British Army is one of the main objectives of the UK’s Integrated Review, which sets out a vision for the country role in the world over the next decade.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group launches third Argentinian OPV
12th May 2021
Naval Group launches the third OPV ordered by Argentina, ARA Storni.
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Defence Helicopter
UK still to settle on new medium helicopter procurement strategy
12th May 2021
The UK MoD has still to put forward requirements for its new medium helicopter acquisition, which could see offers eventually arrive from the likes of Airbus, Bell, Leonardo and Lockheed Martin.
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Digital Battlespace
COTS hardware supports Blackjack risk reduction
12th May 2021
An orbital platform was used for a tactical maritime experiment by DARPA.
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Air Warfare
Ex-Belarus MiG-29s bolster Serbian Air Force
12th May 2021
Serbia is receiving MiG-29s from Belarus while the Balkan country also upgrades its existing fleet of seven single-seater MiG-29s.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare magazine: UK Carrier Strike Group, global OPV market and more
12th May 2021
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Naval Warfare
Russia finally makes progress on naval gas turbines
12th May 2021
The annexation of Crimea in 2014 cast a long shadow over Russian naval shipbuilding programmes.
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Defence Notes
PAC-3 MSE arrives in Sweden
12th May 2021
Sweden is enhancing its missile defence capabilities with PAC-3 MSE from Lockheed Martin.
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Naval Warfare
Israel Shipyards confirms Asian customer for Shaldag V
12th May 2021
Israel Shipyards is providing Shaldag MK V — plus knowledge transfer and training services — to an Asian customer, likely to be the Philippines as reported by Shephard earlier this year.
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Military Logistics
Kodiak steps up for German combat engineering role
12th May 2021
The German Army has ordered 44 armoured engineering vehicles from Rheinmetall, to be delivered by 2029.
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Training
US Space Force evolves its training focus
12th May 2021
As it expands, the US Space Force needs to address specific training requirements.
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Land Warfare
Jaguar EBRC qualification process includes MMP test-firing
12th May 2021
The MBDA-made MMP was fired last month from a retractable pod on the Jaguar EBRC armoured vehicle.
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Digital Battlespace
Hyperspectral payloads will enhance ISR
12th May 2021
A constellation of six LEO satellites should support the intelligence-gathering requirements of joint forces conducting multi-domain operations around the world.
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Naval Warfare
Indonesia trials maiden Tank Boat
11th May 2021
The first 'Tank Boat' does not look as much like a tank as the initial mock-up did, as the prototype has only a 30mm cannon as its armament.
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Naval Warfare
SeeByte to provide ATR for Danish and Polish navies
11th May 2021
SeeByte and Kraken Robotic Systems have partnered to provide the KATFISH with an embedded ATR system to the Royal Danish Navy and the Polish Navy.
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Naval Warfare
Elettronica to equip Italian submarines with EW suite
11th May 2021
Elettronica signs a contract with Fincantieri to supply the EW suite of the U212 NFS submarines of the Italian Navy.
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Digital Battlespace
MANET finds a place in Mi2
11th May 2021
MANET devices from Persistent Solutions will provide payload data link and C2 for the newest unmanned ISR platform in the USN.
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Military Logistics
Rheinmetall begins CH-53G maintenance in Germany
11th May 2021
Ageing CH-53G helicopters are nearing 50 years in service with the German Air Force.
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Military Logistics
Norway eyes framework deal to repair or recycle armoured vehicle tracks
11th May 2021
Norwegian DLO wants to establish a four-year framework agreement with a single operator to buy, repair and recycle tyres, tracks, belts and other materials used on Leopard 2, M113 and potentially CV90 vehicles.
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Defence Notes
North Macedonia invests in NBC protection
11th May 2021
North Macedonian MoD releases tender for six-month NBC equipment contract.
