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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Digital Battlespace
US military aims to avoid being elbowed out of the spectrum
11th May 2021
Recently released prototype proposals would improve how the DoD manages its use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Land Warfare
Moscow parade displays fewer innovations
11th May 2021
The Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May showcased the Buk-M3, Taifun-PVO and the ISDM remote minelayer.
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Land Warfare
US Army extends CROWS contract with Kongsberg
11th May 2021
CROWS contract modification 'is contingent upon future demand and annual allocations’, says Kongsberg.
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Digital Battlespace
Full-rate CIRCM production begins
11th May 2021
CIRCM uses a laser transmitting modulated pulses to confuse an incoming IR-guided missile.
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Land Warfare
UK hybrid-electric vehicle assessment begins
11th May 2021
British Army headquarters is keen to discover whether there are benefits from installing hybrid-electric drive systems on some of its vehicles. NP Aerospace has delivered prototypes for testing that will offer valuable data to inform future decisions.
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Training
Latvia orders Carl-Gustaf training solution
10th May 2021
Saab has received an order from the Latvian Armed Forces for the delivery of the Carl-Gustaf Ground Combat Indoor Trainer.
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Training
USN shakes up aggressor squadrons
10th May 2021
The USN is looking to enhance its aggressor training capabilities by adding new aircraft and making improvements to in-service platforms.
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Defence Notes
Spain seeks to unify industrial base for missile systems
10th May 2021
Consolidation in the Spanish missile systems sector was non-existent before the arrival of the SMS initiative.
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Military Logistics
Czech aero engine support tender falls flat
10th May 2021
The Czech MoD wanted industry to conduct MRO and other support for the engines powering the L-410 transport aircraft.
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Air Warfare
Leonardo denies Nigerian M-346FA order
10th May 2021
The Nigerian Air Force has not ordered 24 light attack aircraft, says Leonardo.
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Naval Warfare
USN orders five additional LCU 1700 craft
10th May 2021
Work on building LCU 1707 to LCU 1711 will be completed by November 2023.
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Air Warfare
Su-30SM2s are destined for Baltic duties
10th May 2021
Two dozen Su-30SM2 fighters will be delivered to the Russian Navy by late 2022, mainly to the Kaliningrad Oblast where they will replace ageing Su-27s.
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Digital Battlespace
Su-34 bomber is getting new targeting pods
10th May 2021
Delays in testing the UKR-RL reconnaissance targeting pod for the Su-34 appear to have been overcome.
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Unmanned Vehicles
USN awards autonomous mine countermeasure retrofit contract
10th May 2021
Five Knifefish UUVs will be retrofitted under a new deal for General Dynamics from the USN.
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Land Warfare
US Army orders XM813 production, delivery and support
10th May 2021
The XM813 cannon forms part of the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapon System 30mm Lethality Upgrade programme.
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Air Warfare
Japanese satellites to track hypersonic weapons
10th May 2021
As China's military fields hypersonic glide vehicles, Japan is seeking to use satellites to detect and track them.
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Air Warfare
L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor announce Sky Warden aircraft
7th May 2021
L3Harris Technologies and Air Tractor have jointly announced the production of the Sky Warden ISR strike aircraft.
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Land Warfare
UK awards Challenger 3 upgrade contract
7th May 2021
Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land sign £800m contract with UK MoD to upgrade Challenger 3 main battle tanks.
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Digital Battlespace
Radars look over the horizon in the High North
7th May 2021
Rezonans-N radar installations will include surveillance of vast areas of airspace over Norway and Finland.
