Training
PREMIUM: US Army Europe faces future training questions
With President Trump’s decision to remove nearly 12,000 troops from Germany, questions are being asked about the long-term viability of 7 Army Training Command’s two ...
Training
PREMIUM: RAFO adds F-16 training capability
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) is to receive additional F-16 training equipment to reflect upgrades to its F-16C/D Block 50 fleet. Under the ...
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM OPINION: UK juggles priorities as it assesses Middle East deployments
The International Maritime Security Construct recently opened its formal headquarters in Bahrain. The grouping of nations focusing on delivering maritime security in the complex Gulf region ...
Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Déjà vu reigns in Croatia
The Croatian government is to choose between four offers in its latest attempt to run a government-to-government tender for 12 fighter aircraft. Offers came from ...
Defence Notes
PODCAST: MSPO highlights, UK F-35 concerns and AlphaDogfight winner speaks
Welcome to Episode 37 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
Featured videos
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13
Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: India proves hypersonic technology for next-generation missiles
11th September 2020
On 7 September the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology, with a successful flight test of its Hypersonic Technology ...
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Training
Kavkaz-2020 exercise will involve Belarus
11th September 2020
Belarusian troops will join a major Russian military exercise to be held in late September. Russian Deputy Defence Minister Col Gen Alexander Fomin (pictured) told ...
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Training
US renews combat training system support contract for allies
11th September 2020
Cubic Defense Applications is to continue logistics support on its P5 Combat Training System (CTS) for multiple non-US customers, under a new $193.3 million contract ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Hermes takes flight off the UK coast
11th September 2020
Elbit Systems announced on 11 September that its Hermes 900 MALE UAV has successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations for the UK Maritime and Coastguard ...
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Air Warfare
Egypt and Jordan to receive Sidewinder motors
11th September 2020
FMS customers will receive a combined total of more than 800 rocket motors for the AIM-9M Sidewinder short-range AAM, under a $21.01 million contract for Northrop ...
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Naval Warfare
USN picks submarine rescue support contractor
11th September 2020
Oceaneering International will support US Naval Sea Systems Command as submarine rescue operations and maintenance contractor, under a $22.37 million contract announced by the DoD ...
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Naval Warfare
Saab receives order from Germany for anti-ship missiles
11th September 2020
Saab is to provide its RBS15 anti-ship missile for the German Navy, under a SEK1.7 billion ($194.39 million) order from Diehl Defence. Deliveries are scheduled ...
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Training
PREMIUM: Barco expands in Asia
11th September 2020
Projection and display specialist Barco and Taipei-based systems integrator DACOMS Technology Co. Ltd have signed a new technology partnership and business relationship, which will focus ...
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Land Warfare
South Korean MBT enters the picture for Wilk
11th September 2020
Hyundai Rotem is proposing a modified MBT to meet the Wilk future tank procurement requirement in Poland. The South Korean manufacturer showcased a model of ...
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Land Warfare
Flyer Defense delivers AGMVs for TEWL integration
11th September 2020
Flyer Defense has delivered Army Ground Mobility Vehicles (AGMVs) to General Dynamics Mission Systems for integration with the Tactical Electronic Warfare Light (TEWL) system. TEWL ...
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Defence Notes
PODCAST: Terminator-style research, Polish UAV wingman and spotlight on Japan
11th September 2020
Welcome to Episode 36 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
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Training
Belgian researchers explore extended reality for naval firefighting
11th September 2020
Engineering students at KU Leuven University have developed a VR and mixed reality simulator to enhance firefighting training for Belgian Navy personnel. ‘New sailors will ...
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Land Warfare
Lithuania refreshes sidearms inventory
11th September 2020
Heckler & Koch (H&K;) is to provide an undisclosed number of SFP9-SF Paddle pistols to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, under a €1.57 million ($1.86 million) ...
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Defence Notes
PREMIUM: China tests reusable spacecraft in secretive ‘star wars’ programme
10th September 2020
On 4 September China successfully tested in space a new ‘reusable experimental spacecraft’, nomenclature unknown, after launching it from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in ...
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Digital Battlespace
DoD looks beyond AlphaDogfight
10th September 2020
The DoD intends to conduct real-world dogfights between AI-controlled aircraft and crewed fighters in 2024. Speaking on 9 September during the DoD Artificial Intelligence Symposium ...
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Land Warfare
Poland opens tender for armoured recovery vehicles
10th September 2020
Focused on improving the mobility of its ground troops, the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish MoD is running a €428,000 ($506,000) tender to procure 29 ...
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Air Warfare
Raytheon embarks on AMRAAM software updates
10th September 2020
Raytheon has been awarded a contract worth up to $125 million to improve the AIM-120 AMRAAM system. The deal, awarded by the Air Force Life ...
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Land Warfare
Poland and Czech Republic work on a new 4x4 platform
10th September 2020
Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) subsidiary Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) is to work with Czech firm Tatra Export on designing a new 4x4 armoured vehicle. HSW ...
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Training
Bahrain to receive AH-1Z flight training device
10th September 2020
Bell Textron on 9 September was awarded a $8.94 million contract modification to produce, deliver, install and integrate a fully assembled flight training device for ...
