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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
The Leonardo M-345 High-Efficiency Trainer (HET) basic/advanced trainer is similar to the M-346, which is the second part of the Italian Air Force’s training system, but is a substantially smaller and less powerful aircraft.
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UK artillery factory opens as defence review inches forward
The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.
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South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs
HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.
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Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
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Military Logistics
Australia streamlines F-35A support
6th August 2019
Operational support for Australia’s F-35A aircraft will be streamlined under a five-year $91 million agreement between the Australian Department of Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia. …
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Training
L3 Technologies awarded F-16 training order
5th August 2019
L3 Technologies’ Link Training & Simulation division has received a task order for F-16 aircraft simulator training programme services, the US Department of Defense announced …
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Land Warfare
Elbit Systems tests new AFV
5th August 2019
Elbit Systems has concluded testing of its new Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV) as part of the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s CARMEL Future Combat Vehicle project. …
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Land Warfare
US Army orders PGU 46/B ammunition
5th August 2019
Northrop Grumman has received new ammunition orders from the US Army totalling $24.8 million. The orders, announced on 1 August, were placed under the company’s …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy commissions USS Billings
5th August 2019
The US Navy commissioned USS Billings (LCS 15) on 3 August in Key West, Florida. Billings is the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to …
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Defence Helicopter
Bird receives UN AMPS order
5th August 2019
Bird Aerosystems will supply additional Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) for UN Air Operations, the company announced on 5 August. Under the contract, BIRD will …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to supply QEWR spares
5th August 2019
Raytheon will provide spares in support of the Qatar Early Warning Radar (QEWR) under a contract modification announced on 1 August. Work under the $36 …
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Defence Helicopter
Northrop Grumman awarded CIRCM contract
5th August 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Army for Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems and support services, the company announced on 1 August. …
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Digital Battlespace
Frazer-Nash awarded SERAPIS work
5th August 2019
Frazer-Nash is to lead the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) SERAPIS framework, the company announced on 1 August. The six-year research framework has …
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Naval Warfare
HMS Forth heads to Gibraltar
5th August 2019
Royal Navy River class vessel HMS Forth has deployed to Gibraltar as part of work to establish the operators' manual for the class.One of five …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
MD 500 flies totally unmanned in South Korea
5th August 2019
Korean Air announced that an unmanned MD 500 scout helicopter achieved its maiden flight on 30 July. The aircraft was originally known under company nomenclature as the KUS-VH, where …
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Digital Battlespace
Indian Air Force gets desperate for software-defined radios
5th August 2019
Amidst a pressing necessity for software-defined radios (SDR) to fill glaring gaps in its legacy systems for secure information sharing and situation awareness, the Indian Air …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon to support Sentinel radar
2nd August 2019
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will support the US Army’s Sentinel radar systems under a $160 million contract announced by the US Department of Defense on …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Best bits: Naval power in Singapore, South African army developments and the future of rotorcraft
2nd August 2019
Welcome to Episode 28 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Defence Helicopter
German confirms NH90 NFH transition
2nd August 2019
The German Federal Ministry of Defense has announced that the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) will be the successor to the Sea Lynx Mk 88A …
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Defence Helicopter
Germany switches to private mode for heavy-lift helicopter competition
2nd August 2019
The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) has privately handed RfP solicitations for its heavy-lift helicopter programme to Sikorsky and Boeing, Shephard can exclusively reveal. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
South Korea seeks Global Hawk support
2nd August 2019
The Republic of Korea has requested support for its RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk fleet under the US foreign military sales programme. South Korea has …
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Special Operations
USSOCOM advances cockpit efforts
2nd August 2019
USSOCOM is moving forward on its efforts to identify the next generation Special Operations Aviation (SOA) cockpit. The multi-phased effort was originally outlined in a special …
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Naval Warfare
Elevator woes linger on new US carrier, as ‘nightmare weapon’ concerns raised
2nd August 2019
The US Navy is struggling to fix technical problems with the advanced weapons elevators on the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, according to a key senator. …
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