Air Warfare
First RAF P-8 Poseidon arrives in country
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) first P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in the UK, the Ministry of Defence announced on 4 February. The ...
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Singapore Airshow 2020: RSAF confirms RBS 70 NG buy
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has procured the Saab RBS 70 NG MANPADS as part of its air defence renewal efforts. The announcement ...
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Singapore Airshow 2020: AVT raises its sights over water
AVT Australia, the Asia-Pacific division of Ascent Vision Technologies, used Singapore Airshow 2020 to present its CM262M maritime gyrostabilised multi-sensor imaging system for the first ...
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Military Logistics
Rolls-Royce receives new AE 1107C engine order
Rolls-Royce has received a contract modification to supply AE 1107C engines to the US Navy, the US Department of Defense announced on 18 February. The ...
Defence Helicopter
Longbow FCR support contract detailed
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have detailed a recent contract from the US Army to support the AH-64 Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar ...
Air Warfare
Nigeria to take delivery of JF-17 Thunder aircraft
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), confirmed on 15 February that the air force will receive an ...
Unmanned Vehicles
Rafael’s Drone Dome intercepts targets with new laser technology
Rafael has completed a demonstration of its Drone Dome C-UAS in which it intercepted several manoeuvring UAVs using its hard-kill laser beam director. The C-UAS ...
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Air Warfare
Defence Insight: Air year in review (video)
Market shifts across the air domain saw a shake up for the F-35 programme as the US moved to cut Turkey from the fighter project, ...
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Defence Helicopter
First CMV-22B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
6th February 2020
The US Navy’s first CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River following its ferry flight from Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in ...
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Digital Battlespace
Leidos to support NORAD network ops
6th February 2020
Leidos will support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) network operations under a contract awarded by the General Services Administration.The contract will see Leidos provide ...
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Digital Battlespace
DefExpo 2020: India crafts a suite of special mission aircraft
6th February 2020
In India the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on several projects to give the Indian Air Force (IAF) dedicated special mission aircraft ...
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Naval Warfare
DefExpo 2020: MBDA launches missile bids in India
6th February 2020
MBDA has a half-century-long history of missile cooperation in India, and the next step on the journey was a recent bid by L&T; MBDA Missile ...
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2020: Indian Navy rotary training may migrate to light twins
6th February 2020
When the Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) replaces the Alouette, will basic training also migrate to light twins? This question was recently posed by Shephard to ...
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Air Warfare
Hub-and-spoke approach for USAF in Asia-Pacific
5th February 2020
The US Air Force (USAF) is adapting its air and cyber operations in the Asia-Pacific region to a more distributed approach given that the location ...
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Digital Battlespace
Dstl leads Space Situational Awareness experiment
5th February 2020
A collaborative experiment being led by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has the potential to lead to significant improvements in Space Situational ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Autonomously-controlled Growlers fly at Patuxent River
5th February 2020
Autonomously-controlled EA-18G Growlers have been flown at Naval Air Station Patuxent River by Boeing and the US Navy. The flights, conducted during the Navy Warfare ...
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Digital Battlespace
US continues development of next-gen radar warning system
5th February 2020
As the US continues the development of its next-generation AN/APR-39D(V)2 radar warning receiver and EW management system with up to 600 units being produced for ...
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Air Warfare
First RAF P-8 Poseidon arrives in country
5th February 2020
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) first P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in the UK, the Ministry of Defence announced on 4 February. The ...
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Japan to form an ‘aerospace’ force
5th February 2020
The Japanese government is to change the name of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to the Japan Aerospace Self-Defense Force as early as Fiscal ...
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Malaysian air force grapples with fighter shortages
5th February 2020
Gen Ackbal Samad assumed command of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) on 3 January, making him the fifth chief who will have to grapple with ...
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Taiwan pioneers with its F-16V programme
5th February 2020
Taiwan has accelerated the transition programme of its F-16V Viper fleet, with nearly two dozen pilots qualified to fly this newest version of the Fighting ...
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2020: Thai army to operate disaster relief Kamovs
5th February 2020
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) signed an MoU with the country’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) on 30 January, to use Ka-32A11BC helicopters ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Singapore Airshow 2020: ROKAF stands up Global Hawk unit
5th February 2020
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) established a new reconnaissance squadron in late 2019, to coincide with the arrival of the country’s first RQ-4B ...
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Naval Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Malaysia to convert to maritime surveillance aircraft
5th February 2020
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will convert three of its seven CN-235 transport aircraft into unarmed maritime surveillance platforms under a US-funded programme. Work is ...
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Viper and Gripen dogfight for Manila deal
5th February 2020
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana confirmed in December 2019 that his country had downselected the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Viper and Saab ...
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Military Logistics
Rolls-Royce awarded C-130J support order modification
4th February 2020
Rolls-Royce is to continue supporting propulsion systems onboard the US Air Force’s C-130J aircraft under a delivery order modification announced by the US Department of ...
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Training
Rockwell Collins awarded E-2D HITS work
4th February 2020
Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions has received a modification to an existing contract from US Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division. The $20.3 million ...
