Air Warfare
Enduring performance: the A-29 Super Tucano (video)
The Super Tucano was built to adapt to customer requirements and changing technologies.
Uncrewed Vehicles
Anka flies the flag for Turkey in Kazakhstan
A recent agreement to produce Anka UAVs holds deep geopolitical significance for Turkey.
Digital Battlespace
SPEAR of destiny: EW capability runs alongside high-subsonic missile development
MBDA has revealed more details about progress on the SPEAR-EW air-launched missile.
Digital Battlespace
US Navy orders support for Advanced Hawkeye radar avionics
Operational test sets of modules for the AN/APY-9 radar will be used at the depot level to provide test and repair capabilities.
Uncrewed Vehicles
Fire Scout has a role to play in Indo-Pacific
The MQ-8C Fire Scout rotary-wing UAV has been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region for the first time.
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Air Warfare
Enduring performance: light attack aircraft in close air support (video)
European air forces are showing an increased interest in Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano for long-endurance, low-intensity conflicts and training.
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Air Warfare
Brazil acquires ex-commercial jets for multirole conversion
5th May 2022
Brazilian Air Force signs contract to convert two A330 airliners into tanker/transport configuration.
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Defence Notes
South Korea approves multiple projects including IFVs and missiles
4th May 2022
New weapons and capabilities for South Korea's army, navy and air force were approved at a recent defence meeting.
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Training
Affinity Capital Works demonstrates electric flight to UK MoD
4th May 2022
The Elbit Systems and KBR joint venture, Affinity Capital Works, has begun a series of zero-emission flight tests for the UK MoD.
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Land Warfare
Seven contenders for Estonian medium-range air defence requirement
4th May 2022
A formal procurement process will kick off this month in Estonia for medium-range air defence equipment.
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Air Warfare
USN seeks sharper data fusion for Advanced Hawkeye
4th May 2022
The USN has ordered mission computer upgrade kits with advanced software for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
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Training
Rafael ABS solution to provide unified training
4th May 2022
A comprehensive LVC training solution from Rafael allows for complex training scenarios at all levels of operation.
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Defence Notes
UK pledges Brimstone missiles, Malloy drones and EW systems to Ukraine
4th May 2022
The UK has expanded its support for Kyiv with the supply of Brimstone anti-ship missiles, Malloy heavy-lift drones and other systems.
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Air Warfare
Logic stacks up against Italian option for Polish MiG-29 replacement
4th May 2022
Poland is looking for a stopgap multirole fighter solution as it aims to transfer its MiG-29s to Ukraine — but a proposed sale by Italy of Eurofighter Typhoons may not be the answer.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
XTEND develops second-generation ISR quadcopter
4th May 2022
Israeli company XTEND has created a second-generation Xtender sUAS, and it has also sealed two partnerships to improve perimeter security and AI capabilities.
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman presses on with next-gen EW suite for F-16s
4th May 2022
Northrop Grumman is integrating its AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite aboard USAF F-16 fighter aircraft.
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Digital Battlespace
Space competition intensifies for US
3rd May 2022
China, Iran, North Korea and Russia all pose potential problems for US military space capabilities — does salvation lie in leveraging the commercial space sector?
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Training
Thales completes RUAG training acquisition
3rd May 2022
Acquisition of RUAG Simulation & Training will provide ‘advanced’ solutions, claims Thales.
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Training
NAWC picks training partner
3rd May 2022
HII wins separate deals in the US for EW tactical training and integrated threat/target training systems.
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Defence Notes
Read the first issue of the Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems Handbook
3rd May 2022
The Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems Handbook Issue 1 covers the full spectrum of radar systems and subsystems across the land, sea and air domains.
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Naval Warfare
Philippine Navy narrows its renewed search for OPVs
3rd May 2022
The ADAS 2022 exhibition in Manila threw up some updates on the Philippine Navy's quest for half a dozen OPVs.
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Defence Notes
Costs of composites affect Indian defence production
30th April 2022
As the price of raw materials such as carbon composites skyrockets, this is causing Indian vendors financial difficulties.
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Defence Notes
What clues might China and Taiwan take from the Ukraine war? (Opinion)
29th April 2022
Like it or not, the Russian invasion of Ukraine holds important lessons in Asia for an aggressive China and a defensive Taiwan.
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Training
IT2EC 2022: Hadean and BAE Systems to combine for single synthetic training environment
28th April 2022
A partnership between Hadean and BAE Systems will explore projects for multi-domain synthetic environments in complex collective training scenarios.
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Defence Helicopter
Germany dismisses Chinook report but plans heavy-lift helicopter decision soon
28th April 2022
In another twist for Germany's heavy-lift helicopter acquisition, the MoD has questioned where information about selection of the CH-47F came from, dismissing such a claim and stating that an official announcement will happen soon.
