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What is the Tor-M1?
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The latest general defence news from across the globe.
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Nanuchka III-class corvettes to gain new lease of life
The Russian Navy is set to upgrade three more Project 12341 (Nanuchka III-class) missile corvettes in an effort to boost the offensive capabilities of its ...
Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Rood’s departure signals degradation of US policymaking, say analysts
US President Donald Trump ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official this week, in a move that analysts say signals a ‘degradation’ of Washington’s national security ...
Defence Notes
Podcast: Armoured vehicles analysis, Kuwaiti rotary-wing troubles, and German-Norwegian submarine code debate
Welcome to Episode 7 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 ...
Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Clean bill of health offers springboard for Defiant’s FLRAA fight
The SB>1 Defiant Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) is moving towards increased speed flight tests, having overcome a gearbox joint ‘bearing creep’ issue that was ...
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Defence Notes
Defence Insight: Year in Review (Video)
In 2019, Defence Insight has been improving its database improving existing content and upgrading the export functionality. In the Sea domain, we expanded the scope ...
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Naval Warfare
Serco and Briggs Marine launch joint bid for Marine Services 2022 contract
24th February 2020
Serco and Briggs Marine launched a joint bid for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) next generation of outsourced marine services, referred to as Marine Services ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
France's DGA tests nEUROn in operational contexts
24th February 2020
The French DGA has completed a new flight test campaign of the nEUROn stealth combat drone technology demonstrator. Carried out in cooperation with Dassault Aviation, ...
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Defence Notes
Coronavirus hits ROK armed forces
24th February 2020
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) confirmed today via social media that 13 members of its armed forces have ...
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Naval Warfare
RFA Wave Knight completes Middle East deployment
24th February 2020
UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) tanker Wave Knighthas returned to the UK following a seven-month deployment to the Middle East. The vessel sustained Royal Navy, ...
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Air Warfare
Airbus, Thales sign agreement
24th February 2020
Airbus and Thales have signed an agreement for the development of the Air Combat Cloud for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The companies will ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: RTAF lays out future plans in formal white paper
21st February 2020
On 20 February, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) took the novel step of releasing a 100-page white paper. It lists procurement plans over the ...
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon receives DDG 1000 contract modification
21st February 2020
Raytheon has received a modification to a previously-awarded contract for support for the US Navy’s Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) 1000 class vessels. The $121.5 million ...
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Air Warfare
Force integration training during Exercise Red Flag
21st February 2020
US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft provided the core wing function during Exercise Red Flag. The large force exercise brought together air and ground ...
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Defence Notes
Sales surge for BAE Systems in FY2019
20th February 2020
BAE Systems confirmed that the company saw a 7% increase in sales throughout FY2019. This represents an increase of £1.7 billion ($2.18bn). At the same ...
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Defence Notes
Airbus Defence & Space starts consultation on potential job losses
20th February 2020
Airbus Defence and Space has begun a consultation process with employee representatives from the group’s European work council over planned redundancies. It comes as the ...
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Air Warfare
F/A-18 Super Hornets arrive in Finland for HX Challenge
20th February 2020
Two Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets and an EA-18G Growler have arrived in Finland to begin flight trials as part of the country’s HX Challenge. Boeing ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Germany-Norway talks on Naval Submarine Code use for new submarines still unresolved
19th February 2020
Germany and Norway’s different use cases and operating environments for their jointly developed submarine programme remain obstacles as the two countries continue to debate how ...
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Naval Warfare
Damen begins LST 100 build for Nigerian Navy
19th February 2020
Damen Shipyards Sharjah in the UAE has commenced construction of the LST 100 landing craft for the Nigerian Navy with a keel-laying ceremony. The LST ...
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Air Warfare
Nigeria to take delivery of JF-17 Thunder aircraft
19th February 2020
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 ...
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Digital Battlespace
Three into one: IDF fuses air, land and naval capabilities into multidimensional unit
19th February 2020
A few weeks after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the establishment of a new multidimensional unit, systems and technology are being matched with operational ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Rafael’s Drone Dome intercepts targets with new laser technology
18th February 2020
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
Collins Aerospace & Lockheed Martin complete U-2 Dragon Lady sensor upgrades
18th February 2020
Collins Aerospace and Lockheed Martin completed flight testing of an upgraded Senior Year EO Reconnaissance System (SYERS) sensor on the US Army’s U-2 fixed-wing aircraft. ...
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Naval Warfare
Future USNS Cherokee Nation takes shape
18th February 2020
Construction of the US Navy’s future USNS Cherokee Nation has commenced with a keel laying ceremony near Gulf Island Shipyard. Cherokee Nation (T-ATS 7) will ...
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Naval Warfare
Rolls-Royce expands Canadian facility
18th February 2020
Rolls-Royce has broken ground on a new expansion to its Centre of Excellence for Naval Handling equipment in Peterborough, Ontario, in Canada. The site will ...
