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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
Air Warfare
Saudi Arabia approved for $3.5 billion AMRAAM buy ahead of Trump visit
The possible sale for 1,000 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), comes ahead of President Trump’s visit to the country later in the month.
Air Warfare
US services test Raytheon ASTARTE AI-enabled software system
The solution was evaluated by the US Army and Air Force during the Project Convergence Capstone 5.
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Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?
Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.
Air Warfare
F-15EX and shipbuilding win big in proposed $150 billion US defence funding boost
The legislation outlined additional budget to enhance air, land and naval platforms, including next-generation air and uncrewed naval programmes.
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Air Warfare
Taiwan’s first wing of F-16Vs begins operations
21st November 2021
Taiwan has commissioned its first unit of upgraded F-16 fighters that were modernised under the Peace Phoenix Rising programme.
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Air Warfare
Seoul ponders possible avenues for extra AEW&C aircraft
21st November 2021
Industry sources suspect that South Korea will increase its follow-on AEW&C aircraft buy to four units.
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Digital Battlespace
Dubai Airshow 2021: Horizon Technologies and Airborne Technologies GmbH team up
19th November 2021
Horizon Technologies and Airborne Technologies to jointly develop BlackFish SCAR-Pods.
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Digital Battlespace
Texan trainers for RTAF to include software-defined radios
19th November 2021
T-6C Texan II training aircraft for the Royal Thai Air Force will feature Rohde & Schwarz R&S M3AR software-defined radios.
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Land Warfare
US Army seeks new uses for 3D printing
19th November 2021
In addition to fast providing replacement parts and reducing the need of relying on huge warehouses or long supply chains, the technology can be used in hybrid manufacturing processes and construction as well as with together robotic and AI capacities.
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Defence Notes
NATO seeks collaboration with cyber security suppliers
19th November 2021
Framework agreement covers contracts worth up to €30 million in total across multiple NATO projects.
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Air Warfare
Defence Insight - A400M for Indonesia
19th November 2021
The Indonesian MoD placed an order for two A400M aircraft in multirole tanker and transport configuration, according to the Airbus announcement on 18 November 2021.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Double UAS contract win for General Atomics
19th November 2021
GA-ASI wins extra work for Belgian SkyGuardians and will provide Gray Eagles to US Army.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: All relatively quiet on the F-35 front
19th November 2021
A planned $23 billion FMS package for the UAE has still not been fully approved, 12 months after it was first proposed.
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Naval Warfare
ST Engineering nets Falaj 3 OPV subcontract
19th November 2021
Four ships are being built for the UAE Navy by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).
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Naval Warfare
Autonomous Mine Hunting: Supplying the British Solution (Studio)
19th November 2021
Navies around the world are increasingly looking at autonomous systems for the mine countermeasures (MCM) mission.
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Defence Notes
Spotlight on Dubai Airshow 2021 and global second-hand armoured vehicles market (Podcast)
19th November 2021
Welcome to Episode 46 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman integrates Dragon’s Eye with F-16
19th November 2021
Northrop Grumman’s platform-agnostic AN/ASQ-236 Dragon’s Eye Pod achieves first flight on an operational F-16.
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Air Warfare
Dubai Airshow 2021: Indonesia enlists A400M for military use
19th November 2021
As well as finally ordering the A400M, an aircraft Indonesia has been contemplating for some time, the Asian country has agreed to continue financing the KF-21 fighter programme.
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Training
Malaysian jet training faces a crunch
19th November 2021
Malaysian fast-jet training is under strain with fleet attrition and groundings.
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Defence Notes
Guam falls under temporary protection of Iron Dome
18th November 2021
An Iron Dome battery of the US Army is currently on Guam to test its suitability for the theatre.
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Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2021: EDGE CEO vows no let-up in growth plans
18th November 2021
Shephard explored the prospects for the UAE defence industry with Faisal Al Bannai, CEO of EDGE.
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Air Warfare
Rapid Dragon completes flight demonstration
18th November 2021
The Rapid Dragon program is a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation.
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Defence Notes
Dubai Airshow 2021: MoU deepens Brazilian defence ties with UAE
18th November 2021
The UAE is among the top five importers of Brazilian defence products over recent years — and a new MoU seeks to strengthen this relationship.
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