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NASAMS III lands in Lithuania
30th October 2020
Baltic republic is the first customer outside Norway to take delivery of NASAMS III
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PODCAST: Euronaval news, Attritable UAVs, and Dutch defence vision
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Air Warfare
USAF selects ACES 5 ejection seat for F-15 fleet
30th October 2020
Sole-source deal is worth $700 million over ten years
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Land Warfare
PLA enhances artillery and evaluates new vehicles
29th October 2020
The PLA continues its inexorable modernisation, with new artillery and air defence weapons appearing and new armoured vehicles being rolled out to field units
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Lockheed Martin gains engineering work on Vipers
29th October 2020
Company to produce target designator sets and EO systems for FMS customers
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Naval Warfare
DRS to modify energy magazine for Arleigh Burke-class ships
29th October 2020
DRS will design, build and test two prototype units
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Naval Warfare
USN picks partner for third-party planning
29th October 2020
Sole-source contract comes before a follow-on competitive effort, says DoD
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Naval Warfare
Type 212CD talks hit a snag
29th October 2020
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Netherlands frames defence strategy to 2035
29th October 2020
Defence Vision 2035 includes ambitious measures that would demand at least twice the current defence budget — but even if these changes are necessary, are they affordable in a time of COVID-19?
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Air Warfare
Algeria receives MiG-29M batch
29th October 2020
Algeria ordered 14 MiG-29M/M2 aircraft in 2019
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Air Warfare
F-35 full-rate production could slip, says DoD
29th October 2020
Simulation tests, originally planned for 2017 and rescheduled for December 2020, have been delayed again
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Defence Notes
ONR picks partner to raise awareness of energetics
28th October 2020
Automated Global Energetics Science and Technology Awareness initiative includes three main elements
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Naval Warfare
DoD seeks support from University of Washington for naval R&D
28th October 2020
Contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $218.82 million
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Naval Warfare
Spey embarks on delivery voyage
28th October 2020
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Naval Warfare
Turkish industry unveils new USV
28th October 2020
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Sikorsky to build six more King Stallions
28th October 2020
The USMC will use the CH-53K as its heavy-lift replacement for the CH-53E
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Naval Warfare
South Korea receives training ship and upgrades existing platforms
28th October 2020
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BECA agreement binds India and the US
27th October 2020
A new agreement between India and the US strengthens the bilateral sharing of military information.
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What capabilities could the US supply to Saudi Arabia under the $142 billion deal?
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UK RAF’s Protector programme hits new milestones, more aircraft expected this year
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Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system
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![Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up]()
Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
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![UK RAF’s Protector programme hits new milestones, more aircraft expected this year]()
UK RAF’s Protector programme hits new milestones, more aircraft expected this year
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![What capabilities could the US supply to Saudi Arabia under the $142 billion deal?]()
What capabilities could the US supply to Saudi Arabia under the $142 billion deal?
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![Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system]()
Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system
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Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
