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Rafael's RCWS capabilities up-close
Studio talks to Moshe Elazar, Executive VP, G.M. Land & Naval Division, at Rafael, about the company's current offerings in the RCWS space.
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Polaris MRZR 4 | Specifications | Defence Insight
Watch the video to discover the specifications and in-service data of the Polaris MRZR 4. As part of our AUSA Annual coverage this year, we have produced ...
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Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS | Specifications | Defence Insight
Watch the video to discover the specifications and in-service data of the Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS. As part of our AUSA Annual coverage this year, we have ...
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Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity Episode 3 - Cyber
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast ...
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Podcast: Five Eyes Connectivity Episode 2 - Tactical datalinks
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s special series on Five Eyes Connectivity, sponsored by our partner Viasat. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. In the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast ...
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Podcast: Analysing People’s Liberation Army armaments, talking helicopters with Leonardo and assessing the Somali piracy threat
Welcome to Episode 38 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Germany claims mutual consent forced FCAS demonstrator impasse
The German MoD has strongly hinted that ‘mutually consented’ issues have prevented an anticipated FCAS demonstrator contract being issued to Airbus and Dassault, following pressure ...
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First Rafale handed over to Indian Air Force
The first Rafale aircraft has been handed over to the Indian Air Force by Dassault Aviation at the company’s final assembly facility in Mérignac, France. ...
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Ensuring tactical overmatch against a broad spectrum of threats (sponsored)
Defence of the home front, population centres as well as FOBs and manoeuvring forces from a variety of missile and rocket threats is a strategic ...
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South Korea to scrap military intel-sharing pact with Japan
22nd August 2019
South Korea said on 22 August that it would terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan – a move Tokyo immediately protested against – in ...
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Opinion: Is there an absence of interest in UK defence?
21st August 2019
Boris Johnson has been UK Prime Minister for almost a month, yet it is still hard to understand what his vision for defence is, or ...
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SDB increases capability of RAAF F-35A
21st August 2019
The capability of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters has quadrupled since the introduction of the GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), according ...
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US approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
21st August 2019
The US State Department on 20 August approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger Beijing. Taiwan will ...
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Japan firms up on F-35B orders
19th August 2019
Japan’s MoD formally approved the purchase of 42 Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighters on 16 August. At that time, ...
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Podcast: Chinese APCs, French armoured vehicles and Canadian satellites
16th August 2019
Welcome to Episode 30 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Seoul announces major defence boost in 2020-24 plans
15th August 2019
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense's (MND) latest Defense Mid-Term Plan covering the five-year period from 2020-24 foresees an ambitious increase in spending. The ...
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Lockheed receives JASSM FMS support contract
14th August 2019
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) foreign military sales production support. This contract will provide ...
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Is the ‘Red Dragon’ fearsome or friendly?
13th August 2019
If Beijing’s leaders and its numerous mouthpieces are to be believed, China is a friendly and cuddly panda intent on holding the world together. Then ...
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Analysis: China's air force sees shift in strategic mission
12th August 2019
China’s shifting focus from traditional security concerns to global power competition has brought along changes in People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) strategic mission.
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BAE Systems delivers Sceptre planning system
9th August 2019
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver Sceptre to the RAF to transform the way it plans, briefs, executes and debriefs missions on ...
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Podcast: The US Army on its Next Generation Combat Vehicle, an interview with Cohort and considering the disruption of lasers
9th August 2019
Welcome to Episode 29 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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US air superiority effort faces uncertain funding
8th August 2019
The USAF is trying to stave off a deep budget cut to its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) technology development programme. While the air force ...
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India’s budget shortfall is thwarting modernisation
8th August 2019
India’s defence budget for April 2019-March 2020 presented by the re-elected government has fallen short of expectations, with planned modernisation of the military i likely ...
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Podcast: Best bits: Naval power in Singapore, South African army developments and the future of rotorcraft
2nd August 2019
Welcome to Episode 28 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Turkish Aerospace, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Center team up
1st August 2019
Turkish Aerospace has signed a framework agreement with the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR) to cooperate on future aerospace research projects. The two organisations plan ...
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US Navy orders AARGM
31st July 2019
Northrop Grumman has been awarded Lot 8 Full Rate Production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) by the US Navy. The awarded, announced ...
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US hypersonic weapons programme moves forward
30th July 2019
Raytheon and DARPA have completed a successful baseline design review for the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons programme, the company announced on 29 July.The review ...
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Two crucial areas continue to dominate UK defence exports
30th July 2019
Despite political shifts in UK defence, including a series of defence ministers in recent years and differing defence industrial priorities, one constant is the UK’s ...
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