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  • Land Warfare

    Unilateral approach to collective defence

    14th December 2016

    Efforts among the countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to form a collective capability in defending against missile attack from potential regional …

  • Defence Notes

    Saudi and UAE driving GCC defence

    14th December 2016

    The two military heavyweights of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are driving defence procurement in the region with recent increases …

  • Defence Notes

    Saudi Arabia to receive first F-15SA

    14th December 2016

    The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive this week the first batch of F-15SA aircraft from Boeing Defense. The US congress was …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Enhanced Epsilon 140 introduced

    14th December 2016

    Octopus ISR Systems Europe has introduced an enhanced version of the Epsilon 140 UAV gimbal with dual sensor payload, the company announced on 13 December. …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Navy UAV requirements up in the air

    14th December 2016

    The deployment of an Insitu Blackjack to a UK Royal Navy (RN) ship intended for 2017 has been put on hold due to US Marine Corps requirements. …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall to upgrade Fuchs/Fox vehicles

    14th December 2016

    Rheinmetall will modernise the German armed forces’ Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles under a €135 million contract announced on 12 December. The company will upgrade 90 …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukroboronprom demos digital FCS

    14th December 2016

    Demonstrations have been carried out on a new digital fire control system installed on the BMP-1UMD infantry fighting vehicle. The demonstrations were conducted in the …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems rolls out ACV 1.1 design

    14th December 2016

    BAE Systems rolled out its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototypes, based on Iveco's SuperAV platform, for the United States Marine Corps on 13 December. The prototypes will be …

  • Naval Warfare

    Analysis: Waters rage in South China Sea (Part 2)

    14th December 2016

    In Part 1 of this analysis, Shephard looked in some detail at Chinese and Taiwanese reactions to the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling on …

  • Naval Warfare

    Japan Coast Guard to get cash injection

    13th December 2016

    Japan is proposing to raise the budget of its overworked coast guard in the coming fiscal year, giving it its largest funding ever. The government …

  • Land Warfare

    Thailand orders Chinese SAM

    13th December 2016

    The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bought a battery of KS-1C medium-range surface-to-air missiles from the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), with delivery expected …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Saudi Arabia wants Chinook helicopters

    13th December 2016

    The US State Department has approved a $3.51 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment, training and support, the …

  • Defence Notes

    Qatar and Kuwait closer to fast jet deals

    13th December 2016

    Last month the GCC states of Qatar and Kuwait moved one step closer to completing one of the largest fast-jet programmes in recent years with …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Ka-52 first export deliveries set for 2017

    13th December 2016

    Russian Helicopters plans to begin export deliveries of the Ka-52 coaxial rotor attack helicopters in 2017. The launch export customer for the type is Egypt, …

  • Military Logistics

    Qatar requests spare C-17 engines

    13th December 2016

    The US State Department has approved a $81 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for spare C-17 engines, equipment and support, the Defense Security …