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Defence Notes
Senate panel authorises defence spending at Trump-requested level
13th June 2020
The Senate Armed Services Committee on 11 June approved its mark-up of the Pentagon’s FY2021 defence policy bill, authorising $740 billion for national defence spending …
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Defence Notes
Embraer defence business feels COVID-19 pain
2nd June 2020
Despite Brazilian manufacturer Embraer making steady progress on key military programmes including the A-29 Super Tucano light attack and KC-390 tactical transport aircraft, the company’s …
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Land Warfare
NP Aerospace and Supacat sign partnership agreement
3rd June 2020
NP Aerospace on 3 June signed a framework partnership agreement with OEM Supacat, to deliver platform improvements for the UK MoD’s fleet of protected mobility …
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Training
Russia’s Baltic Fleet puts latest Ivan-Gren-class vessel to the test
1st June 2020
Russian Baltic Fleet aircraft have participated in testing of the newest Russian Navy Ivan Gren-class amphibious ship, Petr Morgunov (Project 11711). Su-30SM and Su-27 fighter …
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Naval Warfare
PLAN aircraft carrier sea trials on schedule
2nd June 2020
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is conducting sea trials of its latest Type 001A aircraft carrier, the Shandong (Hull 17), according to the Chinese …
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Defence Notes
Elbit Systems describes minimal COVID-19 impact in Q1 results
26th May 2020
Elbit Systems on 26 May released its Q1 FY2020 financial results which were slightly up from the same period in 2019. As of 31 March, …
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Defence Notes
Chinese draft budget describes 6.6% defence spending increase
22nd May 2020
China will increase defence spending by 6.6% in 2020, according to a draft budget released on 22 May. State-controlled news agency Xinhua noted that this …
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Land Warfare
COVID-19 casts uncertainty over Central and Eastern European armoured vehicle procurement
22nd June 2020
Before the arrival of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Europe, the 2020s looked set to usher in a rise in Central and Eastern European investment into procurement …
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Digital Battlespace
Leonardo IPSA 6 continues E-SCAN radar tests
1st June 2020
Leonardo’s ISPA (Instrumented Series Production Aircraft) 6 has joined other Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft with the E-SCAN radar after a lay-up period in November 2019. …
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Defence Helicopter
French aviation rescue plan bets on defence helicopters, drones and tankers
10th June 2020
The French government has pledged to buy new military heavy-lift helicopters and accelerate plans for naval drone, ISTAR and tanker aircraft programmes as part of …
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Air Warfare
Chemring Australia secures F-35 counter-measure flares contract
28th May 2020
Australia’s MoD confirmed on 27 May that Chemring Australia had recently secured a $US107.5 million contract for the production and delivery of countermeasure flares for …
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Defence Notes
Reconciled to reality, UK defence peers into the budgetary abyss
29th May 2020
The UK MoD looks set to continue its difficult balancing act of capability versus budgetary reality at least until the conclusions drawn up in the …
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Defence Helicopter
Montenegro claims first Bell 505 military helicopter order
3rd June 2020
The Montenegro Air Force has placed a €3.3 million ($3.69 million) order for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters for training missions. The deal …
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Training
ATAC adds to CASP work
25th May 2020
Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been awarded a $34.5 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide contracted …
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Defence Notes
China criticises latest US sales to Taiwan
27th May 2020
The Chinese military has criticised the US decision to sell approximately $180 million of military equipment to Taiwan and has urged Washington to break military …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (1-3) [Germany]
Programme Background Requirement The Pegasus (Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System) project aims to fulfil a SIGINT capability which has been missing in the German Armed ...
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Fighter - electronic warfare
Jamming and Escort Electronic Attack Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background According to earlier reports, Berlin had earlier decided to procure 15 EA-18G Growlers over the Eurofighter Typhoon ECR concept, which is expected to be ...
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ISR/special mission
Stand-off Jammer Aircraft (luWES) [Germany]
Programme Background These large stand-off aircraft will be equipped with various EW systems capable of operating from a safe distance from the mission target. A400M ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Programme Background In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados, although contracts have yet ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 (Pre-War) [Ukraine Army]
Programme Background The Ukraine Army purchased 12 TB2 units in January 2019 for a reported $69 million. The units were reportedly delivered from June 2019 ...
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Patrol boats
UNPAV - Angelo Cabrini Class
The Angelo Cabrini class consists of two high-speed multipurpose patrol boats (UNPAV) intended for the Italian Navy special forces. The vessels were built by Intermarine, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Nauru 1000C [Brazil]
Programme Background The Logistics Command (COLOG) of the Brazilian Army purchased three Nauru 1000C UAVs, training, 36-month interested logistics support, two EO/MWIR XSIS 222A gimbals, two ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
WanderB or ThunderB [Colombia]
Programme Background Expodefensa 2019 During Colombia's Expodefensa 2019 exhibition, BlueBird Aero Systems displayed its ThunderB VTOL small UAV. Reportedly, the Colombian Army requested information on ...
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Ateş Armoured Border Security Vehicle
The Ateş is equipped with several sensors developed by Aselsan including the Acar ground detection radar, FalconEye EO system on an extendable mast, and Seda ...
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Amphibious assault ships
TCG Anadolu LHD [Turkey]
Programme Background TCG Anadolu is a Multipurpose Assault Ship (LHD) built by Sedef in Tuzla for the Turkish Navy. The vessel, which is the single ...
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Anaconda
Four variants of the Anaconda were purchased by the RNMC: general support; patrol; command; and training. In addition to 46 vehicles, the contract also included ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
MiSu 6X6 PMPVs [Finland]
In June 2019, Protolab announced that the first of the four PMPVs had been delivered to the FDF. According to a company spokesman, deliveries of ...
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Destroyers
Hobart Class (Sea 4000)
Programme Background The Hobart-class consists of three air warfare destroyers (AWDs) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ships replaced the Adelaide-class frigates. Built by a ...
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Military UAS - small
Penguin C (Latvia)
Programme Background In 2018, the Latvian MoD signed an agreement with Latvian companies UAV Factory and Atlas Aerospace to procure UAVs for the LNAF. Under ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
SEWS-DV
The Shipborne EW Suite (SEWS-DV) combines the C-Pearl-DV ESM and Digital Shark ECM subsystems. SEWS-DV is based on digital receivers and digital technique generators, designed ...
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Naval: COMINT and ELINT systems
Naval RESM-CESM
Rohde and Schwarz Radar Electronic Support Measures (RESM) and Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) are passive electromagnetic sensor systems. It monitors and performs direction finding ...
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Frigates
HCX-19
The HCX-19 concept vessel was first revealed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at MADEX 2019, standing for Hyundai Combatant eXperimental 2019. It was created to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Odysseus
The Aurora Flight Sciences Odysseus fixed-wing UAV is a solar-powered, pseudo-satellite platform, which is designed to remain on station in the stratosphere for months at ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Super Swift
The Super Swift series by ST Engineering is designed for homeland security as a range of ultra-high speed, fast patrol boats first revealed in May ...
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Naval guns
Gökdeniz
Gökdeniz, also known as Korkut-D, is a 35mm Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) developed by Turkish Aselsan. It was unveiled for the first time at IDEF ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Aselsan 9681 V/UHF
Aselsan 9681 V/UHF is a software-defined radio with frequency hopping and encryption capabilities. Designed for air platforms, it has been in service with the Turkish ...
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UAS: flight control systems
Piccolo Elite
Produced by Collins Aerospace, the Piccolo Elite is an autopilot architecture solution for advanced UAS applications. Unveiled in 2019, it is provided in five configurations ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
ADVENT
Havelsan ADVENT is a naval combat management system (CMS) that focuses on fleet-wide communications, building on Havelsan's previous experience providing CMS capability to surface vessels. ...
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Fighter - multirole
Su-57
The Su-57, previously known also as the T-50, is a fifth-generation single-seat stealth multirole fighter developed under the Russian PAK FA (Future Air Complex for ...
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Laser-directed energy weapons
Megawatt-Scale LDEW (nLIGHT)
nLIGHT's megawatt-scale laser weapon is currently under development as a part of the United States High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI). The high-energy laser (HEL) has ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EPX
The Bell 412EPX is a utility helicopter manufactured by Subaru. This platform improves upon the UH-1J/412-series helicopters. It has enhanced safety, performance, visibility, maintainability and ...
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Searcher
Searcher is a fixed-wing low- and medium-altitude UAV manufactured by Elytron Aeronautica. The tandem-wing UAV is designed long-endurance reconnaissance missions and was unveiled in May ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Ajban 447A
The Ajban 447A is a seven-crew military tactical vehicle featuring a configurable armoured cabin designed for different missions, including tactical response, border patrol, reconnaissance, COIN ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
GJ-11 Sharp Sword
The Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (HAIG) developed the GJ-11 Sharp Sword, a stealth reconnaissance and strike UAS. First displayed during an October 2019 parade, evidence ...
