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Air Warfare
NAVAIR expands F-35 Block 4 development effort
22nd October 2021
NAVAIR awards Lockheed Martin a contract to support flight tests and capabilities for the most advanced version of the F-35.
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Training
US Navy has bold plans for future aviator training
3rd November 2021
The USN has published its vision for future aviation training that covers the gamut of live, virtual and constructive training — but achieving its goal will present a massive challenge.
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Naval Warfare
US 5th Fleet demonstrates at-sea uncrewed systems integration
29th October 2021
Specialising in uncrewed systems, Task Force 59 is the first of its kind within the USN — it completed its first integration exercise in October, just six weeks after it was set up by NAVCENT.
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Land Warfare
Australia pursues multiple UGV programmes
23rd November 2021
A project to convert and test 20 M113AS4 optionally crewed APCs is just one of the UGV projects that Australia is currently engaged in.
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Naval Warfare
UK progresses support for Ukrainian naval capabilities
18th November 2021
A series of joint projects will see Ukraine acquire new ships, weapons and help to develop naval facilities.
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Defence Notes
Latest UK report reveals fall in export deals
3rd November 2021
It seems that the UK has maintained its presence in the top 10 global defence exporters worldwide — but it remains to be seen whether this will continue after COVID-19 and post-Brexit.
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Air Warfare
Lockheed Martin obtains JASSM contract modification
26th October 2021
US Army awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the replacement of JASSM Control Actuation System.
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Digital Battlespace
IAI unveils multi-domain Scorpius EW system family
11th November 2021
The new Scorpius family of systems comes in land, air, naval and training variants.
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Defence Notes
Greek procurement surge shows no sign of abating
26th October 2021
More fighter aircraft and naval vessels are in the offing for Greece as part of its 2020-2025 procurement programme – but the latter is a more complex issue than the former.
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Defence Notes
Turkish F-16s and USVs, plus AESA technology (podcast)
22nd October 2021
Welcome to Episode 42 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Air Warfare
NAVAIR orders F-35 gun depot repair
28th September 2021
Lockheed Martin to provide depot-level services for 25mm cannon arming all F-35 variants.
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Naval Warfare
Shipbuilders work at steady clip to meet ROKN requirements
4th November 2021
South Korea's navy is modernising with new vessels at a high tempo, but it is facing manpower shortfalls.
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Defence Notes
US orders biological warfare detection kits and decoy flares from Chemring
27th October 2021
Chemring to help modernise the Joint Biological Point Detection System and equip F-35s with decoy flares.
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Air Warfare
Thailand expresses interest in the F-35
13th October 2021
Thailand wants to maintain its status as a leading air force in Southeast Asia, but to do that it needs new fighters.
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Defence Notes
Defence activity propels Saab
26th October 2021
Nine-month financials reflect ‘high activity level in the defence business’ for Saab.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Light attack, Trainer
F-5E/F ADVERSARY TRAINER [USA]
Programme Background The F-5N is a single seat, dual engine supersonic land based fighter. It is designed for a service life of 9000 flight hours. ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-15EX (2025-2026) [USA]
Methodology Units required Based off the FY2027 USAF budget request, between FY2025 and FY2026, the U.S. Air Force received funding for 40 F-15EX platforms. Congress ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
On 12 April 2024, General João Cartaxo Alves, the Chief of Staff of the Portugese Air Force, revealed that Portugal would replace its fleet of F-16A/B ...
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Data links
Data links | F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
On 12 April 2024, General João Cartaxo Alves, the Chief of Staff of the Portugese Air Force, revealed that Portugal would replace its fleet of F-16A/B ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
On 12 April 2024, General João Cartaxo Alves, the Chief of Staff of the Portugese Air Force, revealed that Portugal would replace its fleet of F-16A/B ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
On 12 April 2024, General João Cartaxo Alves, the Chief of Staff of the Portugese Air Force, revealed that Portugal would replace its fleet of F-16A/B ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
On 12 April 2024, General João Cartaxo Alves, the Chief of Staff of the Portugese Air Force, revealed that Portugal would replace its fleet of F-16A/B ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16 Replacement [Portugal]
Programme Background At the Portuguese National Defense Conference on April 22, 2025, General João Cartaxo Alves reaffirmed that the F-35A remains the sole viable successor ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-47 [Israel]
Background 2026 RFI In August 2026, Israel issued a request for information (RFI) to the United States regarding the secretive Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter programme. The ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-47 Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]
Background Requirement Originally conceived as a replacement for the F-22, the PCA was designed to counter various air threats, including integrated air defence systems and ...
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Fighter - multirole
Next Generation Fighter Aircraft (Vietnam)
Programme Background Requirement The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) operates an ageing fleet of Su-22 aircraft as well as Su-27s and Su-30s. According to expert commentary, ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Hawk Mk 165 Advanced Jet Trainer- Saudi Arabia
Background Requirement The Hawk Mk 165 fleet will be used to train Saudi pilots before they transition to the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-15 in service with RSAF. Under ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-16V [Türkiye]
Programme Background Requirement Turkish Air Force ordered 100 F-35A aircraft as a partner nation, however, the country was removed from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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Fighter - multirole
H-X Fighter Programme [Finland]
Programme Background In June 2020, Finnish MoD announced that the Hornet fleet life extension programme is neither cost-effective solution nor sufficient in terms of Finland’s ...
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Fighter - multirole
Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) [Japan]
Programme Background Shephard notes that GCAP's Japanese, British and Italian components are tracked in separate entries. Programme Timeline 2020: The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: air combat simulators
Air Combat Training
Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.
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Fighter - air superiority
F-22A Raptor
F-22A Raptor is a fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter with air-to-ground attack capability. It was developed by Lockheed Martin to meet the requirement of the USAF ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Collective Training
Boeing has delivered and operates three USAF F-15C Mission Training Centers (MTCs), three F-15E MTCs and three F-16 MTCs. The F-22 platform was added into ...
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Subsystems: hardware
Flight Simulation Products
Bugeye Technologies (BT) manufactures simulated-grade flight grips, controls and avionic displays for fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned crafts. BT's full line of products includes replicated control ...
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Air: air combat simulators
DACTS
The DRS Air Combat Training System (DACTS) has been delivered to military customers worldwide. Customised versions have supported coalition training for the US government and ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-77
The AN/APG-77 is a low-probability-of-intercept fire control radar for the F-22 Raptor. It is designed to significantly improve capability in air-to-air combat, allowing the pilot ...
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Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems
IRCM Flares
Kilgore develops and manufactures a range of airborne IR decoy flares. These are compatible with most available dispenser systems. Standard flare products manufactured include: MJU-7A/B, ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-81
AN/APG-81 is operating in the X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar designed by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems for the F-35 “Lightning” all-weather ...
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Air: Integrated Defensive Systems
AN/ALR-94
BAE Systems’ AN/ALR-94 electronic countermeasures (ECM) system forms a key part of the self-protection suite of the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor combat ...
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EW test systems
CRIIS
The Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) provides time, space and position information (TSPI) as well as systems evaluation data to support testing for a ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-83 SABR
The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is an active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar being developed by Northrop Grumman using its own ...
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Data links
Multifunction Advanced Data Link
Multifunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) is a Ku-band data link designed for fifth-generation aircraft. The directional, interflight system is integrated into all F-35 variants, allowing ...
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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
25mm PGU-48/B
The 25mm PGU-48/B is a medium-calibre armour-penetrating round manufactured by American Rheinmetall. The US Air Force uses the PGU-48/B with its F-35 aircraft.
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Fixed wing aircraft engines
F100-PW-229
The F100 family of engines, selected by 23 air forces globally, power all of the USAF's F-15 Eagles and a substantial proportion of the global ...
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Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems
AN/ALE-52
BAE Systems’ AN/ALE-52 countermeasures dispensing system was developed for the United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor air superiority fighter. The AN/ALE-52 can launch ...
