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Naval Warfare
Japan roars ahead with Li-ion batteries
7th March 2020
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its first lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery-powered submarine on 5 March. This makes Japan the first nation in the world to …
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Defence Notes
Sales surge for BAE Systems in FY2019
20th February 2020
BAE Systems confirmed that the company saw a 7% increase in sales throughout FY2019. This represents an increase of £1.7 billion ($2.18bn). At the same …
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Defence Notes
Esper urges ROK to increase defence spending
25th February 2020
Mark Esper, US Secretary of Defence has urged his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo to contribute more to his nation’s own security. He reiterated Washington’s …
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Defence Notes
Taiwan, an island nation under siege
20th March 2020
Few countries are more bullied or ostracised than Taiwan. Whether it is militarily, diplomatically or internationally, China has successfully forced Taiwan into the far-flung outer …
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Military Logistics
TAE Aerospace completes first F135 engine repair
25th February 2020
Australia’s TAE Aerospace has completed its first repair of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine fan module for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. This …
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Naval Warfare
LCS is in a ‘good place’ but capabilities are not being maximised, says CNO
3rd March 2020
The USN Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) used the Sea Service Chiefs Town Hall at AFCEA West 2020 on 2 March to address the current …
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Defence Notes
Flight tests are central for US in hypersonic arms race
18th March 2020
The US military is preparing a crucial flight test of a hypersonic weapon this spring, as part of a ramped-up campaign to develop and field …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
RAAF’s unmanned plans face double jeopardy
28th February 2020
Beads of sweat may be appearing on the brows of top RAAF officials and bean-counters, given the news that the USN is suspending acquisition of …
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Naval Warfare
Is the Philippine Navy’s modernisation rudderless?
27th February 2020
Amidst the controversy surrounding Manila’s termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the US, the Philippine Navy (PN) finds itself in a peculiar position as …
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Defence Notes
Combat air set to play the fall guy in UK defence review
6th March 2020
As high-profile budget difficulties tie the UK government to making tough, long-term procurement decisions across air, land and sea domains, the RAF’s combat air plans …
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Naval Warfare
MoD fiscal black hole continues to threaten equipment plans
27th February 2020
With the ink still drying on the UK MoD’s newly released Defence Equipment Plan, the National Audit Office’s (NAO’s) stinging analysis of the MoD’s financial …
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Digital Battlespace
Babcock to give better reception in New Zealand
5th March 2020
The New Zealand MoD announced on 3 March that Babcock NZ Limited has been awarded a contract to overhaul the military’s HF radio network. The …
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Land Warfare
India’s small-arms shopping spree slowly revs up
28th February 2020
The Indian Army is edging closer in its quest for modern infantry small arms to replace an ageing inventory of more than 40 weapon types. …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell not conceding defeat on Israeli V-22 deal
28th February 2020
Manufacturer Bell-Boeing will continue to push for an export order of the V-22 Osprey from Israel despite political uncertainty and funding shortages casting major doubts over …
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Digital Battlespace
Bittium to continue ESSOR porting for Finland
18th February 2020
Bittium will continue porting the European European Secure Software-defined Radio (ESSOR) programme’s Operational Capability 1 (OC1) wideband waveform to the Bittium Tough SDR radio for …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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ISR/special mission
Pegasus SIGINT Aircraft (1-3) [Germany]
Background Requirement history 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]
Background luWES programme The luWES programme is a broad initiative within the German Air Force to procure and implement an entire architecture for electromagnetic operations. ...
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Fighter - multirole
Tornado Replacement (F-35A) [Germany]
Background Requirement In March 2020, it emerged that the German government was considering 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to replace 45 nuclear-capable Tornados. The remaining 40 Tornados ...
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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 - small
Penguin C MIL [Latvia]
Background Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Development Concept In 2018, the Latvian MoD signed an agreement with Latvian companies UAV Factory and Atlas Aerospace to procure UAVs ...
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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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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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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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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker (Batch 1) [Thailand]
Programme Background According to reports from Thai and US media, the RTA planned to take delivery of 120 Strykers by the end of 2020. These ...
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Military UAS - small
Nauru 1000C [Brazil]
Background Contract award The Logistics Command (COLOG) of the Brazilian Army purchased three Nauru 1000C UAVs, training, 36-month integrated logistics support, two EO/MWIR XSIS 222A gimbals, ...
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Corvettes
Gowind 2500 (1-2) [UAE]
Programme Background Timeline The Gowind 2500 design has proved a popular export, and variants have been ordered by four countries. Naval Group confirmed the sale of ...
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 - 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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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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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 - 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 ...
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
CMS (Vikrant-Class)
The Combat Management System abroad INS Vikrant is developed by TATA Power's Strategic Engineering Division, the Indian MoD's Weapon and Electonic System Engineering Establishment and ...
