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Land Warfare
Raytheon to produce Patriot for Sweden
4th January 2019
Raytheon received a contract from the US Army in December to produce Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems for Sweden. The $692.9 million …
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Land Warfare
Australia's Hawkei programme moves on despite reliability concerns
10th January 2019
Stage two testing of the Thales Australia Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle - Light (PMV-L) for the Land 121 Phase 4 programme was completed in November …
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Military Logistics
US Navy takes another step toward common logistics hulls
9th January 2019
Building on the results of a May 2018 RfI and subsequent ‘industry day’ opportunity, the US Navy is taking another step toward the development and …
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Special Operations
Malaysia centralizes Special Forces Command
8th January 2019
Special operations forces from across the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) will be organized under a centralized Special Forces Command, the Chief of the Defense Forces …
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Naval Warfare
Beijing lashes out at US for South China Sea sail-by
30th November 2018
China on 30 November scolded the US for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military …
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Defence Notes
China vexed by US Navy ships sailing through Taiwan Strait
29th November 2018
China expressed concern on 29 November after two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the third such operation this year. ‘China will pay …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Spanish Army acquires two Alpha 800 UAS
21st December 2018
The Spanish armed forces has acquired two Alpha 800 UAS from Alpha Unmanned Systems, the company announced on 17 December. The 14kg gasoline-powered Alpha …
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Military Logistics
KBRwyle receives task order modifications
18th December 2018
KBRwyle has received two task order modifications totalling $114 million to provide logistics support services to the US Army in Europe and the Arabian Peninsula. …
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Defence Notes
CAR rebels buy weapons from Sudan traffickers: UN report
3rd January 2019
Rebels who briefly seized power in the Central African Republic in 2013 have received fresh weapons supplies from traffickers in Sudan even as they take …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 demos new payload capabilities
19th December 2018
The capabilities of the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS' new COMINT and imaging payloads have been put to the test by the Australian Army. The Australian …
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Defence Notes
Kosovo tests Serbia with vote to build an army
13th December 2018
Kosovo will vote 14 December on whether to create its own army, in a heavily symbolic show of independence from Serbia that has inflamed tensions …
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Land Warfare
US Army awards Mobile Protected Firepower prototype contracts
17th December 2018
The US Army has awarded two Section 804 middle tier acquisition rapid prototyping contracts for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) programme against an aggressive delivery …
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Digital Battlespace
Finland to purchase Bittium radios
17th December 2018
The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has been authorised to sign an agreement with Bittium Wireless for the procurement of Bittium Tough software-defined radio (SDR) …
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Land Warfare
Norinco drives hard for AFV and artillery exports
14th November 2018
Norinco, China’s giant conglomerate that produces AFVs for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), exhibited a wide array of vehicles at Airshow China 2018, and this …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Milrem Robotics demos Titan UGVs during AWE18
18th December 2018
Four Titan UGVs, developed by Milrem Robotics and QinetiQ, were tested by the British Army during the Army Warfighting Experiment 2018 (AWE18) - Autonomous Warrior …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
J-10 [China]
Programme Background The aircraft performed its maiden flight in 1998 and entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 2004. According to ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Data links
Data links | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Future Naval Fighter China
China is planning to deploy stealth naval fighter aircraft with vertical take-off landing capabilities to operate from Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s future Type 075A class ...
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Corvettes
Jiangdao Class (Type 056)
Programme Background The Type 056 corvette is referred to by the Chinese as the new-generation light guided-missile frigates. They have been built for the People's Liberation ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Rapid Minelayers Procurement (1-4) [Taiwan]
Development and Procurement Four new rapid minelayers are being built for the Taiwanese Navy in a bid to counter the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Rapid Minelayers Procurement (5-10) [Taiwan]
Programme Background Requirements The revelation of a Chinese bridge-barge landing system for amphibious operations, designed for a Taiwan invasion, has underscored the need for Taipei ...
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MPVs - 4x4
Kalyani M4 (India)
Programme Background In the wake of border clashes with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2020, the Indian Army has accelerated several of its ...
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Frigates
Jiangkai II Class (Type 054A)
Built by Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard and Huangpu shipyards the frigates were first seen being constructed from 2005. The class is referred to as the workhorses of China's ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
VP1/Type 89 (Nigeria)
Programme Background The Nigerian Army has an ongoing need for new armoured vehicles to replace losses incurred in its conflict with extremist organisations operating within ...
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Corvettes
Shadhinota Class (Type C13B)
The Shadhinota class (Type C13B) corvettes are a platform based on the Type 056 Jiangdao class used by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), built by the ...
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Submarines: conventional, attack
S26T [Thailand]
Programme Background The Royal Thai Navy has been in the process of acquiring a new submarine for a number of years. They formally selected China's ...
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Frigates
Jiangkai III Class (Type 054B / Type 057)
Following the rapid production and relative success of the Type 054A Jiangkai II class frigates, the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) are developing a successor to ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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AEW&C, Transport
Y-8
The Y-8 (Yunshuji-8) medium-sized transport and multirole aircraft was developed by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation and is based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. More than 36 ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Z-8
Developed by Changhe Aircraft Industry Group, the Z-8 (known also as Z-18) is a derivative of the AC313 civil helicopter, which is itself a copy of ...
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Submachine guns
CS/LS2
Norinco’s CS/LS2 is a 9mm bullpup SMG designed for use with a suppressor. It has been in service with the People's Liberation Army since about ...
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Fighter - multirole
J-8
The J-8 (NATO reporting name Finback) is a multirole fighter domestically developed by China. It has design similarities with Soviet MiG-21 and Su-15 aircraft. The ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
KZ-800
China National Electronics Import and Export’s (CEIEC) KZ-800 is an airborne Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) gathering system believed to be in widespread use onboard People’s Liberation ...
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Fighter - multirole
J-10
The J-10 (NATO reporting name Firebird) is a multirole fighter developed by China to replace second-generation J-7 and Q-5 aircraft. The aircraft is also known ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
Type GCZ110
Norinco announced in 2014 that it had completed development of the Type GCZ110 armoured engineer vehicle based on a modified Type 79 tank chassis equipped ...
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Tanks
VT2
The 125mm-armed VT2 tracked MBT, which was unveiled at DSA 2012, is the export version of the People's Liberation Army Type 96A. As of early ...
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Fighter - ground attack
J-16
The J-16 is a multirole fighter developed by China. It is based on the J-11 air superiority fighter, itself a licence-built version of the Russian ...
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EO/IR systems
Loong Eye LE380
The Loong Eye (Dragon's Eye) LE380 is a two-axis stabilised gimbal incorporating EO/IR sensors, laser designators, and laser rangefinders. Originally developed by the Luoyang Opto-Electro ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Saker FX400A
The Sky Saker FX400A is a fixed-wing drone manufactured by Norinco. Capable of hosting both ISR and attack payloads, such as the Blue Arrow 7 ...
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Air-to-air missiles, Surface-to-air missiles
TY-90
TY-90 is a multi-purpose, short-range, IR-guided, tactical surface-to-air missile developed by China to defend against helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and cruise missiles at low and super-low ...
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Medium/general-purpose machine guns
Type 80
The Type 80 is a general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) manufactured by Norinco in China, based on the Soviet PKM. Certified in 1980, it entered PLA ...
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Air-launched ASW torpedoes, Ship-launched torpedoes
Yu-11 lightweight torpedo
Yu-11 is a Chinese-made surface and air-launched lightweight torpedo to repel submarine threats from long distances.
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Tanks
Type 62
The Type 62 light tank entered production for the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1963. Essentially a smaller, lighter clone of the Type 59 MBT, it is ...
