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Training
Australian soldiers practise Abrams tank refuelling with Chinook helicopter
12th April 2023
The Australian Army has demonstrated tactical refuelling of M1 Abrams tanks with the CH-47 Chinook helicopter the first time in five years.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2023: France weighs air defence needs as global SAMP/T NG production kicks off
22nd February 2023
Having signed a global production contract, Eurosam is ready to deliver air defence systems to Paris and Rome in 2025.
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Land Warfare
JGSDF lines up next-generation wheeled armoured vehicles
19th March 2023
Foreign OEMs are starting to get a look-in for military vehicle programmes in Japan.
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Training
IT2EC 2023: Training for multi-domain ops needs a fresh approach to succeed
25th April 2023
The complexity of multi-domain operations (MDO) requires a new approach as commanders will no longer be able to rely on their past experience and will need new decision support tools, according to the head of NATO's C2 centre of excellence.
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Air Warfare
US pulls some V-22 Ospreys from service with clutch-related issues
7th February 2023
The US Marine Corps was aware of the technical issue with the V-22 tiltrotor but decided against grounding the aircraft and instructed pilots to deal with the incidents in-flight instead as injuries were not suffered.
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Air Warfare
BAE contracted for more electronic warfare systems for next F-35 production lot
4th April 2023
BAE Systems has received a $491 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) systems for Block 4 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets built under Lot 17.
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Air Warfare
Philippines approves light transport aircraft buy
21st February 2023
Manila is inching closer to signing up for six light twin-turboprop transport aircraft from Indonesia's primary aerospace company.
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Training
Red 6 seals new partnership despite unclear progress on previous programmes
15th March 2023
Lockheed Martin says Red 6's augmented reality system could be implemented into fifth-generation fighters, such as the F-35 or F-22 in the future.
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Land Warfare
Milanion NTGS joins forces with Global Ordnance to promote mobile mortars for US market
23rd March 2023
Milanion NTGS has signed an agreement with Global Ordnance to pursue sales opportunities in the US for its platform-agnostic mobile mortar systems.
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Air Warfare
General Atomics sole awardee for second phase of DARPA’s LongShot UAV project
7th March 2023
Under LongShot, DARPA aims to increase the standoff range at which fighters can launch air-to-air weapons with an air-released UAV.
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Defence Notes
‘Balloongate’ lays bare Chinese hypocrisy over military surveillance (Opinion)
13th February 2023
China pretends that it does not spy on others. The recent balloon saga showed up that it not only conducts surveillance of multiple countries, but that it is willing to violate their airspace to do so.
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Training
BAE Systems seals Indian flight simulator partnership
21st February 2023
BAE Systems and India's FSTC have partnered to develop a mission simulator for the Indian Air Force's Hawk 132 jet trainer fleet.
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Defence Notes
Slovakia confirms delivery of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, takes more Leopard tanks
21st April 2023
Slovakia has handed over all its available MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine and continues to take delivery of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany.
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Air Warfare
India leans toward Rafale for carrier-based fighter requirement
28th February 2023
A decision between the Dassault Rafale M and Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet is expected from the Indian Navy to meet a carrier-based fighter requirement.
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Air Warfare
Textron delivers special mission Grand Caravan EX aircraft to Belize
6th March 2023
The Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft delivered to the Belize Ministry of National Defense and Border Security will fulfil multiple mission sets.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk [Latvia]
Programme Background In August 2018, the Latvian government approved the acquisition of four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The UH-60Ms are intended for both military and ...
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Transport
C-130J [USA]
Programme Background The C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin to replace aging C-130 variants. The US and foreign ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-35A Joint Strike Fighter - USAF
Background The programme’s early competitive phase included three different airframe designs. Boeing submitted one design, Lockheed Martin submitted another, and McDonnell Douglas submitted a third ...
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Transport
King Air 360 [Nigeria]
Programme Background On 7 October 2021, Nigeria’s Budget Office published its proposed budget details. The Nigerian Air Force requested 10.86 billion Nigerian Naira (US$26.4 million) ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Light Attack/Trainer Aircraft - Ghana
In 2013, the Chief of Ghana Air Force stated that A-29 is their preferred platform and this position was also submitted to the Government. In ...
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Bomber
B-21 Raider [USA]
Programme Background Development The US DoD is developing a new long-range bomber called the B-21 Raider, previously known as LRS-B. At least 100 units are ...
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Trainer
Trainer Aircraft (1-12) [Vietnam]
Programme Background After years of operating Russian-built military equipment, Vietnam is more willing to procure US-supplied equipment following the lifting of the arms embargo in ...
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Military UAS - mini
RemoEye-006A [Bolivia]
Background Ceremony In June 2013, the Bolivian air force inducted its first two UAVs into service, with the models, FAB 0001 and FAB 0002, being ...
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Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range
Barak MX [Thailand]
Background Thailand is procuring the Barak MX air defence system, which will be operated by the Anti-Aircraft Regiment of the Security Force Command. The system ...
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CUAS - jammers
Airbase Air Defence Systems CUAS [US]
Background The US Air Force's Budget Documentation for FY 2027 included $1.529 billion for Air Base Air Defence, part of which was to be used for ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505 [Jordan]
Background Requirement The Jordanian Air Force has a requirement for training helicopters that are to be used in the King Hussein Air College. The country currently ...
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Hybrid effector systems
US Air Force Air Base Defence Missile Defence [US]
Background The US Air Force's (USAF) Air Base Air Defence Missile Defence (ABAD MD) programme is part of the Air Force Physical Security System and sits ...
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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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Fighter - multirole
F-16V (1-8) [Bulgaria]
Programme Background Requirement Bulgarian MoD plans to procure 16 new-built fighter aircraft to replace its fleet of 15 Russian-manufactured MiG-29 fighters. Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Block ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems
AN/AAQ-45
Leonardo’s AN/AAQ-45 Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures is designed to equip rotorcraft. The system is being installed on Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters used ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
J/ALQ-8
Like Israel, Japan elected to outfit its McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15J/DJ combat aircraft with an indigenous self-protection system. This takes the form of Mitsubishi Electric’s J/ALQ-8 ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
FAB-T Force Element Terminal
The Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals - Force Element Terminal (FAB-T FET) is a nuclear-hardened SATCOM solution designed for airborne applications. Produced by Raytheon, ...
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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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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
25mm PGU-23/U
The 25mm PGU-23/U is a medium-calibre training round manufactured by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. The US Air Force utilises it with its AC-130 and ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - industry programmes
Warrior Systems
General Dynamics Mission Systems is prime contractor and system integrator for the US Army’s Warrior soldier systems, which include Air Warrior, Future Force Warrior, Land Warrior ...
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Air: mission management systems
TBMCS
Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) is a US joint C2 integrated BMS used to plan and execute air campaigns in theatres of operations worldwide. ...
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Fighter - air superiority
F-5E/F Tiger II
The F-5E (single-seat)/F (twin-seat) Tiger II is an air superiority fighter developed by Northrop Grumman based on the original F-5 Freedom Fighter. Production of the ...
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Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition
30mm PGU-13B High Explosive Incendiary
The 30mm 30mm PGU-13B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) is a medium-calibre munition manufactured by Northrop Grumman. The US Air Force uses the PGU-13B HEI with ...
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Trainer
King Air trainer
Textron / Beechcraft King Air trainers are a family twin-engine aircraft based on King Air 90, 100, 200 and 350 utility aircraft. The King Air ...
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Military UAS - tactical
CLS-200
The CLS-200 is part of the Yates Electrospace Corporation Silent Arrow family. It is a powered cargo-carrying one-use UAV, based on the company's GD-2000 glider. In ...
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Trainer
T-6A/B Texan II
The T-6 Texan II is a single-engine trainer aircraft, which was developed from the Pilatus PC-9 to meet the training requirements of USAF and USN ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-4 Phantom II family
The F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat multirole fighter developed originally by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) to meet USN interceptor requirements. It soon became a unified ...
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Light attack, Trainer
EMB-312 Tucano
The EMB-312 Tucano (Brazilian designation T-27) is a trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Embraer to meet the training requirements of the Brazilian Air ...
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Loitering munitions
Sureshastra
The Sureshastra, or Smart Unmanned Munitions System (S-UMS), is a jet-powered, catapult-launched loitering munition manufactured by Veda Aeronautics. In 2023, the Indian Air Force (IAF) acquired ...
