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Naval Warfare
Baltic Workboats supplying two vessels to Estonian Navy
20th April 2020
The Estonian Navy has placed an order for two force protection boats from Baltic Workboats which will aim to plug smaller gaps in the Navy’s …
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Air Warfare
Embraer & SNC conduct inaugural flight of NAF Super Tucano
20th April 2020
Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have confirmed that the first A-29 Super Tucano aircraft destined for Nigeria has conducted its inaugural flight. The aircraft …
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Land Warfare
Lithuania to receive Protector RWS
14th April 2020
Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace announced on 14 April that it has received an FMS contract to deliver its Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) to the …
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Defence Notes
Chinese policy seeks to weaponise the COVID-19 pandemic
15th April 2020
This Geobukseon writer, as a young graduate student, was fortunate to be attending a US university that was visited by the then recently retired former …
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Digital Battlespace
HII to perform analytical services for USSOCOM
17th April 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has secured a $22 million contract as part of the SOCOM-Wide Mission Support-A (SWMS-A) contract. It allows for the provision of …
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Air Warfare
USMC adjusts its air power priorities
4th May 2020
In issuing the Force Design 2030 report into the future direction of the USMC, the corps is attempting to steer the course of its development, …
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Defence Notes
Israeli intelligence unit confronts COVID-19
30th April 2020
A research and development laboratory called Unit 81, part of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence Directorate, has been working with the health ministry, the …
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Special Operations
Study calls for more flexibility from US special forces on CT operations
14th April 2020
Counter-terrorism (CT) operations conducted by special operations forces (SOF) must require ‘more than just the application of military power’, according to a report by the …
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Land Warfare
Land Warfare magazine: robot ground forces, SP artillery, ATGMs and more
24th April 2020
Read the latest edition of Land Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. Register below to be sent the download link and …
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Defence Notes
China rattles India with border exercises and infrastructure build-up
30th April 2020
The frequency and size of aggressive single-service and joint military exercises in the Tibet Autonomous Region, conducted by the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Tibet Military …
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Land Warfare
South Korea eyes US sales for Bigung
7th April 2020
The Bigung ("Flying Arrow") guided rocket system has been successfully evaluated by the US DoD under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) process, the South Korean …
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Defence Notes
Modly steps down as acting US Navy Secretary
8th April 2020
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly has submitted his resignation to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The US Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed …
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Naval Warfare
NATO wraps up UK-led Joint Warrior exercise
14th April 2020
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) on 9 April concluded the UK-led Joint Warrior exercise, which also involved vessels from Denmark, Germany, Norway and the …
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Digital Battlespace
Saab hails X-band AESA trial
24th April 2020
Saab completed the first flight trial of its new X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) fighter radar on 8 April. The company stated on 24 …
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Air Warfare
Air Warfare: emerging threats, critical care, US Army Aviation and more
9th April 2020
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Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
CH-47F Chinook [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background In addition to the aircraft, the request includes M134D mini-Guns, aircraft survivability equipment, infrared signature suppression system, fast rope insertion extraction system, extended ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-72 Follow-On [USA]
Programme Background In March 2019, Airbus stated that it expected orders from the US Army for between 12 and 15 UH-72A helicopters. In March 2020, ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (US Army) (Batch 1) [USA]
Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
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Fighter - multirole
Multirole Fighter [Morocco]
Programme Background 2019 In March 2019, the US State Department announced that it had approved a possible FMS of 25 F-16V Block 72 aircraft to ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk (Second Contract) [Croatia]
Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache (Follow-On) [Morocco]
Programme Background Morocco has placed a request with the US government for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. On 20 November 2019, it was announced that the ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor [US]
Background The US Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defence Sensor (LTAMDS) is being acquired from US-based Raytheon. The United States Army is the primary customer ...
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Military UAS - mini
RQ-11 Raven (US Army)
Programme Background The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven began to be deployed by the US Army in 2004 and was selected as its sole small UAS in ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Medium Range Intercept Capability [US]
Background The US Marine Corps' Medium Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) is a new medium-range air defence capability developed from the Israeli Tamir surface-to-air missile and Iron ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USAF) (Batch 1) [USA]
Baclground As of November 2020, the US DoD had signed 14 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Stryker DVH [USA]
Background The US Army has been operating the Stryker since 2002. The Stryker DVH is an upgraded variant that has additional armour on its underside ...
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Maritime patrol
P-8A Poseidon [UK]
Background In July 2016, the UK government announced that it had ordered nine aircraft for service with the RAF. Under this frame, in January 2019, ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-60M Black Hawk Add-on [Lithuania]
Programme Background On 6 June 2020, the US State Department announced that it had approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six UH-60M Black Hawk ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Infantry Squad Vehicle [USA]
Background The JLTV, HMMWV, and ISV constitute the US Army’s Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) fleet. The US Army has evaluated the ISV as part of ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV (USMC) (Batch 1) [USA]
Background As of January 2021, the US DoD had signed 15 contracts with Oshkosh Defense covering the delivery of approximately 17,731 JLTVs to all branches ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Maritime patrol
US-2
The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.
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Data links
GNOMAD US Domestic
The US domestic version of GNOMAD (see separate entry) is a ruggedised system comprising a satellite antenna and baseband modular chassis that can be installed ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army AVCATT PDSS
L3Harris Technologies is the prime contractor for the US Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) programme. L3Harris Technologies is ...
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Medium Range Missile Defence Systems: 20-90km range
Indirect Fire Protection Capability [US]
Leidos' Indirect Fire Protection Capability has been selected to provide medium-range Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) to sit between SHORAD and the high-end Patriot.
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD
L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...
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Towed mortars
M120/M120A1
The M120/M120A1 120 mm Towed Mortar System is a US-built version of the Soltam K6 mortar that was accepted into US Army service in 1990.
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Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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Surface-to-air missiles
Lockheed Martin Next Generation Short Range Interceptor
US-based Lockheed Martin is competing for the US Army's Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) programme with its QuadStar missile. The programme aims to replace ...
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MPVs - 4x4
RG33
BAE Systems RG33 is a family of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles available in both 4x4 and 6x6. The medium-weight class of BAE Systems MRAP ...
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Military - USVs
Voyager
Voyager is an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by US-based Saildrone. Voyager has been used by the US Navy (USN) and is one of three ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-119 (TH-73A Thrasher )
The US Navy announced on 13 January 2020 that Leonardo had been awarded a US$176.5 million contract for the production of 32 TH-119 helicopters in ...
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Frigates
Oliver Hazard Perry Class
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigates (FFG) were initially designed for the US Navy in the mid-1970s as cost-efficient surface combatants. The robust design has ...
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Self-propelled guns
SIGMA
The SIGMA is the latest self-propelled howitzer (SPH) developed by Elbit America and Oshkosh Defense. Produced entirely in the US, the SIGMA is intended to ...
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Land: Electronic Attack - Jamming
AN/PLT-5 Thor-II
Sierra Nevada Corporations’s (SNC's) AN/PLT-5 Thor-II Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) system is designed to equip CIED teams and is used throughout the US armed ...
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Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers
LIMWS
BAE Systems is leading the US Army’s Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS) initiative. This is intended to enhance the missile protection provided to US ...
