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Defence Notes
Textron delays release of Q1 earnings
14th April 2020
Textron has confirmed that it will delay the release of its Q1 FY2020 earnings report which was due to take place on 22 April. Instead, …
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Naval Warfare
China takes advantage as Western carrier operations struggle
21st April 2020
With aircraft carriers of both the US and French navies returning to port following outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus on board, eyes are turning to …
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Naval Warfare
Australia issues RfI for indigenous boats
14th April 2020
The Australian Department of Defence has issued an RfI to gain a better understanding of domestic industrial capabilities to design, manufacture and support military sea …
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Defence Notes
African militaries play crucial role in COVID-19 battle
15th April 2020
Ghana, Senegal and Uganda have decided to deploy military field hospitals to support their national responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. It comes after US …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
FTUAS competitors take heart from US Army adjustments
29th April 2020
The US Army has approved Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) competitors to video test flights and associated acceptance procedures of their respective systems, as an alternative …
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Defence Notes
US fixed-wing programmes look to rise above crisis
1st May 2020
Substantial investment by the US DoD in major fighter jet and tanker aircraft programmes — combined with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis — has put …
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Naval Warfare
Coronavirus lacerates Thai naval spending
21st April 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has now struck down the annual budget of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), which is being slashed by a third. In total, …
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Defence Notes
Russian COVID-19 response leaves much to be desired
16th April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a phenomenon that is actively changing politics, economics and society on a global scale. Russia is not yet among the worst-affected …
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Defence Notes
Dutch Air Force delivers COVID-19 aid to Sint Maarten
10th April 2020
The Dutch Ministry of Defence reported on 8 April that medical supplies and equipment had been transported to Sint Maarten to support the Dutch overseas …
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Defence Notes
Boeing suspends production at Puget Sound until further notice
6th April 2020
Boeing announced on 5 April that it is extending the suspension of production in at its plants in the Puget Sound area and Moses Lake …
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Naval Warfare
France reports possible COVID-19 outbreak on aircraft carrier
8th April 2020
The French Ministry of Defence on 8 April reported a potential outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus aboard its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The vessel, …
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Defence Notes
UK offers funding for new approach to COVID-19 fight
8th April 2020
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has offered £1 million ($1.23 million) to fast-track innovations to aid the UK armed forces in the battle against …
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Naval Warfare
Audacious sets out for home base
7th April 2020
HMS Audacious, the fourth of seven Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) for the Royal Navy, departed the BAE Systems facility at Barrow-in-Furness on 6 April, en route to …
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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
DoD delivers update on virus-stricken aircraft carrier
2nd April 2020
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly briefed the press on 1 April on developments aboard the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Modly confirmed 93 positive …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile
Arihant Class (1-4) [India]
The Arihant began life in 1990 as an Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) demonstrator programme. Arihant was laid down in 1997, launched in July 2009 and ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer (Vilkas) (Batch 1) [Lithuania]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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Main battle tanks
Malaysia Additional MBTs
Programme Background Malaysia currently operates a fleet of 48 PT-91M Pendekar MBTs that it received from Poland between 2007 and 2010. These are the only ...
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MPVs - 4x4
DN-XI
Programme Background The DN-XI is based upon the Sandcat tactical vehicle, originally designed by Plasan and marketed for a period by Oshkosh in the USA. ...
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Wheeled assault guns
Centauro II (Batch 2) [Italy]
Background The Italian Army has identified a need for a new 8x8 armoured vehicle armed with a 120 mm main gun to equip one company ...
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MPVs - 4x4
JLTV [Slovenia]
Programme Background While Slovenia signed the LOA with the US in 2018, the US Government did not place a production contract for these vehicles until ...
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MPVs - 4x4
A200 [Peru]
Background The Peruvian Army has a requirement for 4x4 protected vehicles to replace up-armoured commercial pickup trucks used in operations against narcos and other criminal ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
EBRC Jaguar [France]
Background Requirement Initially, the French government required 248 Jaguars. However, this requirement quickly rose to 300 platforms, 50% of which were set to be delivered ...
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Fighter - naval
F-35B (1-30) [Italy]
The 2019 and 2020 budget contained significant funding for the F-35 programme: €690 million ($775 million) in 2019 and €859 million ($962 million) in 2020, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Boxer (Vilkas) (Batch 2) [Lithuania]
Programme Background Lithuania's Boxers are manufactured by the ARTEC production lines in Germany and the Netherlands. KMW is responsible for producing 56 of the vehicles ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
PMC KAAV (First Batch)
Programme Background Prior to taking delivery of the KAAV, the PMC did not possess an amphibious assault vehicle. While it had previously received Landing Vehicle, ...
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MPVs - 4x4
VTLB [Portugal]
Background The Portuguese Army planned to allocate funds for the procurement of 167 VTLBs during the Military Programming Law running from 2015 until 2026. These ...
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Main battle tanks
M10 Booker [USA]
Programme background Inception & NGCV The US Army launched the MPF programme in 2015 when it unveiled its Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy. This new platform will ...
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Wheeled assault guns
Centauro II (Batch 1) [Italy]
Background The Italian Army has identified a need for a new 8x8 armoured vehicle armed with a 120mm main gun to equip one company in ...
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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 ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Towed guns
Dhanush
India's state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) developed the Dhanush 155 mm L/45 towed howitzer using technology transferred as part of a late 1980s deal for ...
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MPVs - 4x4
A200
The A200 is a lightly armoured 4x4 vehicle based on a modified commercially available Toyota Land Cruiser 200 chassis. Capable of seating up to nine ...
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Armoured engineer vehicles
AACE
The Kunduz Amphibious Armoured Combat Earthmover (AACE) is an amphibious, tracked armoured engineer vehicle designed for the preparation of riverbanks during river-crossing operations. It is ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Superav Land
The Superav Land 8x8 is a modular vehicle with a large diameter turret ring that can be adjusted to fit a wide variety of remote-controlled ...
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Main battle tanks
T-54M/M3
Produced by Vietnam's state-owned Z153 plant, T-54M (formally T-54B cải tiến - "improved") is a major upgrade to the T-54 main battle tank, including a new fire control computer, an ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
BMD-4M
The BMD-4M is based on the BMD-4, which has been in the Russian Army's airborne forces (VDV) service since 2004. It was developed to provide an ...
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LTVs - 4x4
Trapper VT4
A militarised version of the commercial Ford Everest 4x4 sports utility vehicle, the Trapper VT4 light all-terrain vehicle has been selected as the French Army's ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Mbombe 8
Paramount unveiled the 8x8 member of its Mbombe family, the Mbombe 8, at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo on 2 June 2016. Sharing more than 80% ...
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Short Range Missile Defence Systems: 0 to 20 km range
Initial Maneuver - SHORAD
Unveiled at AUSA 2019, Initial Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) is a multipurpose platform, based on the Stryker IFV, which moves and maneuvers in ...
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Self-propelled rocket launchers
TOS-2 Tosochka
Russia unveiled the TOS-2 Tosochka MLRS at the 2020 Victory Day Parade. Like its TOS-1A predecessor, it is intended to neutralise and suppress enemy positions ...
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Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile
Arihant Class
India’s Arihant-class SSBN is significant because it is the first SSBN built by a country not a UN Security Council member. It is the result ...
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LTVs - 4x4
LPU Wirus-4
The Light Strike Vehicle (LPU) Wirus-4 was developed by a consortium of Polish companies Concept and PHO to meet the requirements of the Polish Army's Żmija (Viper) ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
EBRC Jaguar
The Jaguar Armored Reconnaissance and Combat Vehicle (EBRC) is a 6x6 armoured reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by a consortium formed of Nexter Systems, Arquus (formerly Renault Trucks Defense) and ...
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MPVs - 4x4
M1117 Guardian ASV
In December 1995, the US Army selected a design based on the Textron ASV 150 to provide the military police with a vehicle that combined ...
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Corvettes
Sa'ar 6 Class (MEKO A-100)
The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes are a series of four new warships currently being built for the Israeli Navy by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to conduct patrol ...
