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Air Warfare
Poland receives first batch of FA-50GF Fighting Eagle jets
2nd January 2024
Poland's acquisition of 48 FA-50 advanced trainer and light fighters from KAI has culminated in the formal display of a dozen FA-50 Block 10 jets by the Polish Air Force.
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Training
How naval training is being transformed by synthetics
27th December 2023
Naval fleets are overcoming many of challenges associated with crafting realistic training activities by embracing the benefits of using synthetic training for maritime operations.
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Land Warfare
How Europe is enhancing AFV survivability to counter new and old threats
23rd December 2023
A growing number of NATO countries are planning to upgrade their fleets of tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) to improve their survivability against emerging battlefield threats.
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Naval Warfare
Austal USA awarded $867 million for three hospital ships
22nd December 2023
The US Navy’s new Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) will be designated Bethesda Class EMS and first of class will be called USNS Bethesda.
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Air Warfare
Slovenia receives first Leonardo C-27J transport aircraft
21st December 2023
Delivery of Slovenia’s first Leonardo C-27J transport aircraft has occurred 20 months after it was ordered and three months after the country ordered a second.
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Land Warfare
Finland orders third batch of Leopard bridge vehicles
19th December 2023
Austria, which has been operating Leopard 2 MMBTs and Leopard 2L tracked bridge laying vehicles, will see the new Leopard 2Ls built on the country’s existing Leopard 2A4 tanks.
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Air Warfare
Japan to spend $224 million on advanced air missiles from US
18th December 2023
The US has greenlit a potential Foreign Military Sale of more than 100 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to Japan.
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Land Warfare
Vehicles ordered for Poland’s PILICA+ short-range air defence system
14th December 2023
The PILICA+ system, an intermediate solution between the lowest and middle layers of the Polish multi-layer air and missile defence system, has been based on the operational PSR-A PILICA system.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall to upgrade Austria’s Skyguard air defence system
12th December 2023
Rheinmetall's Oerlikon Skyguard, the air defence system developed for the protection of stationary high value assets such as air fields, bridges, industrial installations and military command and control centres, will undergo a multimillion dollar upgrade.
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing secures $271 million to advance modernisation of US Special Operations' MH-47G Chinook
11th December 2023
Boeing has clinched a major contract modification to further its backing of the US Special Operations Command’s MH-47G Chinook aircraft modernisation effort.
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Air Warfare
Embraer C-390 triumphs in South Korea's transport aircraft competition
5th December 2023
Embraer's C-390 Millennium has secured a contract with South Korea, outperforming industry rivals such as Lockheed Martin and Airbus, marking a pivotal moment as the nation is set to become the first C-390 customer in Asia.
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Defence Notes
UK watchdog reveals $22 billion hole in military equipment plan
4th December 2023
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) has delivered a scathing evaluation of the MoD's Equipment Plan for 2023–33, revealing a nearly £17 billion 'blackhole' in the budget.
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Naval Warfare
Future of the South African Navy looks bleak despite new ships entering service
29th November 2023
The commissioning of SAS King Shaka Zulu, a Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel, into the South African Navy masks serious problems for the service as fleet availability falls dangerously low and capability atrophies.
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Training
I/ITSEC 2023: US Navy considers purchase of Vrgineers carbon fibre MR headset for V-22 pilots
28th November 2023
The new Vrgineers carbon fibre XTAL 3 CAVU mixed-reality headset will attempt to address calculation bottlenecks via high-performance graphical chip and AI ahead of launch in 2024.
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Land Warfare
Next set of orders due for French Army's Serval patrol vehicle
27th November 2023
The Serval 4x4 lightweight multi-role armoured vehicle has two prime contractors – Texelis which has been contracted by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to build and supply the rolling chassis and Nexter Systems which provides the body.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Fighter - multirole
MiG-35 (Russia)
The MiG-35 is a new-generation derivative of the twin-engine MiG-29 (NATO code-name ‘Fulcrum’) featuring multi-role combat capabilities, significantly reworked airframe and a vastly expanded arsenal ...
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Light attack, Trainer
L-39NG Senegal
The aircraft will feature five hard-points, two external fuel tanks with 350 lt capacity, Mk 81 and Mk 82 bombs, guided and unguided rockets, single ...
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AEW&C
E-2D - USA
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) is an all-weather, twin engine, carrier-based, Airborne Command, Control and Surveillance aircraft designed to extend task force defense perimeters. The ...
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Fighter - naval
Multi-Role Carrier Borne Fighters (MRCBF) [India]
Programme Background RFI / Requirments In January 2017, India issued an RFI for the procurement of 57 multirole naval fighters. The RFI for the Indian Navy ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
H135 (UK)
Programme BackgroundAirbus Helicopters UK announced on 2 February 2022 that it has won an order to provide five additional H135 twin-engine helicopters for the MoD. The ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
Project Land 2097 Phase 4 - Australia
According to the RfI, under Project Land 2097 Phase 4, the selected helicopter must comprise a commercial or military off-the-shelf solution that is already in ...
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Frigates
F-110 Class [Spain]
Programme Background Requirement The new F110 multi-mission frigates are being built for the Spanish Navy to replace the ageing Santa Maria-class frigates, which have been in ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW169M (Austria)
The aircraft was selected ahead of two light twin platforms – the Bell 429 and H145M - as it represented the best option for Vienna ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)
Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...
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Tiltrotors
V-22 Osprey (USN)
Programme Background Requirement According to USN FY2023 Budget Estimate documentation, the V-22 programme provides an aircraft to meet the amphibious and vertical assault needs of ...
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Fighter - multirole
Project Quadriga [Germany]
Programme Background Under Project Quadriga, Berlin is seeking a replacement for its 33 Typhoon Tranche 1. Furthermore, Germany is offering its Tranche 1 fleet to ...
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Tiltrotors
V-22 Osprey [Japan]
Programme Background Procurement Contracts The Japanese government is the first export customer of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, having ordered 17 helicopters from the US across ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Bell 412EPI-Indonesia
Programme Background PTDI is assembling Bell helicopters in its factory in Bandung. The first Bell 412EPI was delivered to Indonesian Army on 29 December 2020 ...
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Military helicopters - maritime
Ka-31
Programme Background The IN already has 14 Ka-31 helicopters in its inventory, so this fact should simplify the acquisition procedure. The Navy’s AEW fleet will ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-64E Apache-India-Army Forecast
The Indian Army was originally granted co-ownership of the 22 Apaches that Air Force procured by the Indian MoD. However, the IAF refused to cede ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Land: air defence radar
N-22
The N-22 is a family of medium-range 3D surveillance radars for tactical use, mounted on a four-axle truck chassis. With reflector antenna elevated on twin ...
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Helicopter engines
PW210 Family
The PW210, Pratt & Whitney Canada's 1,000shp-class engine family, is designed for single- and twin-engine helicopters with improved fuel burn, power-to-weight ratio, environmental emissions and ...
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Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Chios
Chios (Jason)-class amphibious assault ships are landing ship (tank) platforms with helicopter landing pad and forward and aft egress and ingress. The first ship was ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Air Combat Training
Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.
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Data links
MDM-2X02N
The MDM-2X02N is a tactical data link modem that combines the functionalities of a Link 11 DTS and Link 22 signal processor controller (SPC) into ...
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Data links
MLT 2920
The MLT 2920 Multi Link Terminal is a Link 11/22 compatible data link solution. Supplied by Elbit Systems Deutschland, it comprises one Link 11 modem ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Kaman-22
Unveiled in February 2021, the Kaman-22 is the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Forces (IRIAF) flagship UAV. With a payload capacity of 300kg and seven hardpoints, ...
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Transport
An-22
The largest transport aircraft of the time, the An-22 Antei (NATO reporting name Cock) is a heavy military transport aircraft developed by Antonov in the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
F@stnet Twin
Thales F@stnet Twin is a lightweight, dual-channel software-defined radio for dismounted soldiers. Launched in 2010, it is a member of the PR4G/F@stnet product family.
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
RP-22 Sapfir 21
The RP-22 Sapfir 21 is an upgraded Sapfir for late-1960s MiG-21 fighters.
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Anti-ship missiles
P-270 Moskit
The P-270 Moskit is a Soviet anti-ship missile designated as SS-N-22 (Sunburn) by NATO. It was not till after the end of the Cold War ...
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Sea: naval fire control radar
Type 911
The Type 911 is a lightweight, I-bad fire control system developed by Marconi, which is now part of BAE Systems. These radars were originally developed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE
MD-22
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the near-space hypersonic technology testbed MD-22 at the Zhuhai Airshow in 2022. Capable of speeds of Mach 7, the ...
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Frigates
Petya Class (Project 159)
The Petya class (Project 159) frigates are Russian designed and built vessels that were in service with the Soviet Union but were also sold as ...
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Maritime patrol, Transport
Twin Otter Series 400/Guardian 400
De Havilland Canada (DHC) developed the DHC-6 Twin Otter as a twin-engine replacement for its single-engine DHC-3 Otter STOL utility aircraft. In addition to standard ...