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Air Warfare
Greece goes ahead with Black Hawk order
5th April 2024
The Black Hawk helicopters will replace Greece's current fleet of multi-role helicopters.
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Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard plans a $1.1 billion investment in shipbuilding in FY2025
4th April 2024
The service has requested funds to procure and build new vessels, as well as modernise its current fleet.
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Air Warfare
Safran continues to support UK Merlin helicopters
4th April 2024
The new engine support contract could be extended until 2040 to match the AW101 Merlin helicopter’s retirement date.
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Naval Warfare
Frigate building in South America – the fleet renewal challenge
2nd April 2024
South America has become something of a retirement village warships where the average age of major surface combatants is 40 years, some of which should probably be in a museum. Peru, however, has joined Brazil and Colombia in a group of three countries that have been attempting to modernise their fleets with new frigates and corvettes built in local shipyards.
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Training
US marines and sailors arrive in Australia for new MRF-Darwin rotation
2nd April 2024
About 2,000 US marines and sailors will participate in the defence exercise with Australian forces in the Northern Territory. The current MRF-D 24.3 rotation will conclude in October and last for six months.
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Air Warfare
US hypersonic programmes to receive almost $7 billion in 2025
2nd April 2024
The investments in hypersonic capabilities, part of the US$9.8 billion fund the Pentagon requested for long-range fires, will cover several initiatives across all domains.
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Naval Warfare
US Coast Guard to invest nearly $500 million in Arctic capabilities
28th March 2024
The branch has been seeking icebreakers, cutters, C3 and ISR solutions, as well as uncrewed aerial and maritime platforms.
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Naval Warfare
Brazil’s Navy launches third Riachuelo attack submarine
28th March 2024
The ceremony was attended by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Air Warfare
Lockheed Martin signs with Patria for F-35 landing gear doors
27th March 2024
Finland’s purchase of F-35A aircraft was approved as a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) in October 2020 and 14 months later the aircraft was selected by the Finnish government. The FMS announcement noted a deal for 64 F-35A aircraft along with missiles, munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$12.5 billion.
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Air Warfare
First three MH-60R naval helicopters join Hellenic Navy
22nd March 2024
Greece has strengthened its naval prowess with the formal induction of the first three Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.
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Land Warfare
Danish CV90 fleet’s mid-life upgrade contract awarded to BAE Systems
21st March 2024
BAE Systems Hägglunds, the manufacturer of the Royal Danish Army’s fleet of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, has been awarded a contract to prolong the life of the vehicles.
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Air Warfare
South Korean KF-21 Boramae fighter achieves aerial refuelling milestone
21st March 2024
The successful completion of the first aerial refuelling trial for South Korea's indigenous KF-21 Boramae fighter prototype has marked a leap forward in its development.
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Naval Warfare
Netherlands selects Barracuda submarine as Australia looks on
20th March 2024
With the Netherlands selecting the Barracuda design for its new Orka-class submarines, it will give Australia a chance to see what it could have had after it cancelled its conventional submarine (SSK) project based on Barracuda, opting instead for a nuclear-powered submarine (SSN).
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Uncrewed Vehicles
First flights of Rattler Supersonic Target prove successful
20th March 2024
The US Department of Defense (DoD), along with QinetiQ, successfully conducted the first flights of the Rattler Supersonic Target MkI marking a significant advance in supersonic target technology.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy to invest more than $32 billion in shipbuilding in FY2025
18th March 2024
The service’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year included the procurement of six battle force ships.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
DP18A [Thailand]
Programme Background According to Aero Technology Industry Company Limited (ATIL) officials, speaking to Janes at Defence & Security (D&S;) 2023 in Bangkok, at the time of ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A400M-Turkey
Turkey has become the second country to receive the new-generation A400M airlifter, with the first of ten aircraft handed over by Airbus Defence and Space ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Sky Scout-X [Thailand]
Programme Background At the Defence & Security (D&S;) 2019 show in Bangkok, RV Connex displayed a variant of this Sky Scout, the Sky Scout-X. This ...
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Fighter - multirole, Trainer
S-211 replacement (Philippines)
Programme Background The S-211, whilst being used primarily for training purposes, adopted a limited fighter role in 2005 following the retirement of the Northrop F-5A/B Tiger II ...
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Fighter - multirole
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Programme Background Five prototypes will be manufactured for developmental tests. Indian Air Force will buy 36 AMCA Mark-I aircraft from 2029-30. The Mark-I configuration will ...
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Trainer
T-4 Replacement (Japan)
Programme Background The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been using the T-4 as an intermediate trainer jet since 1988, but now the Acquisition, Technology ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
D-Eyes 04 [Thailand]
Programme Background Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) According to a 29 June 2021 announcement, the RTA signed an MoU with Thailand's DTI to develop a MALE ...
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Trainer
T-6C [Thailand]
Programme Background The contract is for 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, ground-based training systems for pilots and maintenance professionals, a mission ...
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Loitering munitions
Loitering Munitions [Thailand]
Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events such ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
MUM-T Drone [Thailand]
Programme Background Roadmap In February 2024, the RTAF unveiled its White Paper 2024. Incorporating lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Israel-Hamas War, and other events ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Bayraktar TB2 [Kosovo]
Programme Background Presidential Visit On 26 February 2022, Baykar announced on Twitter that its Ozdeminir National UAV R&D; and Production Campus had been visited by Vjosa ...
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Minehunters
Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) [South Korea]
Programme Background Requirements Under the Mine Sweeping Hunter II (MSH-II) programme, South Korea is seeking a replacement for the Ganggyeong-class minehunters, which are due to leave service ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Wing Loong I-D [Eygpt]
Programme Background Context According to SIPRI, 10 Wing Loong I UAVs were acquired from China in 2016, with deliveries occurring from 2016 to 2018. The Chinese Sohu newspaper reported that ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Colombia]
Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Sistema RPAS Táctico de Altas Prestaciones (SiRTAP) [Spain]
Programme Background MoU In 2017, it was announced that Spain was jointly developing a MALE UAV with Colombia to meet the ISR requirement of both ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
PC-21 FTD
Airbus D&S; has technical responsibility for overall system integration and the geo-specific database within the consortium for the development and production of the Pilatus PC-21 ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-70
The AN/APG-70 is a multi-mode radar with air-to-air and air-to-surface capabilities. As an upgrade to the APG-63, the APG-70 was designed for greater reliability and ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Scout-M
Unveiled at the Defense & Security (D&S;) 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, the Sky Scout-M is a combat version of the Sky Scout from RV Connex. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
DP18A
Unveiled at Defence & Security 2023 in Bangkok, the DP18A is a fixed-wing tactical drone designed to offer the Thai Armed Forces a cost-effective drone capable ...
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Air: air combat simulators
Distributed and Networked Mission Training
Airbus D&S; networks training systems to enable joint and distributed mission training across local and national boundaries, generating realistic and needs-oriented scenarios. The solution uses ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
TEagle Eye III
Thailand’s state-owned Defence Technology Institute (DTI) unveiled the TEagle Eye III fixed-wing UAV in November 2015 at the country's Defence and Security (D&S;) exhibition. It ...
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Land: battle management systems, Naval: Combat Management Systems
SENIN
The French Navy has chosen Airbus D&S; and SODENA for development and installation of SENIN on its entire fleet of the ECDIS electronic cartography system. ...
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Land: soldier modernisation systems - national programmes
21st Century Warrior
Slovenia picked S&T; IT Solutions and Services for the R&D; phase of its 21st Century Warrior programme. The future soldier system is designed to fit ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Australian Army S-70 Training System
The Australian Army S-70A-9 Black Hawk is a turnkey programme including a full flight and mission simulator (FF&MS;), building, facilities and maintenance support. This CAE-built ...
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Tanks
M60A3 Upgrade
Leonardo presented its M60A3 upgrade proposal, which improves the tank's firepower, protection and mobility, for the first time at the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM, Naval: Radio and SATCOM
R&S M3SR Series4100
Rohde & Schwarz M3SR Series4100 is a family of software-defined HF radios designed for stationary and shipborne communications. Offered in multiple configurations, they offer high-data-rate BLOS ...
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Air: helicopter flight simulators
Brunei MPTC
The CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) is a JV established in 2012 between CAE and the Government of Brunei. Located in Rimba near the Brunei ...
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Data links
MIDS FDL LVT-3
The MIDS Fighter Data Link (FDL) LVT-3 was developed by Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems under a limited liability company to integrate MIDS commonality in ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
NanoS2
The NanoS2 acquisition system combines a data concentrator and a compact flight test recorder, which provides modularity and permits stacking of 12 data acquisition modules ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
GRC-408E
The GRC-408E is described as a high-capacity, multi-interface IP and time division multiplexing (TDM) radio relay. It is the latest generation of LoS broadband radio ...