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News - Senkaku Islands
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Military Logistics
New lightweight rations delivered to British troops
17th February 2011
A new lightweight operational ration pack is now being provided to deployed British troops as part of a £140 million contract with Purple Food Services. …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy's SAR unit at HMS Gannet remains UK's busiest for fourth year in a row
7th February 2011
Official government statistics have revealed that the Royal Navy’s helicopter search and rescue crews at HMS Gannet in Prestwick, Ayrshire remain the UK’s busiest. In …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Air Force marks 70 years of Search And Rescue
7th February 2011
On the 6th February 2011, the RAF Search and Rescue Force (SARF) commemorate seventy years of saving lives. Born out of the Battle of Britain, …
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Defence Helicopter
Former HMS Gannet boss returns to Prestwick duty
6th December 2010
A former Commanding Officer of HMS Gannet and the Naval Flying Standards Flight has made a welcome return to the cockpit this weekend as a …
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Military Logistics
Barco 2Kx2K LCD air traffic control displays operational in US Army STARS sites
19th October 2010
Visualization pioneer Barco announced today that it provided its latest 2Kx2K LCD Air Traffic Control (ATC) displays to support the US Army's STARS (Standard Terminal …
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Defence Helicopter
Lakota helicopter flies strong in National Capitol Region
17th August 2010
The Army extended the presence of the UH-72A Lakota Helicopter into the Military District of Washington, Aug. 11, as it replaced the UH-1 Iroquois Helicopter, …
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Defence Helicopter
Army Iroquois choppers become national treasures
7th July 2010
An Army squadron of 11 Iroquois helicopters will be transformed into local tourist attractions around Australia. They'll be on display in Townsville and eight other …
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Defence Helicopter
RAF's Bravo November returns from Afghanistan
8th June 2010
Almost thirty years since it entered service, veteran of the Falklands campaign, the RAF's ZA718 Chinook helicopter, or 'Bravo November' as it is better known, …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace services Announces first Light Utility Helicopter contractor logistics support site outside the continental US
7th June 2010
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the first offshore Full Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) site for the US Army's UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). This …
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Defence Helicopter
Swedish Helicopter Wing begin flying in Djibouti
31st March 2010
The Swedish Helicopter Wing has begun flying in Djibouti in preparation for the begining of operations in mid-April. The two AW109s arrived in Djibouti two …
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Defence Helicopter
Royal Navy's SAR crew races specialist medical team to premature twins in Stornoway
17th March 2010
In an epic nine hour sortie, the duty crew of the Royal Navy’s search and rescue unit at HMS Gannet, Prestwick delivered a four-strong medical …
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Defence Helicopter
Irish Government confirms preferred bidder for SAR Helicopter contract
16th March 2010
The Department of Transport has confirmed that a preferred bidder has been nominated to supply the Coast Guards search and rescue (SAR) helicopter contract service. …
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Defence Helicopter
HMS Gannet, claims four new UK records in SAR
15th March 2010
HMS Gannet, the Royal Navy’s helicopter search and rescue unit in Prestwick, Scotland is bigger and busier than anywhere else in the UK – and …
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Defence Notes
Aegean and Olympic to merge and create Greek ?national airline champion?
22nd February 2010
With the Greek economy in crisis, the main shareholders of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air have reached an agreement to merge their respective activities, resulting …
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Defence Notes
Atlantic Airways announces summer 2010 services to London
22nd February 2010
Atlantic Airways, the national airline of the Faroe Islands, is to operate a twice-weekly service (Mondays and Thursdays) from London Stansted throughout June, July and …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Project [Japan]
Programme Background Requirement The Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) operated a few dozen Chinese-made UAVs that conducted SAR and surveillance activities. The drones performed well and ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
Buque Multiproposito de Transporte Logistico (Army) [Spain]
Programme Background Timeline In August 2023, the Spanish Navy issued a €41.5 million ($44.8 million) tender for the acquisition of two multipurpose logistic vessels. The ...
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Amphibious assault ships
Dokdo Class Landing Platform Helicopter Dock
Programme Background The Dokdo class was developed under the Landing Platform Experimental (LPX) programme and represents the first step towards the ROKN becoming a real ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft, Landing platform docks/dock landing ships
Logistic Support Vessel (LSV) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Logistic Support Vessels (LSVs) for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The ...
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Maritime patrol
Dornier 228 MPA - India
Programme Background In October 2014, the Defence Acquisition Council of India approved RS.1850 core ($302 million) for the purchase of 12 Dornier 288 maritime surveillance ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Arctic Drone [Denmark]
Programme Background Arctic Capability Package In February 2021, Denmark published the Arctic Capability package, a commitment to invest in new technologies, particularly uncrewed systems, to improve ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Landing Craft Utility (LCU) [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new Landing Craft Utility (LCUs) for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The ...
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Military UAS - small
Indonesia MSI ScanEagle
Programme Background The US first offered the Indonesia Military (TNI) a grant under Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that covered ScanEagle UAVs and the upgrade of ...
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Landing craft and hovercraft
Manoeuvrable Boats [Japan]
Programme Background Requirements According to the 2022 Defence Buildup Programme, Japan will procure new manoeuvrable boats for the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The boats ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 2 (Philippines)
Programme Background MSI ProgrammeThe Philippines are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...
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Military UAS - small
Indonesia - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background As part of a large scale programme, Indonesia was set to receive eight ScanEagle UAS drone Insitu provided by the US under the Maritime ...
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Frigates
New Generation Light Frigates [Taiwan]
Programme Background Requirements The ROC Navy will use the new Light Frigates to patrol the Taiwan Strait and other areas, escort vessels to Taiwan's outlying islands, ...
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Corvettes, Frigates
New Generation Light Frigates (3-12) [Taiwan]
Programme Background Requirements The ROC Navy will use the new Light Frigates to patrol the Taiwan Strait and other areas, escort vessels to Taiwan's outlying ...
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Military UAS - small
Vietnam - ScanEagle 2
Programme Background The Vietnamese Coast Guard are receiving the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme. This ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 2 (Malaysia)
Programme Background Maritime Security Initiative (MSI) programme The RMN received the ScanEagle 2's thought to be provided by the US under the Maritime Security Initiative ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Patrol boats
Hateruma Class
The Hateruma class are nine large patrol vessels designed and built in Japan for use by the Japanese Coast Guard. The vessels are designed for ...
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Patrol boats
Kunigami Class
The Kunigami-class are large patrol vessels constructed for and operated by the Japanese Coast Guard. The class was designed for stability at low speeds, making ...
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OPVs
Tokara
Twenty Tokara-class OPVs are in service with the Japan Coast Guard, and the most recent entered service in 2012. A key role for the vessels ...
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Patrol boats
Iwami Class
The Iwami Class consists of six large patrol vessels designed and built for the Japanese Coast Guard. Designed to be a cost-efficient alternative to the ...
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Patrol boats
Mizuho Class
The Mizuho-class large patrol boats are a new class under entering service with the Japanese Coast Guard. The class is to consist of two ships, the ...
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Patrol boats
Guardian Class
The Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats are being manufactured under the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement project by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal. The project is aimed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Mysterious Bee
The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...
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OPVs
Alboran
Alboran-class offshore patrol vessels are in service with the Spanish Navy for EEZ patrol and fishery protection. Second of class is based in the Canary ...
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Patrol boats
Pacific
Pacific-class patrol boats were built by Australian Shipbuilding Industries (now BAE Systems Australia) between 1985 and 1997 and they were designed and provided by the ...
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OPVs
DN-2000 (OPV 2400)
The DN-2000 is an OPV based on the Dutch Damen OPV 2400 Coast Guard. It has been designed and constructed in Partnership with Damen and ...
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Frigates
New Generation Light Frigates
The New Generation Light Frigates is a class of frigates/corvettes currently under construction for the ROC Navy. A contract for two vessels was awarded in ...
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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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OPVs
River Class Batch 1
The first three River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) were built to replace the five Island class OPVs which entered service in 1979. The first-in-class was commissioned ...
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Sealift/replenishment vessels
ADV Reliant
The ADV Reliant, formerly known as MV Horizon Star, is a 102m Pacific support vessel acquired by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in February 2022. Purchased ...
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Tanks
Type 16 MCV
The Type 16 Manoeuvre Combat Vehicle (MCV), formerly known as the Mobile Combat Vehicle, was developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to meet a Japan ...