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News - nato "air policing"
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Land Warfare
Sweden considers European common air defence as NATO membership talks drag on
10th January 2023
The Swedish Prime Minister said the country will join the 15-member joint missile defence initiative launched in October and outlined its strengths and commitments to the NATO alliance.
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Air Warfare
Bulgaria looks beyond MiG-29 retirement
19th August 2022
The Bulgarian MoD is examining various options to retain a crucial NATO Air Policing capability for the foreseeable future, including second-hand leasing as an interim solution before the introduction of recently ordered F-16V Block 70 aircraft.
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Military Logistics
Lockheed Martin poised to continue Belgian F-16 support via FMS
20th July 2022
Additional support from Lockheed Martin for Belgian F-16As would supplement an existing FMS case.
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Land Warfare
Farnborough 2022: Project Guardian bears fruit for UK air defence
19th July 2022
UK ground-based air defence has taken an important step forward with the entry into service of new C2 systems.
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Air Warfare
Spain orders 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets under Project Halcon
23rd June 2022
Spain has finally ordered 20 Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets under Project Halcon, intended to replace Spanish Air Force F-18s based in the Canary Islands.
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Land Warfare
France steps up support for Ukraine with 155mm artillery
28th April 2022
A dozen Caesar 155mm artillery systems will be delivered to Ukraine after France reverses a previous focus on providing defensive weapons.
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Naval Warfare
NATO navies play crucial background role in Ukrainian war (Opinion)
20th April 2022
Although NATO navies have not intervened directly against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the alliance increased its readiness and strengthened its maritime posture.
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Defence Notes
France offers low-key support for Ukrainian cause
1st April 2022
France has been less vocal than other European countries in providing military aid to embattled Ukraine, although it has reacted swiftly to deploy ground, air and sea assets to protect NATO allies.
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Defence Notes
Russia-Ukraine war challenges UK force structure assumptions (Opinion)
25th March 2022
Barely a year after the publication of the Integrated Review, the UK MoD now finds itself observing a major conflict in Europe, and it will have to draw conclusions on what this means for force structures and presence.
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Air Warfare
Romanian air defence weakened by groundings after Lancer and Puma crashes
3rd March 2022
Almost 60% of the Romanian fixed-wing combat aircraft fleet is grounded pending an investigation into the fatal crash of a MiG-21 Lancer on 2 March.
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Air Warfare
Providing the powerful alternative for close air support (Studio)
17th February 2022
As European militaries look to the future of close air support (CAS) for ground forces, light attack aircraft could prove a low-cost, versatile option, according to industry experts.
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Defence Notes
Irish report recommends new combat aircraft squadron, 12 ships by 2040
9th February 2022
A wide-ranging report on the state of Irish defence capabilities has proposed that Dublin invests in more modern equipment, especially across the air and sea domains.
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Defence Notes
UK reportedly discusses Brimstone sale to Ukraine
21st October 2021
A reported missile deal would build on previous agreements between the UK and Ukraine designed to strengthen Kiev's naval power.
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Air Warfare
New election puts spotlight on Canadian future fighter once more
24th August 2021
A snap election called in Canada could have significant implications for the acquisition of new fighter jets for the RCAF.
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Air Warfare
RCAF to resume Romanian airspace policing mission
4th September 2020
Fighter pilots in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) are set to begin another enhanced air policing mission on 5 September under Operation Reassurance in Romania. …
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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Fighter - multirole
Multirole fighter aircraft (Ireland)
Programme Background A newly released report from the Commission on the Defence Forces (CoDF) has called on the Irish government to invest in the acquisition ...
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AEW&C
Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (NATO)
Programme Background NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet is set to retire in 2035, after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on capability, NATO's ...
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Fighter - multirole
Swiss Air 2030 - Combat Aircraft
Programme Background Switzerland began the latest phase of flight and ground tests on 8 April 2019. In June 2019, Saab announced that the company’s in-development ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
H-145M-Luxembourg
With a MTOW of 3.7t, the H145M can be used for a wide range of tasks, including troop and passenger transport, surveillance, air rescue, reconnaissance ...
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ISR/special mission
EC-37B Compass Call - USAF
Programme Background The the retirement of the EF-111A in 1990 left the USAF largely out of the operational and tactical level radar jamming business. Lockheed Martin EC-130H ...
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Fighter - multirole
F-18 Replacement (Spain)
Programme Background The Spanish Air Force began requirements assessments, although potential suppliers including Boeing (F/A-18E/F), Lockheed Martin (F-35), Airbus-BAE-Leonardo (Eurofighter Typhoon) are already engaged with ...
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Destroyers
TF-2000 Class-Milgem Project
Programme Background Requirements The TF-2000 class Air Defence Warfare (ADW) destroyers are part of Turkeys Milgem project to revitalise the fleet. The ships are intended ...
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Trainer
Future Aircrew Training Program (Fixed-wing Aircraft Procurement) - Canada
Programme Background The new procurement will result in one contract covering all the requirements, including maintenance and infrastructure services. Training services are currently provided through ...
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Trainer
Trainer/Light Attack Aircraft (Vietnam)
Programme Background After years of operating Russian-built military equipment, Vietnam is more willing to procure US-supplied equipment following the lifting of the arms embargo in ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT (NATO)
Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...
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Transport/tanker aircraft
A330 MRTT Follow-On (NATO)
Following operations in Libya and extensive analyses by the European Defence Agency (EDA), it was agreed at the NATO Summit in 2012 that the EDA ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Puma IFV (Second Batch)
Programme Background The contract award for the second batch of Pumas has been delayed until 2022 at the earliest. However, in April 2021, German media ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-9 - Spain
Programme Background Under the FMS programme Spain purchased four MQ-9 Reapers.The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of MQ-9 Block 5 ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
NH90 Special Forces (France)
Programme Background In French service, advanced H225M Caracals with aerial refuelling capabilities are used by SOF units of the French Air Force (FAF) and French ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Major networking projects
Air Policing
Air Policing is a collective peacetime mission that requires NATO to take action against all violations and infringements of its airspace using agreed procedures. Supreme ...
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Land: air defence radar
Lanza LTR-20
The Lanza Long Range Tactical system-20 (LTR-20) is a deployable radar and part of the Lanza family of 3D radar systems. Missions that the radar ...
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Major networking projects
NATO SATCOM
Leonardo has been awarded a turnkey contract to rationalise and upgrade NATO’s SATCOM systems and associated infrastructure. The company will design, build, test, commission and ...
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Major networking projects
NATO DCIS
Airbus is delivering the NATO Deployable Communication and Information System (DCIS). The project represents a major upgrade in the capability of NATO Response Forces (NRF) ...
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Land: RWS
Qimek NATO
Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS. The Qimek NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range day/night all-weather sights and a ...
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Land: RWS
Nanuk NATO
Rheinmetall's RWS family includes the Qimek single-weapon RWS and the Nanuk dual-weapon RWS, which was introduced in 2008. The Nanuk NATO combines full stabilisation, long-range ...
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Air: fixed-wing flight simulators
NATO E-3A Training Devices
CAE designed the original NATO E-3A Sentry full-flight simulator as well as an E-3A cockpit procedures trainer and flight training device. The company continues to ...
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Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming
Jam-Air
Jam-Air is designed to provide high-energy optical protection to a variety of combat helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. A dual axis remotely operated gimbal equipped with ...
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Air: COMINT and ELINT systems
Air Keeper
Elbit Systems unveiled the Air Keeper, an airborne SIGINT and EW system for aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2015. Already operational, Air Keeper is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Air Wolf
The Air Wolf, or Airwolf, is a catapult-launched developmental UAS manufactured by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. On 25 August 2021, Kratos announced the platform had completed its ...
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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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Land: air defence simulators
Air Defense Training Simulator
The Air Defense Training Simulator for SAM operators is capable of simulating both lock-on-before-launch and command LoS missiles. The system may also be modified for ...
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Land: air defence simulators
Rapier Air Defence PTT
In service with the British Army, the Rapier Air Defence Field Standard A and B part task trainer (PTT) gives students target alerting, identification, tracking ...
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Uncrewed aerial systems engines
DF70 (Air Cooled)
RCV Engines’ 70cc 4kW twin-cylinder, heavy-fuel engine is a high-power, lightweight, four-stroke design that uses a rotary valve combustion system. The characteristics of the RCV ...
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Air Force Test Center
The Air Force Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, is Air Force Materiel Command's centre of excellence for research, development, test and evaluation of aerospace ...