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Australia further flexes HADR capabilities in exercise with Timor-Leste
HMAS Adelaide deploying medical equipment to Timor-Leste, as part of ‘Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017’. Source: Commonwealth of AustraliaUSAF bombers, fighters fly close to North Korean coast in show of force
A USAF B-1B Lancer bomber prepares to take off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on 23 September. On that day the United States flew B-1B bombers from Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, over waters east of North Korea on 23 September to demonstrate the “many military options” the US president has “to defeat any threat". Source: US Air ForceChina’s CH-5 UAV conducts live-fire trial with new precision weapon
CASC’s latest CH-5 armed reconnaissance UAV pictured with guided weapons during a 21 September test at an undisclosed airport in north-western China. Source: Jane's sourcesTeam Polaris forms for US Army’s SMET
MRZR X is based on the four-seat MRZR vehicle, which is in widespread service. Source: US Marine Corps
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Pakistan, UK ‘revive’ defence technical ties
Pakistan and the United Kingdom have revitalised an agreement to collaborate on defence, Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production (MoDP) has announced. In a press release recently published on its website, the MoDP said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence technical
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Australia commissions first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer
The first of three 7,000-tonne Hobart-class air warfare destroyers (AWDs) was formally inducted into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 23 September and is expected to be ready for operational tasking in late 2018. Attending the commissioning ceremony of HMAS Hobart held at Fleet Base East in
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Babcock, BMT team as start gun fires for Type 31e programme
Key Points Babcock and BMT Defence Services have teamed to bid for the UK’s Type 31e frigate programme A RFI to support Type 31e market testing was released on 11 September, with responses due back by 16 October A first teaming for the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Type 31e frigate programme has
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Colombian Navy frigate tender expected by 2020
The Colombian Navy in the next several years expects to issue an international tender to design frigates that can replace its Almirante Padilla-class. The navy's Strategic Surface Platform (Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie: PES) expects to have Colombia’s state-run Science and
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COTECMAR eyes new Colombian Navy OPV contract
The Colombian Navy (ARC) and state-run Science and Technology Corporation for the Development of Naval, Maritime, and Riverine Industries (COTECMAR) could sign a construction contract around 2020 for three locally designed ocean patrol vessels (OPVs). Design work for the new OPV-90 Mk II
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EDA to soon evaluate bids to validate dismounted soldier system standards
Europe’s defence research community will soon submit bids to a European Defence Agency (EDA) call for work to validate a generic open architecture for dismounted soldier systems, with the resulting technical details to be conveyed to the alliance for integration into four of its
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DSEI 2017: JFD's submersible SEAL carrier
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Combating the unseen threat: How will navies weather the sea change of the digital revolution?
As networked sensors and assets permeate military environments, how will navies respond to exponential technologies and interconnected IoT infused domains? Anika Torruella investigates digital defences in naval cyber warfare -
Ramping up: US Army Europe building forces and capability
Since early last year US Army Europe has added significant rotational force structure and increased reserve component deployments to plug critical capability gaps, thereby reversing deep reductions that have been under way for more than two decades. Now more powerful and better balanced, this year USAREUR has shifted aggressively from 'assurance' to 'deterrence' in response to Russian threats along NATO’s long eastern frontier. Jim Dorschner examines the developments -
Low-level conflict shows no sign of abating in eastern Ukraine
Low-level conflict between Ukrainian government and separatist forces continues in the Donbass provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk. Jonathan Spyer reports from the front line as US policy on support to Ukraine continues to evolve
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China’s CH-5 UAV conducts live-fire trial with new precision weapon
Key Points The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation integrated a new 80 kg precision guided missile on its Cai Hong 5 armed reconnaissance UAV The latest test in northwestern China also enabled engineers to refine the CH-5's sensor systems as well as its payload release mechanisms
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DSEI 2017: Patria NEMO Container completes land test firings
Finland’s Patria has completed test firings of its deployable NEMO Container mortar system, the company has told Jane’s . During test firings throughout August, the 120 mm mortar system underwent firings while mounted on a Sisu ETP E13TP 8×8 tactical transporter as well as
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Hyundai selects Kelvin Hughes bridge system for New Zealand Navy’s fleet tanker
Key Points The Royal New Zealand Navy’s new fleet tanker will feature a navigation bridge system from Kelvin Hughes System also eliminates the need for helicopter transponders, and allows for better awareness against potentially hostile small targets in the air, and on the surface British
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DSEI 2017: X-2 UGV emerges from agricultural role
Digital Concepts Engineering unveiled its X-2 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at DSEI 2017 in London. The X-2 is a medium, tracked UGV that has been developed for CBRNE applications but is also designed for EOD, search and rescue (SAR), perimeter patrol, communications relay, mine detection and
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USAF bombers, fighters fly close to North Korean coast in show of force
The US Air Force (USAF) flew Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer strategic bombers from Guam and F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, over waters east of North Korea on 23 September to demonstrate the “many military options” the US president has “to defeat any threat",
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Australia further flexes HADR capabilities in exercise with Timor-Leste
Key Points An Australian amphibious assault ship has completed an amphibious dispatch operation of deployable medical equipment, including a mobile hospital, to Timor-Leste Payload further demonstrates the range of humanitarian assistance operations that can be undertaken by the platform In a
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North Korea releases images of IRBM launch
North Korea has released images of its 15 September test launch of a Hwaseong-12 (also known as KN-17) intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that flew over northern Japan. The missile was launched in a northeasterly direction from a site near the Sunan air base, in the vicinity of Pyongyang,
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Failed detonation in London underground attack indicates that militant IED attack intent often exceeds capability
Key Points The United Kingdom's terror threat level being reverted to 'Severe' from 'Critical' implies that there is no further indication of an imminent further attack. The malfunctioning of the device reflects the difficulty of constructing viable, high-capacity improvised explosive devices,
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Japan aims to integrate locally produced parts into F-35s from 2018
Japan is aiming to integrate locally produced parts into Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft from 2018, the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) disclosed to Jane’s on 20 September. A spokesperson
