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India to receive final 'white-tail' C-17
India looks set to receive a further C-17 to add to the 10 it already fields, after the US State Department approved a potential sale on 26 June. Source: BoeingQueen Elizabeth sets sail for sea trials
Queen Elizabeth, one of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, begins to leave the dockyard at Rosyth to begin her contractors' trials. Source: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/PA ImagesSolar-electric Cai Hong UAV conducts stratospheric flight
CASC's Cai Hong solar-electric UAV prototype seen at an undisclosed airfield in northwest China. Source: via XinhuaChina's Liaoning carrier departs Qingdao on training mission
PLAN aircraft carrier Liaoning set out from its base near Qingdao on 25 June on a training mission. Source: Xinhua
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Australia announces innovation investments
The Australian government has announced the initial investments to be made through its Defence Innovation Hub, which was launched in December 2016 to support the progression of indigenous technologies through to operational capabilities. Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne said on 27
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Call for US and India to build stronger defence industrial ties
The United States and India need to shift their defence relationship to an industrial level to support stronger technology and production partnerships, Chandrajit Banerjee, the director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has said. Speaking before Indian Prime Minister Narendra
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IDAS partners look to re-plan submarine development firing
The IDAS Consortium of Diehl Defence and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) is working to reschedule an engineering development firing of the IDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) missile system from a submarine before the end of 2017. This follows the identification of a
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Malaysia, Singapore, Thai navies mount search for fugitive vessel
Key Points Regional navies are currently searching for perpetrators behind a hijack-for-siphoning case off Malaysia Incident has sparked fears that oil siphoning attacks could be making a come-back in the region after a lull of more than one year The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the Royal
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Pentagon budget 2018: House appropriators consider higher DoD budget levels
The US House Appropriations Committee is considering fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) budget legislation that would provide USD658.1 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD), according to a statement from the panel. This budget includes USD584.2 billion in discretionary base funding and USD73.9
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Pentagon budget 2018: US House appropriators tackle EELV, JSTARS recap issues
Key Points Draft legislation suggests banning the Pentagon from sole-sourcing launch contracts This would ensure the Pentagon continues to generate competition for launches A US House panel suggests banning the Pentagon from sole-sourcing launch contracts while also requiring that awards be made
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Russia encounters hurdles in satellite development and expansion
Russia is working to increase the number of intelligence satellites it operates, but its fleet remains small and increasingly outdated. Bart Hendrickx examines the status of Russia's satellite intelligence capabilities and considers the outlook for future programmes -
Europe's forces expand on the land
After more than a decade of limited investment in land warfare platforms across Europe, there is an increasing focus on upgrading and augmenting such capabilities. Jon Hawkes investigates
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Queen Elizabeth sets sail for sea trials
Queen Elizabeth , the UK's largest ever aircraft carrier, has left Rosyth dockyard for the first time to begin its contractors' sea trails. The 65,000-tonne vessel was manoeuvred out of the dockyard on 26 June prior to subsequently passing under the three major bridges across the Firth of Forth to
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MDA seeks laser-armed HALE UAV for counter-ICBM role
The United States is looking to field a laser-armed unmanned aircraft to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) towards the middle of the next decade, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) disclosed on 13 June. In a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
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Lightweight Gabbiano radar pitched at UAVs
Leonardo has unveiled its lightest airborne multimode radar to date. The Gabbiano TF Ultra-Light weighs less than 24 kg and is designed for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The radar was debuted at the Paris Air Show and comprises a 12 inch nose-mounted antenna and a receiver transmitter
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ECA examines unmanned teaming, RC mine clearance
France's ECA Group is working on teaming concepts of operation (CONOPS) for its IT180 series of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and Iguana E unmanned ground vehicle (UGV); the company is also developing a remote-control (RC) system to enable stand-off mine clearance. One teaming concept aims to
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Tensions increase in Syria after Su-22 shoot-down
Russia announced for a second time that it had suspended an agreement aimed at preventing accidents in Syrian airspace after the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian Su-22 jet on 18 June: a development that reflected a growing confrontation as pro-government forces attempt to contain coalition-backed
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India to receive final 'white-tail' C-17
The announcement on 26 June that India is to receive another Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter has brought to an end a two-year effort to sign up a customer for the last aircraft to roll off the now-closed production line at Long Beach, California. The US Defense Security and
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North Korea fires ballistic missile that reaches 2,000 km altitude
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on 14 May that reached an altitude of over 2,000 km (1,243 miles) before falling into the Sea of Japan (also known as East Sea), in what seems to have been the longest-range missile tested by Pyongyang to date. The missile was fired in an
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Co-ordinated twin Islamic State attacks in Iran's capital Tehran indicate in-country support and elevated risk to public spaces
Key Points The Islamic State conducted two co-ordinated attacks in Iran's capital Tehran, targeting parliament and the shrine of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic and its first Supreme Leader, killing 12 people and injuring 42. This was the first set of attacks by the Islamic
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Paris Air Show 2017: Piaggio outlines HammerHead future as MPA benched
Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace is reshuffling its programme priorities following a number of programme difficulties in 2016 that included a new industrial plan and refocusing of energies. “We had a very challenging 2016, and we are completing our restructuring plan. As part of that, we have
