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UK Royal Artillery looks to recapitalise its equipment
The UK is looking at ways to recapitalise its artillery inventories. Source: Crown CopyrightTamarack Aerospace Group pitches winglets for C-130
An artist's rendering of a US Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft fitted with Tamarack Aerospace Group's ATLAS active winglets. The company claims a 10% improvement in fuel savings for the system, as well as other performance enhancements and an increased wing life. Source: Tamarack Aerospace GroupFirst Japanese F-35A presented at rollout ceremony
JASDF chief of staff General Yoshiyuki Sugiyama addresses the ceremony audience as Japan's first F-35A aircraft is revealed at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Source: Lockheed Martin/Beth SteelNext-gen US military helicopters prepare for 2017 flights
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant is to be powered by Honeywell's T55 engine. Source: Sikorsky-Boeing
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Contentious referendum result in Bosnian Serb entity set to increase political instability and civil unrest in Bosnia
EVENT On 25 September an overwhelming majority of Bosnian Serbs voted in a referendum, overturning a Constitutional Court ruling that had banned the observance of 9 January as the national holiday of the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska (RS) entity. The Constitutional Court's ruling had cited the
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Dassault plans to use Rafale sale to leverage position in India
Dassault will look to leverage France's newly signed Rafale deal with India to build its industrial presence in the country and support the 'Make in India' drive, Eric Trappier, the company's chief executive officer has said. In comments to the Press Trust of India shortly after the signing of the
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Drone Defence launches new counter-UAV concept
UK company Drone Defence has launched a new concept for protecting infrastructure and events from illicit unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), dubbed Drone Defenders. The Drone Defenders concept sees the company provide trained ex-military and ex-law enforcement personnel using the Dedrone DroneTracker
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EDA to launch new financial mechanism to promote multination defence R&D
The European Defence Agency (EDA) will launch a new initiative in the coming months to facilitate multi-nation R&D programmes among more - and more of its bigger - member states. The new "co-operative financial mechanism" (CFM) will provide temporary bridging finance to help smooth
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French Army selects HK416 to replace FAMAS
The French Army's new service rifle will be the Heckler & Koch HK416F, the French defence procurement agency (the DGA) announced on 23 September. France has a long history of firearms innovations yet this has withered on the vine, with the HK416F set to be the first French standard-issue rifle
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Further progress made on China's Type 001A carrier
Images recently published on Chinese online forums reveal that China's first indigenous aircraft carrier (CV), commonly referred to as the Type 001A, is fast nearing structural completion at Dalian shipyard. The forward part of the carrier's island structure, including the bridge and main mast
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Evolution by increments
The US Army is, for the most part, moving cautiously ahead with a variety of modernisation plans to upgrade and evolve its equipment and structures. Daniel Wasserbly reports -
Face off: East-West relations
Russia's improving A2/AD and hybrid warfare capabilities are asking new questions of NATO's maritime forces. Richard Scott reports on how this Russian resurgence is spurring new thinking -
Russia increases use of Ukraine cyber proxies
Russia's cyber operations in Ukraine are increasingly dependent on criminal proxies. Lincoln Pigman examines what this means for cyber security in Ukraine and beyond.
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Tamarack Aerospace Group pitches winglets for C-130
Tamarack Aerospace Group is offering to work with Lockheed Martin to equip the US Air Force's (USAF's) fleet of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft with its ATLAS active winglets which, the company claims, reduce fuel consumption at the same time as extending the service life of the wing. The
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US approves SkyCeptor LCI for Poland
Key Points SkyCeptor is the US-compliant variant of the Rafael/Raytheon Stunner interceptor Raytheon is expected to position SkyCeptor as a secondary effector for the US Army's IFPC 2-I Block 1 requirement The US government has approved the release of SkyCeptor as the low-cost interceptor (LCI)
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Russian carrier-based Su-33 fighters receiving new bombing computer
Russia is outfitting its carrier-based Sukhoi Su-33 fighter aircraft with the SVP-24 air-to-ground targeting system, according to Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources cited by the newspaper Izvestia . The SVP-24 is a specialised navigation and targeting system produced by Russian avionics
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Reamda tasked with developing controller for multiple UGVs
Ireland-based robotics specialist Reamda has been contracted to modify its unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) controller to support a variety of platforms. The contract falls under an award to US company JGW International by the US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (DHS S&T)
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USAF flies B-1B bombers over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test
Two US Air Force (USAF) Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer strategic bombers flew over South Korea on 21 September in the latest demonstration of Washington's defence commitment to Seoul following North Korea's fifth nuclear test on 9 September, according to US Forces Korea (USFK). While one of the
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UK Royal Artillery looks to recapitalise its equipment
UK army chiefs are looking to recapitalise their artillery and rocket systems as part of efforts to field new strike brigades and divisional level warfighting capabilities. Work is at an early stage but senior officers from the British Army's capability branch held a series of closed door briefings
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USAF flies B-1B bombers over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test
Two US Air Force (USAF) Boeing (Rockwell) B-1B Lancer strategic bombers flew over South Korea on 21 September in the latest demonstration of Washington's defence commitment to Seoul following North Korea's fifth nuclear test on 9 September, according to US Forces Korea (USFK). While one of the
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Turkish government's effort to eliminate PKK indicates that resumption of peace process is unlikely in coming months
Key Points The intensification of pressure on pro-PKK politicians indicates the government's lack of willingness to return to the negotiating table, seeking instead to impose a 'victor's peace' on the PKK. The government is likely to struggle to increase its popularity among the Kurdish population
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BAE Systems awarded long-stalled Brazilian howitzer modernisation deal
BAE Systems has been awarded a long-delayed USD54 million contract to provide 32 upgraded 155 mm M109A5+ BR self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the Brazilian Army, the company announced on 19 September. "Production is anticipated to begin in October with vehicle deliveries beginning in
