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ST Kinetics readies Bronco 3 for production
ST Kinetics Bronco 3 ATTC in the troop carrying role being put through its paces at Bovington, Dorset, southern England. The remote weapon station is not fitted with its machine gun. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenUS Navy, General Dynamics Electric Boat ink USD5.1 billion SSBN deal
Twelve next-generation SSBNs (shown in an artist's rendering) are to enter service in the 2030s and operate into the 2080s. Source: General Dynamics Electric BoatHouthi-Saleh alliance increasingly likely to break down in Yemen, altering the course of the conflict
Supporters of the Houthi Movement hold a picture of leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi at a gathering in Sanaa on 24 August 2017 to mobilise more fighters in the conflict against pro-government forces in Yemen. Source: AFP/GettyExercise reveals Azerbaijani Army Dana SPH and RM-70 MRL
An exercise revealed that the Azerbaijani Army has Czech-designed Dana 152 mm SPHs. Source: Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence
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DSACEUR announces strengthening of NATO’s Baltic regional air and naval forces
NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) General James Everard on 20 September announced the next steps in strengthening NATO Baltic and Poland-based battlegroups with air and naval forces. The announcement came during a two-day visit to Estonia and meetings with the commander of
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Bodytrak set for SF trials
An undisclosed US Special Forces unit is looking to purchase prototypes of the Bodytrak soldier monitoring system, with a range of other military users expressing interest in trialling the device in recent months, Jane’s has learned. Bodytrak is a small, in-ear system designed to measure
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First Egyptian Gowind corvette handed over
French shipbuilder Naval Group (formerly DCNS) handed over the first of four Gowind 2500 corvettes to Egypt in Lorient on 22 September. “Delivered just 36 months after the order was placed, the corvette ENS El-Fateh will take to the seas on 23 September to sail to its home port in
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MDL delivers first of six Scorpène-class submarines to Indian Navy
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has delivered the first of six licence-built Scorpène-class diesel-electric submarines to the Indian Navy (IN). Named Kalvari , the 66 m-long boat was handed over to the service on 21 September, and is set to be commissioned “soon”,
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Puma production is revved up
Rheinmetall and Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) are producing the Puma infantry fighting vehicle as part of their Projekt System & Management (PSM) consortium. Rheinmetall gave a rare glimpse of its Puma production line in Unterlüss, northern Germany, on 18 September. Jean-Daniel Schaffner,
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Saab defends Gripen in Bulgaria, waits on Slovakia
Saab has defended the suitability of its Gripen C/D for meeting Bulgaria’s future fighter needs after the country’s prime minister reportedly expressed doubts that the aircraft represents the best choice, while the Swedish firm separately awaits notification from the Slovakian government
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DSEI 2017: JFD's submersible SEAL carrier
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DSEI 2017: Dragonfire Debut
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Escalating tensions: The regional response to North Korea's growing missile threat
As North Korea continues to develop and test nuclear weapons and ballistic missile systems, neighbouring Japan and South Korea are enhancing their missile defence capabilities to counter the growing military threat from Pyongyang. Gabriel Dominguez examines the latest developments -
Chinese legislation points to new intelligence co-ordinating system
China’s new National Intelligence Law includes provisions pointing to the establishment of a new intelligence co-ordinating mechanism. Samantha Hoffman and Peter Mattis examine the significance of this development in the context of the ongoing evolution of China’s intelligence apparatus -
Breaking the kill chain: Rethinking soft kill in anti-ship missile defence
A more diverse, complex, and proliferating anti-ship missile threat set is creating more stressing challenges for ship self-defences, and asks new questions as to the contribution of soft-kill mechanisms. Richard Scott reports
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ST Kinetics readies Bronco 3 for production
Key Points ST Kinetics showcased its latest Bronco 3 all terrain tracked carrier in the UK The company is ready to start production of the Bronco 3 once a customer has been found Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics has completed development of its latest Bronco 3 all-terrain tracked carrier
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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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Houthi-Saleh alliance increasingly likely to break down in Yemen, altering the course of the conflict
Key Points A key source of contention concerns the implementation of the political agreement signed by Saleh and the Houthis in July 2016 to run areas under their control. There is an increasing likelihood of the alliance breaking down in the six-month outlook, given the Saudi-led
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Banning of Nigerian secessionist group likely to provoke protests and riots but reduce civil war risks
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Bosnian Serb leadership's postponement of contentious referendum unlikely to resolve political crisis in Republika Srpska
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Reports of likely Japanese snap election in October highlight political opposition's weakness and PM's renewed strength
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Exercise reveals Azerbaijani Army Dana SPH and RM-70 MRL
Key Points The Azerbaijani Army showed Dana 152 mm SPHs and RM-70 Vampir 122 mm MRLs for the first time Video footage showed Dana SPHs and RM-70 Vampir MRLs travelling to an exercise area The Azerbaijani Army showed Czech-designed Dana 152 mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and RM-70 Vampir 122
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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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Explosion in Cameroon's Northwest region indicates escalation of Anglophone protests, rising intent and capability of demonstrators
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Sentencing of domestic militants demonstrates Indonesian government's commitment to counter-terrorism efforts, but low-capability attacks to continue
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IED attack wounds three security forces personnel in Pakistan's Kurram
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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
