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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: BoeingUS Nuclear Posture Review needs flexibility for an unknown future
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 BoatUSN expects first delivery of Future Frigate in 2024
USS Coronado (LCS 4) transits the Bohol Sea on 23 June during an exercise with the Philippine Navy. Coronado was the first LCS platform to deploy with an over-the-horizon anti-ship capability of a four-cell launcher containing Boeing RGM-84D Harpoon Block 1C missiles. The USN may be looking to increase the lethality and survivability of other LCS/frigates with similar improvements as it transitions to its final Future Frigate design. Source: US Navy/Deven Leigh EllisIDAS partners look to re-plan submarine development firing
The Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) Concept of Operations. Source: Diehl Defence/thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
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Australian naval aviation training vessel arrives home
Key Points An aviation training platform to be used by the Royal Australian Navy has arrived in country Vessel will enhance the service's rotary wing training efficiency and capabilities An ocean going multirole aviation training vessel (MATV) that will be used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
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Boeing awarded USD53 million contract to sustain RAAF's C-17A Globemaster fleet
Boeing Defence Australia has been awarded a AUD70 million (USD53 million) contract to sustain the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) fleet of eight C-17A Globemaster strategic transport aircraft. The recently signed Australian C-17 Sustainment Services Contract supplements the country's membership
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LIG Nex1 and Dutch group collaborate on aircraft systems
South Korea's LIG Nex1 has signed an agreement with the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) to co-develop systems for military and commercial aircraft, it has been announced. LIG Nex1 said in a statement that the memorandum of understanding (MOU), which was signed during the 2017 Paris Air Show in
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Limited Turkey-backed offensive likely against YPG in northern Syria, made possible by deal with Russia
Key Points Turkey's deployment of additional armoured units near Azaz indicates that it is probably preparing for a limited ground operation, led by proxies, to recapture Tall Rifat from the People's Protection Units (Yekîneyên Parastina Gel: YPG). Preparations for a Turkish operation,
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MBDA unveils new GBADS C2 system
MBDA has developed a new ground-based air defence (GBAD) command and control (C2) system called Network-Centric Engagement Solutions (NCES), which the firm revealed at the 2017 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. The system, which has been developed in response to an unspecified customer's particular
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Swiss Army to acquire NLAW
Saab Dynamics has received a SEK1.035 million (USD120.3 million) order from the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement, Armasuisse, to supply the Next-generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon (NLAW) system to the Swiss Army. Deliveries are scheduled for between 2018-2021. The order includes the
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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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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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Lightweight Gabbiano radar pitched at UAVs
Leonardo has unveiled its lightest airborne multimode radar to date. The Gabbiano TS 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
