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China's NORINCO develops new 40 mm automatic grenade launcher

[NORINCO LG3 AGL]

The Chinese arms manufacturer has launched a new weapon as it tries to ramp up exports

02 May 2008

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Global Hawk scoops BAMS prize

The RQ-4N BAMS AV (Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman will lead the 89-month, USD1.16 billion project

29 April 2008

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High stakes - contestants jostle for BAMS UAV award

Saab heralds next-generation Gripen improvements

Next-generation Gripen

A next-generation version of the Gripen fighter aircraft has been unveiled, featuring a more powerful engine and other enhancements

28 April 2008

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Gripen secures a long-term future as Sweden approves upgrade programme

Israeli drill raises regional tensions

Israel's 'Turning Point 2' exercise at the beginning of April was aimed at assessing the country's response to multiple conflicts. However, the drill came at a time of already heightened tensions in the region and provoked a critical response from Lebanon

14 April 2008

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Israel shudders after Gaza and Winograd

Tomahawk Block IV makes early operational entrance

Tomahawk Block IV (UK Royal Navy)

The UK is acquiring 64 Tomahawk Block IV missiles from the US under a GBP70 million deal signed in 2004

08 April 2008

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Cruise control - successful launch sees UK ready for Tomahawk Block IV missile

Seeing the light: directed-energy weapons

Directed-energy weapons have taken significant strides forward on several fronts but the long-vaunted introduction of such systems into the military may require a step-change in attitudes

11 April 2008

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Directed energy lasers - fact or fiction?

Diehl test fires land-based IRIS-T

IRIS-T launch (Diehl)

A variant of the IRIS-T missile has been fired from an all-terrain truck

07 April 2008

Executive Overview: Jane's Explosive Ordnance Disposal

An unexploded bomb in Baghdad. (Colin King)

As the Oslo Process nears its final conference, Jane's looks at recent progress in explosive ordnance disposal

03 April 2008

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Opinion: Let sleeping mines lie?

US orders policy review following fuze shipment error

The US DoD has been embarrassed by a second incident in seven months involving the accidental shipment of nuclear-related hardware

01 April 2008

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'Bent Spear' betrays USAF neglect of nuclear mission

Radio interference in Iraq hampers US UAV operations

The US Navy has experienced problems operating UAVs in Iraq as a result of frequency congestion and interference

19 March 2008

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Straight from the forces' MOUT: UAVs enter urban environments

Iron Dome advances to meet Qassam threat

Israel has successfully launched an interceptor designed to destroy attacking rockets

18 March 2008

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Israel develops comprehensive defences against varied missile, rocket threats

Integrated defence: DAS evolves to warn aircraft of emergent threats

Self-contained defensive aids suites have been developed to protect aircraft against weapons such as infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles

13 March 2008

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Debate rages as military seeks to counter transport aircraft threat

Singapore assesses advanced jet trainer options

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is preparing to issue a request for proposals for its advanced jet trainer

11 March 2008

UK changes JSF configuration for ASRAAM

Under revised plans, UK JSFs will carry two ASRAAMs externally as well as carrying weapons in the aircraft's internal weapons bay

04 March 2008

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First F-35B rolls off production line

USN missile strikes failed satellite

An SM-3 launched by the US Navy cruiser USS Lake Erie has intercepted a satellite orbiting above the Pacific Ocean

21 February 2008

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Chinese ASAT test prompts US rethink