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One of four Sikorsky S-70A (UH-60L equivalent) Black Hawk helicopters being used by Brazil’s army. The aircraft have been operational with the 4th Battalion in Manaus since 1997. Source: SikorskyUK holds Team Tempest industry day
Seen at its reveal at the Farnborough Airshow in 2018, the Tempest future fighter is being developed to enter service with the RAF in the 2030s. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenAustralia to field four special mission Peregrine aircraft
The baseline G550 business jet is to be converted into the special mission MC-55A Peregrine for the Royal Australian Air Force. According to previous contract announcements, the work will be done by L3 Communications Mission Integration in Texas. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenEstonia receives first of two donated C-145As
A PZL Mielec M28 light transport aircraft on which the C-145A is based. Estonia is to receive two such platforms to replace its Soviet-era An-2 'Colt' aircraft. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings
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Pentagon’s MILCON list provides little clarity on Trump’s border wall
The Pentagon on 18 March delivered a list of all US military construction (MILCON) projects that were not under contract at the start of the year to lawmakers after repeated requests from Congress for the Department of Defence (DoD) to disclose projects that have been had funds removed in order to
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Airbus and Hensoldt enter framework agreement for self-protection systems
Airbus Helicopters and Hensoldt have entered into a long-term framework agreement covering the supply of a missile protection capability for a range of Airbus Helicopters’ military platforms. Signed at the end of 2018, the agreement covers an initial 10-year period during which orders can be
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Belarus to adopt extended-range missile for V-300 Polonez-M MRL system
The Belarusian armed forces are set to adopt an extended-range missile for the new V-300-M Polonez multiple rocket launch (MRL) system, a source from the Belarusian defence industry told Jane’s . “The development of a longer-range missile for the upgraded V-300 Polonez-M system is
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Brazil considers helicopter carrier modernisation
The Brazilian Navy has started initial studies for the installation of new systems meant to improve its PHM Atlantico (A140) multipurpose helicopter carrier. The potential modernisation would improve key capabilities of the navy’s flagship vessel, including navigation and protection systems.
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Curtiss-Wright completes acquisition of TCG
Curtiss-Wright announced on 18 March that it had completed the acquisition of Tactical Communications Group (TCG) in a USD50 million cash deal. TCG will be incorporated into Curtiss-Wright’s defence business line, which will benefit from adding TCG’s tactical datalink software
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Elbit attributes revenues boost to 2018 acquisitions
Elbit Systems has reported a 9% increase in revenues year on year in 2018, attributed to an uptick in the sales of land systems in Europe through both its existing business and that of the newly-acquired IMI, as well as a boost to its commercial avionics sales via its new US subsidiary. As of 31
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France bolsters cyber capabilities and commitment through new doctrine
France unveiled its first offensive cyber doctrine in January 2019, joining other Western states that are avowing a readiness to strike in cyberspace. William Moray surveys the doctrine's likely effects and its differences from the Anglosphere approach -
Climbing the ladder: Brazil’s PROSUB submarine programme
The PROSUB programme is ultimately intended to realise Brazil's ambition to build an indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, as Richard Scott reports -
Rocket man: SOF teams demo wearable flight systems
SOF personnel may soon be able to turn 'jetpacks' from science fiction into reality, as wearable jet propulsion technologies appear to be advancing. A variety of jetpacks are being considered by SOF components around the world, including USSOCOM and French COS. Andrew White reports
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Australia to field four special mission Peregrine aircraft
Australia is to field a new modified Gulfstream G550 business jet known as the MC-55A Peregrine, the Department of Defence (DoD) disclosed. The announcement that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to receive four such aircraft was made by Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne and Minister for
Weapons Weapons
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Raytheon awarded TBG concept maturation contract
As the United States continues to ramp up its efforts to field a hypersonic weapons capability – and close the gap with its peer adversaries – the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon a follow-on contract to mature its air-launched Tactical Boost
C4iSR & Missions Systems C4iSR & Missions Systems
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Russia’s Pacific Fleet receives new divisional set of Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system
The Russian Pacific Fleet in the Kamchatka Peninsula has received a new set of the land-based K-300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile system as part of a modernisation programme, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 12 March. An MoD video shows a column of at least seven
CBRNE & EOD Defence CBRNE & EOD Defence
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Russian deploys new CBRN vehicle to Syria
Russia has deployed its newest chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance vehicle to Syria to operate with military police units patrolling the Idlib de-escalation zone. An RKhM-6 vehicle was seen in footage shown by the Russia 24 television network on 7 November that was
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Military helicopter manufacturers improve airworthiness in Amazon region
Key Points Sikorsky and Helibras have created new ways to improve airworthiness rates in the Amazon These include improved contracting methods and quick-change assembly modules Military helicopter manufacturers Sikorsky and Helibras have developed new ways to improve airworthiness rates in the
Jane's International Defence Review Jane's International Defence Review
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Australia to field four special mission Peregrine aircraft
Australia is to field a new modified Gulfstream G550 business jet known as the MC-55A Peregrine, the Department of Defence (DoD) disclosed. The announcement that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to receive four such aircraft was made by Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne and Minister for
Jane's Navy International Jane's Navy International
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Indonesia to receive ZOKA torpedo countermeasures for Nagapasa submarines
Key Points Indonesia’s Nagapasa-class submarines will be equipped with jammers and decoys from Turkish company Aselsan The equipment will provide the vessels with protection and deception capabilities against hostile torpedoes Turkish defence electronics company Aselsan is supplying its
Country Risk Country Risk
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Singapore, Malaysia suspend overlapping maritime claims in waters off Tuas
Key Points The governments of Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to not anchor any government vessels in the disputed maritime region However, Malaysia has yet to withdraw a buoy-laying tender from the area as of 15 March, casting uncertainties over diplomatic progress made The Malaysian and
Military Capabilities Military Capabilities
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Military helicopter manufacturers improve airworthiness in Amazon region
Key Points Sikorsky and Helibras have created new ways to improve airworthiness rates in the Amazon These include improved contracting methods and quick-change assembly modules Military helicopter manufacturers Sikorsky and Helibras have developed new ways to improve airworthiness rates in the
CBRN Assessment CBRN Assessment
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USSTRATCOM commander paints dour future for New START
With just over five months to go before Washington withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the top US general charged with nuclear weapons oversight painted a gloomy forecast for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) set to expire in 2021. Air Force General John
Terrorism & Insurgency Terrorism & Insurgency
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Latest CAR peace deal unlikely to hold due to militia rivalry, with likely popular opposition triggering protests
Key Points The collapse of seven previous peace agreements in CAR indicates that the latest deal will fail due to continued lack of homogeneity among militias refusing to cede territorial control and financial profit, and probable rivalry for official posts. Likely entry into government of
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Co-ordinated small-arms attacks on New Zealand mosques by suspected anti-Muslim perpetrators highly likely to be exceptional
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Disrupted Indonesian plot indicates improving IED capability and continued jihadist reliance on family units to plan attacks
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Ambush underlines growing tempo of separatist violence in Indonesia’s Papua; threat remains limited in scope and capability
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Challenger’s refusal to concede defeat in Nigerian presidential poll likely to drive violence around upcoming state elections
Incumbent Muhammadu Buhari was declared by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on 27 February as winner of the presidential election held on 23 February, but rival Atiku Abubakar has criticised the poll as a “sham election” and vowed to take legal action.
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Gambian president sacks deputy, two senior ministers but presence of regional peacekeeping force mitigates civil war risk
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Government’s current concessions through proposed reforms likely to intensify, rather than defuse, protests across Algeria
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Co-ordinated small-arms attacks on New Zealand mosques by suspected anti-Muslim perpetrators highly likely to be exceptional
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UK holds Team Tempest industry day
The UK government has drawn together representatives from the across the nation’s defence aerospace industry to engage on the Tempest future fighter and other aspects of the wider Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The event, held at Farnborough on 19 March, was the first time that companies
