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FLIR Systems enhances tethered UAS operations
FLIR Systems has boosted its tethered UAS capabilities with the acquisition of Aria Insights. Source: FLIR SystemsHII CEO: Best way to get carrier Ford ready is to operate it at sea
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford got underway October 25. Source: US NavyPentagon, Lockheed Martin continue dispute over F-35 intellectual property rights
The ongoing conflict between Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force over F-35 IP rights has contributed to the recently announced full rate production decision delay. Source: US Air ForceRAF deploys Typhoons to Iceland
A pair of RAF Typhoons taxi to their parking apron after arriving at Keflavik Air Base on 13 November. Source: Crown Copyright
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Pentagon seeking whole-of-government response in strategic competition with China
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is “keenly focused on China and its growing projection of power” as Beijing seeks to assume a global leadership role in the coming decades based on its “authoritative socialist model”, Chad Sbragia, the US deputy assistant secretary of
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Philippines approves 2020 defence budget of USD3.7 billion
The Philippines’ Senate has approved a 2020 defence budget of PHP191.3 billion (USD3.7 billion), it announced on 13 November. The approved expenditure, which represents a year-on-year increase of about 4%, is a slight increase over the PHP188.6 billion that was proposed for the appropriation
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First Italian PPA starts sea trials
The first of the Italian Navy’s new multirole offshore patrol ships (Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura: PPA), Paolo Thaon di Revel (P 430), started initial sea trials on 12 November. The trials are being carried out from Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard, near La Spezia, where the
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Israeli Navy’s Saar 4.5 replacement announced
Israel Shipyards will design the Israeli Navy’s new Reshef class to replace its ageing Saar 4.5 vessels, the company announced on 13 November. It said the class will be based on the S-72, which it described as a “proven design”, even though none have been ordered as yet, and would
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Philippines reveal multirole fighter options
The Philippines is looking to acquire one of four multirole fighter types to enhance the air defence and border protection capabilities of the country’s air force. Speaking on 14 November, a senior Philippine Air Force (PAF) official presented a briefing slide showing the Eurofighter Typhoon,
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Thailand to modernise ageing F-5 and Alpha Jet fleets
The Royal Thai Air Force is to upgrade its fleets of Northrop F-5 and Dornier Alpha Jet aircraft under plans announced by an official on 14 November. Speaking under the Chatham House Rule, the official said that the F-5s that were first received in 1980 will be modernised with updated avionics and
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Modern Warrior: Upgrading the British Army’s infantry fighting vehicle
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Replacing the F-2: Japan’s complex effort to procure a new fighter jet
Japan is moving forward with efforts to acquire a new fighter aircraft to replace the F-2: its 1990s F-16 derivative. However, undefined requirements, industrial base issues, and US-Japanese sensitivities over the F-2 development are making this procurement tricky. Pat Host reports -
No contest: The trials and tribulations of the US Army’s OMFV competition
In attempting to develop a successor to its Bradley Fighting Vehicle the US Army has already had a couple of false starts with the cancelled Future Combat Systems and Ground Combat Vehicle programmes. As Ashley Roque reports, however, the service's latest such effort is also running into problems
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FLIR Systems enhances tethered UAS operations
FLIR Systems will use the recently acquired intellectual property (IP) and assets of Aria Insights to enhance its Tether Kit system and further expand its tethered capabilities, the company has told Jane’s . The company announced that it had acquired the tethered drone assets of Aria
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Turkish Naval Forces conduct first ship-launched Atmaca ASM test firing
The Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri – TDK) on 3 November conducted the first ship-launched firing of the Atmaca (Hawk) anti-ship missile (ASM) from the TDK Ada-class (MILGEM) corvette TCG Kinaliada (F-514) at an undisclosed location in the Black Sea. Evolved within the scope
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Germany sets out ‘challenging’ airborne electronic attack timeline for NATO
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) is waiting on a government decision to launch a programme to field a dedicated airborne electronic attack (EA) capability for NATO by the mid-2020s, a senior officer said on 13 November. Speaking in Berlin, Luftwaffe Brigadier-General Christian Leitges, Deputy Chief
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US Navy stretches modular MCM mindset with T-ESB 4 tests
The US Navy (USN) has further expanded its modular concept for countermine (MCM) operations with recent MCM equipment testing aboard the Military Sealift Command’s Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel Williams (T-ESB 4). The MCM equipment and systems are part of the mission-module package
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HII CEO: Best way to get carrier Ford ready is to operate it at sea
As the US Navy (USN) works through weapons elevators issues and other post-maintenance bugs on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the best way for the service to prepare the ship for operational fleet introduction would be get some sea time under its keel, according to Michael
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FLIR Systems enhances tethered UAS operations
FLIR Systems will use the recently acquired intellectual property (IP) and assets of Aria Insights to enhance its Tether Kit system and further expand its tethered capabilities, the company has told Jane’s . The company announced that it had acquired the tethered drone assets of Aria
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EA-18G Growler upgrades under test
The US Navy (USN) has disclosed a number of near-term upgrades to the Boeing EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack (AEA) aircraft, including the introduction of a new Tactical Offensive Radio Operations (TORO) special capabilities pod. Revealed in the Naval Air Systems Command’s in-house
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US Air Force plans platform cuts for FY 2021 budget request
Key Points The US Air Force is planning platform cuts in its FY 2021 budget to free up money for modernisation The service wants to free up money to prepare for near-peer competition and move away from platforms that were more valuable during previous combat in uncontested airspace The US Air
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Russia’s Ka-52M combat helicopter to receive AESA radar
Russia’s new Ka-52M combat helicopter will receive new targeting sensors instead of upgraded versions of present systems. The new V006 Rezets (Cutter) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is being developed by the St Petersburg-based Zaslon company for the modernised helicopter.
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Taliban attack two northern Afghan cities as latest round of peace talks with US concludes
The Taliban militant group launched attacks on Puli Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province, on 1 September just a day after it overran several parts of Kunduz City, the capital of Kunduz Province, as the militants ramp up combat operations across the Central Asian country in an
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UK Chief of Defence Intelligence looks to OSINT
Publicly available data will be the backbone of the UK military’s situational awareness in future conflicts and crises, according to the country’s Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Lieutenant-General James Hockenhull. Speaking at a briefing at the Defence & Security Equipment
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Saudi offset reforms will catalyse localisation, says GAMI governor
Saudi Arabia has overhauled its industrial offset programme as the government works towards ambitious targets enshrined in its Vision 2030 programme. Speaking to Jane’s on 11 November, His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Ohali, governor of General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI),
