Bulgaria receives MiG replacement offers
Bulgaria fields 12 MiG-29s, of which only about four are thought to be serviceable at any one time. The country is looking for a replacement as it looks to maintain a fast jet combat capability out into the future. Source: US Department of DefenseTurkmenistan parades Al Shibl APCs
Turkmenistan paraded what appear to be newly acquired Al Shibl 4×4 APCs on 27 September. Source: Via The state news agency of Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan todayIndia’s HAL posts mixed performance in FY 2017/18
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited reported record turnover in fiscal year 2017/18. The company attributed the growth to programmes including its licensed production of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft (pictured here). Source: IrkutMDHI to deliver armed ‘Little Bird’ helos to Kenya, Lebanon
MDHI has announced sales of six MD 530G (pictured) helicopters for Lebanon and six MD 530F helicopters for Kenya. Source: MDHI-
Hyundai to launch New Zealand’s naval fleet tanker in April 2019
Key Points A fleet tanker on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy will be launched in April 2019 Country is on track to receive its largest-ever naval vessel by 2020 South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will launch a fleet tanker on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)
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Expert study backs Airbus in Austrian Eurofighter investigation
On 27 September, a new expert study commissioned by Austrian prosecutors investigating the country’s EUR1.95 billion (USD2.26 billion) Eurofighter purchase in 2003, backed the jet’s manufacturers by concluding that the former EADS consortium was able to deliver the aircraft with the
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French Navy set to receive MM40 Block 3C Exocet
The French Navy is to start receiving an upgraded version of the MBDA MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missile from 2019, Jane’s has learned. Known as MM40 Block 3C, the latest marque introduces a new coherent active radio frequency (RF) seeker as the centrepiece of a ‘digitised’
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MALD-N programme transitions into TMRR phase, splits off jammer payload
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has funded Raytheon Missile Systems for technical maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-Navy (MALD-N) air vehicle, but is keeping options open on the final choice of electronic attack (EA) payload. The ADM-160B MALD was
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NATO announces plans to counter Russian hybrid warfare
US Army General Curtis M Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), outlined alliance efforts to combat Russian hybrid warfare at a NATO Military Committee meeting in Warsaw on 29 September. Gen Scaparrotti told the meeting that the Russians would repeat the actions they
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UK gets set for Type 31e PQQ
The UK government has issued a contract notice calling on industry for expressions of interest to receive the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for a new acquisition attempt for the Royal Navy’s Type 31e frigate requirement. The programme, to acquire five new vessels to replace the
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