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Indian Navy postpones induction of second Kalvari-class submarine
The IN has postponed the commissioning of Kalvari-class boat Khanderi (seen here during its launch ceremony in January 2017) by several months following the discovery of what appear to be manufacturing defects. Source: Government of IndiaPersistent Systems to integrate its Wave Relay MANET networking technology into US Army robots
Persistent Systems will provide its Wave Relay MANET technology for fitment into the backpackable QNA systems for the US Army’s CRS(I) programme. Source: QNA/ Persistent SystemsAESA technology could migrate to electronic warfare equipment
The NGJ-MB integrates GaN-based AESA antennas. Power is provided by a ram air turbine. Source: RaytheonIAI Elta announces multi-sensor air defence system
An image of an Elta Systems EL/M-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) adapted to show the additional equipment that makes up the Multi-Sensor MMR (MS-MMR) system. Source: Israel Aerospace Industries
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Companies offer fixed-wing aircraft to Uruguayan Air Force
Textron Aviation and Cirrus Aircraft have offered aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya: FAU) in recent weeks as the South American military attempts to renew its aerial inventory despite a limited budget. The FAU has reported that a Cirrus SR22 G6 aircraft was showcased
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Paris Air Show 2019: Collins Aerospace, Sikorsky develop fly-by-wire retrofit autonomous flight solution
Key Points Collins Aerospace and Sikorsky have developed a triple redundant fly-by-wire retrofit solution that allows autonomous flight The companies believe it is an affordable solution as the system’s design allows it to be installed without modifying the hydraulic system or hydraulic
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Argentine Pucarás to return with a new mission
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has decided to restart work on a Pucará aircraft prototype, the IA-58H, with Pratt & Whitney PT-6A-62 engines and complete its certification in July, a senior FAA source told Jane’s. The move comes as the force plans to retire its remaining IA-58A
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Australia progressing plans to upgrade Cocos Keeling Islands airport to support P-8A MPA operations
Australia is moving ahead with plans to upgrade facilities at the Cocos Keeling Islands airport to support operations using P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA): a move that will significantly extend the country’s surveillance capability in the northern Indian Ocean. A Department of
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Brazil to launch the last prototype of locally developed anti-ship missile
The Brazilian Navy is scheduled to launch the third and final prototype of the MANSUP (Míssil Antinavio Nacional de Superfície) surface-to-surface anti-ship missile from Niterói-class frigate Independência (F44) on 18 June, a local industry source told Jane’s . The missile
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CENTCOM says Iranian MANPADS fired at UAV
Iranian personnel attempted to disrupt US surveillance of one of the two tankers that was attacked in the Gulf of Oman on 13 June by firing a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) at an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a 16 June statement. It identified
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CANSEC 2019: BAE Canadian Surface Combatant program update
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Progressive HARM: An evolution in capability
The suppression and/or destruction of enemy air-defence systems is essential to sustaining US and allied anti access/area denial mission superiority. Robin Hughes explores the evolution of the AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile in advancing this capability -
All at sea: Indian shipbuilding under scrutiny
The pace of the Indian Navy’s shipbuilding under its LTIPP and MCPP has been slow to deliver platforms in a timely manner, according to public project delivery timelines. Mazumdar Mrityunjoy reports -
Expanding IoT poses cyber-security risks and intelligence collection opportunities
The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the online ecosystem, with effects that have yet to be fully felt. Jane’s examines the way that governments around the world are responding to the essential tensions posed by the IoT, whose vulnerabilities make it both a national security threat and a data-rich environment for intelligence collection
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Indian Navy postpones induction of second Kalvari-class submarine
The Indian Navy (IN) has postponed by several months the commissioning of the second of six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) following the discovery of what appear to be manufacturing defects. A senior IN officer told Jane’s on 16 June that the service
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Rafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has demonstrated a live-fire targeted launch of the Spike weapon system from an Oshkosh-supplied 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The demonstration firing, conducted during the 16th Spike Users Club Meeting (SUCM) in Slovenia from 4–6 June, was the
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AESA technology could migrate to electronic warfare equipment
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, typically associated with radar systems, is being explored to aid electronic warfare (EW) equipment. AESAs use multitudes of transmit/receive (TR) modules on their surface. In the radar domain, each of these modules acts as its own miniature
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Thales targets April 2020 delivery for MMCM demonstrators
Thales is working to complete integration, testing, and qualification of Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) demonstrator systems planned to be delivered to France and the UK in April 2020. Being jointly funded by the two nations, the MMCM programme covers the design, development, integration, and
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Indian Navy postpones induction of second Kalvari-class submarine
The Indian Navy (IN) has postponed by several months the commissioning of the second of six Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) following the discovery of what appear to be manufacturing defects. A senior IN officer told Jane’s on 16 June that the service
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AESA technology could migrate to electronic warfare equipment
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, typically associated with radar systems, is being explored to aid electronic warfare (EW) equipment. AESAs use multitudes of transmit/receive (TR) modules on their surface. In the radar domain, each of these modules acts as its own miniature
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South Korea’s first KSS-3 submarine begins sea trials
Key Points South Korea has begun sea trials for its first KSS-3 diesel-electric submarine The Republic of Korea Navy is on track to receive the land-attack cruise missile-capable vessel by 2020 South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has begun initial sea trials for
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Yemeni rebels claim second cruise missile attack
The Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed on 12 June that it had carried out its second cruise missile attack, this time against Abha International Airport in southwest Saudi Arabia. “This is the second time that the missile force has fired a cruise-type missile; the
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Pentagon to send 1,000 additional troops to Poland, including an MQ-9 Reaper squadron
As part of Washington’s plan to beef up troop numbers inside Poland and establish a forward division headquarters there to deter potential Russian military actions, it will also be stationing a US Air Force (USAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadron in the nation. At a White House press conference on 12
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Israel says Iran continues ballistic missile launches
Iran launched a Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in December 2018, the Israeli representative to the UN told the Security Council in a letter released on 5 June. Danny Danon said there had been seven Iranian ballistic missile launches between December 2018 and February 2019,
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Southern Mali attack highlights likelihood of jihadist conflict reaching coastal West Africa, targeting foreigners, churches, mining companies
On 19 May, seven people were killed in a jihadist attack on a border post at Koury in Mali’s southern Sikasso region, near the Burkina Faso border. The attack comes amid warnings and assaults in coastal Ghana, Togo, and Benin, previously unaffected by terrorism, as well as Cote d’Ivoire,
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Islamist attacks on Burkinabe churches indicate a broadening strategy from stoking inter-ethnic violence to prioritising sectarian divisions
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Gwadar attack indicates growing threat to Chinese nationals in Balochistan but risks to Chinese projects relatively lower
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Implementation of ceasefire conditions reduces immediate likelihood of resumed escalation between Israel and Gazan militant groups
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Moldova’s constitutional crisis establishing two parallel governments likely to result in conflicting governance and policy inconsistency
Moldova’s Constitutional Court on 8 June ruled to invalidate the formation of the cabinet that was approved by the parliament earlier on the same day, dismiss the parliament, suspend President Igor Dodon, and appoint the acting prime minister, Pavel Filip, as interim president. Filip announced
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Initial passage of Knesset dissolution bill increases likelihood of new Israeli election, elevating potential for policy deadlock
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Ukraine’s accelerated parliamentary election in July likely to benefit newer parties, complicating government formation
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Southern Mali attack highlights likelihood of jihadist conflict reaching coastal West Africa, targeting foreigners, churches, mining companies
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Paris Air Show 2019: Saab adds GlobalEye to Finnish fighter bid
Sweden’s Saab has revealed that it is including two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft into its bid for Finland’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet replacement programme, known as H-X. The announcement came at a briefing held on the sidelines of the Turku Air Show
