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ST Engineering and Paramount team up on Belrex
ST Engineering and Paramount Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on marketing the Belrex family of 4x4 military vehicles in global markets. Source: Singapore Ministry of DefenceReaper UAV scores first air-to-air kill during USAF trial
With the Reaper UAV already performing ISR and strike missions, the USAF is looking to equip the unmanned aircraft for the air-to-air role also. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenThailand orders four more H225M helos
Thailand’s order of four more H225Ms brings its total buy up to 12 helicopters. All should be in service by 2021. Source: Airbus HelicoptersRheinmetall demonstrates Skyranger counter-UAV capabilities
Rheinmetall demonstrated its Skyranger system against UAVs at its Ochsenboden firing range in Switzerland on 18–19 September. Source: IHS Markit/Nicholas Fiorenza
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Elbit wins USD173 million naval weapons contract for Asia-Pacific country
Elbit Systems has received a USD173 million contract to supply naval remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWSs) to an unspecified country in the Asia-Pacific region. The systems, which comprise lightweight and fully stabilised setups each incorporating a 12.7 mm machine gun, will be installed
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Thai company Panus unveils HMV-420 vehicle
Thai company Panus Assembly has unveiled a 4x4 military vehicle that it hopes to supply to the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The HMV-420 high mobility vehicle (HMV) is based on the company’s HMV-150 platform, which was unveiled in 2017 and, in turn, is based on a re-engineered and upgraded
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Australian entities renew submarine support arrangement
Australian shipbuilder ASC and the government’s Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group have signed an agreement to facilitate continued collaboration on supporting Royal Australian Navy (RAN) submarines. State-owned ASC said in a press release on 18 September that the agreement will be
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MBDA unveils Spectre combat UAV concept
MBDA in the United Kingdom has unveiled a new combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept designed to provide on-call, low-cost organic precision effects close air support for forward-deployed land forces. Spectre is a tilt wing, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) combat air system
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IAI eyes UK AEW&C opportunity
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has expressed hope that the United Kingdom will launch an open tender for a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Jane’s was told on 18 September. IAI’s subsidiary, Elta Systems, has been holding a
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Russian MiG-31 crashes, crew ejects
A Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) MiG-31 ?Foxhound' interceptor crashed in the central Nizhny Novgorod region of the country on 19 September, state media reported. The twin-seat combat aircraft came down not long after take-off, with the RT news agency saying that flames were reported
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Analysis: ‘Vostok 2018’ – a window on Russia's strategic ambitions
Russia's 'Vostok 2018' exercises, which took place this month across a vast expanse of Russian territory, were certainly designed to wow the West, but what can be gleaned from the manoeuvres regarding Moscow's military capabilities and strategic intent? Miko Vranic and Samuel Cranny-Evans report -
Software-defined radios point way for simpler direction finding
Advances in hardware and software are making it increasingly practical for open-source analysts to carry out radio direction finding. Tony Roper examines the impact the new tool is having on open-source analysis -
Interview: Viktor Kladov, director for International Co-operation and Regional Policy at Rostec
Russia aims to build its defence export profile in the Asia-Pacific over the next few years by leveraging its collaborative ties across the region and stepping up engagement with new customers, Viktor Kladov, the director for International Co-operation and Regional Policy at Russia's Rostec defence industrial holding company, has said. Jon Grevatt reports
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ST Engineering and Paramount team up on Belrex
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) and South Africa’s Paramount Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on marketing the Belrex family of 4x4 military vehicles to global defence markets. ST Engineering said on 19 September that the agreement applies to 10 variants of
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MBDA unveils Future Land Indirect Fires concepts
MBDA has unveiled a number of land precision effects concepts for integration with the ARTEC 8x8 Boxer infantry fighting vehicle to address the British Army’s future land surface-to-surface fire requirements. In April this year, UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that it will re-join the
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AFA 2018: Northrop Grumman rolls out new open, modular ISR system
Northrop Grumman’s newest air-to-ground surveillance radar, known as Vanguard, is designed around a single small panel that makes the system modular, scalable, and repairable on the flight line. The approach has enabled Northrop Grumman to have wide-band capability on a tile, Curtis Pearson,
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DX Korea 2018: RoKA unveils new CBRN reconnaissance vehicles
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has unveiled its enhanced chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defence capabilities at the 2018 edition of the DX Korea land forces exhibition held from 12-16 September. Fielded in 2017, the service’s latest CBRN Recon Vehicle II is an
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ST Engineering and Paramount team up on Belrex
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) and South Africa’s Paramount Group have signed an agreement to collaborate on marketing the Belrex family of 4x4 military vehicles to global defence markets. ST Engineering said on 19 September that the agreement applies to 10 variants of
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Reaper UAV scores first air-to-air kill during USAF trial
The US Air Force (USAF) scored the first air-to-air kill for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during trials late last year, the service disclosed on 19 September. The disclosure by a senior officer speaking at the Air Force Association
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NAVAIR receives modified G550 ahead of range support telemetry installation
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has taken delivery of a modified Gulfstream G550 business jet that will now be further customised by Raytheon to serve as a telemetry range support aircraft (TRSA) on the Point Mugu Sea Range off California. Accepted on 30 July by NAVAIR’s Tactical
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Thailand's 2019 election unlikely to alter military influence, civilian government likely to promote infrastructure spending, tax collection
Key Points Economic priorities remain the focus of major political parties and there is a high likelihood that current infrastructure projects and medium-term development plans will be continued by the new civilian government. In addition to pushing forward with PPP initiatives in selected
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AFA 2018: Boeing believes US Air Force, not company, will select new engines for B-52
Key Points Boeing thinks the US Air Force will select the new engine for the B-52 It is unclear whether the USAF, or integrator Boeing, will choose the new engine because a formal acquisition strategy has not been released A Boeing executive believes it is likely the US Air Force (USAF), not the
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Indian compliance with aggressive US sanctions on crude exports increases risk of Iran resuming nuclear programme
Key Points This position marks a significant shift in US sanctions enforcement policy; during the 2012–15 sanctions period under former US president Barack Obama’s administration, the importers of Iranian crude oil qualified for waivers from US sanctions if they demonstrated
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Likely new jihadist cell in eastern Burkina Faso poses elevated kidnap, death and injury risks to foreigners
Key Points Sustained IED attacks against military targets in Burkina Faso’s Est region, as yet unclaimed, indicate the formation of a new terrorist cell. In addition to Niger, the area spans borders with Togo and Benin, suggesting a new hotspot where jihadists are seeking to exploit growing
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Thailand's 2019 election unlikely to alter military influence, civilian government likely to promote infrastructure spending, tax collection
Key Points Economic priorities remain the focus of major political parties and there is a high likelihood that current infrastructure projects and medium-term development plans will be continued by the new civilian government. In addition to pushing forward with PPP initiatives in selected
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Planned mock presidential inauguration of opposition leader likely to lead to police crackdown, violent protests in Zimbabwe
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Second-round gubernatorial elections likely to trigger localised protests in Russia's Khakassia, Khabarovsk, and Vladimir regions
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Austro-German support for European Commission’s plan to widen Frontex mandate signifies progress towards reintroduction of Schengen rules
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Australian entities renew submarine support arrangement
Australian shipbuilder ASC and the government’s Defence Science and Technology (DST) Group have signed an agreement to facilitate continued collaboration on supporting Royal Australian Navy (RAN) submarines. State-owned ASC said in a press release on 18 September that the agreement will be
