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Germany sets out ‘challenging’ airborne electronic attack timeline for NATO
Along with the Boeing EA-18G Growler, the Eurofighter ECR (concept pictured) could form the escort jammer component of the Luftwaffe's airborne electronic attack commitment to NATO. Source: AirbusUS Air Force plans platform cuts for FY 2021 budget request
The US Air Force could save USD2.9 billion over five years if it retires the B-2 by fiscal year 2023, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank in Washington, DC. Source: US Air ForceEagle V 6×6 awaits production green light
An Eagle 6×6 developed to meet Swiss army requirements, showing a protected four-door compartment, mast-mounted sensor pack, and Kongsberg remote weapon station. Source: GDELS-MOWAGFCAS partners defining concepts and capabilities ahead of demo phase
A full-scale mock-up of the New Generation Fighter concept was showcased by Dassault on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings
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Ghana Army shows new Otokar Cobra vehicles
The Ghanaian Army is now fielding Turkish-made Otokar Cobra and Cobra II armoured vehicles, according to footage of Exercise ‘Eagle Eye’ shown on local television on 9 November. Two Cobra II and two Cobra appeared in the urban counter-terrorism exercise conducted by the army’s 64
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Japan to outfit Kawasaki P-1 MPAs with AI technology
Japan plans to equip an undisclosed number of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) with artificial intelligence (AI) to boost the platform’s intelligence gathering capabilities, an official at the Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) told
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Nigerian Army orders 28 Ezugwu armoured vehicles
The Nigerian Army has ordered 28 Ezugwu armoured vehicles from the Nigerian military’s Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), it was announced on 12 November. The Nigerian Army described the Ezugwu as a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle (MRAP) and said it would be used for
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Third round of PESCO projects approved, with pause in 2020 to assess process
The EU Council has formally approved another 13 capability projects under the umbrella of its Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in defence, which comprises 25 of the EU’s 28 member states. The decision brings the total number of PESCO projects to 47 since the initiative was launched two
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USAF maintained high-intensity air campaign in Afghanistan in October
The US Air Force (USAF) released more munitions over Afghanistan in October than in the same month in previous years since 2010, according to US Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT). Recently released data shows that USAF manned and unmanned aircraft released 777 munitions over the Central Asian
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Angola to send naval vessels to Namibia for maintenance
The Angolan Navy is to send two naval vessels to Namibia’s Walvis Bay for dry dock maintenance and support. Namibian company Namdock will perform undisclosed work on the vessels in a contract that has been under negotiation since 2017. The company is hoping to extend the services contract
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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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Eagle V 6×6 awaits production green light
General Dynamics European Land Systems – MOWAG said it has completed development of its latest Eagle 6×6 and is awaiting a production contract, with the Swiss army likely the first customer. The Swiss army has said the Eagle 6×6 will meet its requirement for 100 reconnaissance
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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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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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Eagle V 6×6 awaits production green light
General Dynamics European Land Systems – MOWAG said it has completed development of its latest Eagle 6×6 and is awaiting a production contract, with the Swiss army likely the first customer. The Swiss army has said the Eagle 6×6 will meet its requirement for 100 reconnaissance
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Fincantieri revamps Wisconsin yard to meet USN FFG(X) capacity needs
To ensure its Wisconsin shipyard can meet the US Navy (USN) requirement to build two guided-missile frigates (FFG(X)) per year to compete for the contract to build the warship, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has embarked on a programme to overhaul the yard and revamp some of its shipbuilding
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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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Germany invests another EUR560 million in Bundeswehr equipment
The Bundestag, the German parliament, on 7 November approved equipment projects for the Bundeswehr worth about EUR560 million (USD618 million) and an increase in the capital of the BwFuhrparkService vehicle park of up to EUR110 million through the issuance of new shares in the privatised service,
