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Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles
CCTV broadcast images in early November showing at least two PLANAF J-15 carrier-borne fighters at Huangdicun Airbase armed with what appear to be the KD-88 (fitted onto the aircraft in foreground) and YJ-91 missiles (fitted onto the aircraft to the right). Source: CCTVUAE using new raiding craft
A Fire Support Platform variant of the Holyhead Marine 11 m Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) appears to have featured in the UAE’s Union Fortress 6 military demonstration. Source: Union FortressContractor-reliant F-35 model a legacy of Total System Performance Responsibility
The Pentagon in the early 2000s took a new contracting approach with the F-35 and gave the contractor, Lockheed Martin, more freedom to be innovative in management practices with less government oversight. It did not work out as planned, according to a former Pentagon acquisition chief. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth JenningsIndia launches 11th Sankalp-class vessel
India's 11th Sankalp-class OPV, seen here at its launch ceremony. Source: Goa Shipyard Limited
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Aerostat deliveries drive up Drone Aviation’s revenue
Drone Aviation achieved record revenue and profit in the third quarter of 2019 due to growing demand for its Wasp aerostats, according to the Jacksonville, Florida-based startup. Gross revenue totalled USD2.7 million in the quarter, up from US84,815 in the same period a year earlier, the company
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Luftwaffe rejects two A400Ms
The Bundeswehr has decided not to take delivery of two A400M transport aircraft due to “technical deficiencies” and because “they do not possess the contractually guaranteed performance”, the Luftwaffe announced in a press release on 13 November. The press release cited as
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Babcock awarded contract for UK Type 31 frigate programme
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed a contract award to Babcock for the design and build of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 general-purpose frigate. Signed on 15 November, the deal covers the delivery of five ships at an average production cost of GBP250 million (nearly USD323
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Russian helicopters arrive at northeast Syrian bases
Russian troops have entered a US airbase in northeast Syria after the final US personnel pulled out of the site. Russia’s RT network posted imagery online on 15 November of Russian Military Police, supported by an Mi-35 attack helicopter and an Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopter, moving into the
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Australia orders vehicle-mounted, active phased-array radars for NASAMS air-defence system
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded an AUD137 million (USD93 million) contract to local company CEA Technologies for the supply of vehicle-mounted, active phased-array tactical radars for the country’s future short-range, ground-based air-defence (GBAD) system. Defence
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Oman munitions manufacturer to receive South Korean technology
South Korean ammunition manufacturer CNO Tech on 14 November signed a technology transfer agreement with the Public Authority for Privatisation and Partnership (PAPP), which manages offset programmes in Oman. Under the agreement, CNO Tech will transfer production-line technologies to the Oman
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Modern Warrior: Upgrading the British Army’s infantry fighting vehicle
Sam Cranny-Evans examines how the British Army Warrior is being upgraded to meet the needs of a modern battlefield -
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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Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles
Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 fighters equipped with what appear to be the KD-88 air-to-surface missile and either the YJ-91 anti-radiation or YJ-91A anti-ship-missile: an indication that China has
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More details emerge about PLA’s new assault rifle
More details have emerged about the new assault rifle for China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that was displayed during the 1 October parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The design of the new rifle seen being carried by
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US Army leaders test out latest militarised HoloLens AR architecture
US Army soldiers are evaluating the latest iteration of Microsoft’s modified HoloLens 2 headset as part of the service’s effort to inject augmented reality (AR) into how the force trains and conducts combat missions. Under the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) programme, the
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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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Images show PLANAF J-15s armed with KD-88 and YJ-91 missiles
Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 fighters equipped with what appear to be the KD-88 air-to-surface missile and either the YJ-91 anti-radiation or YJ-91A anti-ship-missile: an indication that China has
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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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India launches 11th Sankalp-class vessel
India’s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched another 105 m improved Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel was launched on 14 November at GSL’s facilities in Goa. It will be the 11th vessel in the Sankalp class, which is
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Key US lawmaker wants F-35 programme structure changes
Key Points The HASC readiness subcommittee chief wants the structure of the F-35 programme to change He believes the contractors have had too much leverage A key US lawmaker wants the Pentagon to take greater control of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme
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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),
