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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
A photograph released by the US Navy shows the suspected limpet mine attached to Kokuka Courageous. A still (inset) from the footage released by CENTCOM shows an Iranian-type FIAC in a location that enabled its crew to recover the object. Source: US Navy/US Central CommandParis Air Show 2019: Boeing to demo CH-53K engine on Chinook
Boeing is to replace the Chinook's incumbent Honeywell T55 engine (pictured) with the more powerful GE T408 for upcoming trials. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenParis Air Show 2019: Boeing warns ‘last chance’ to buy V-22
With production for the current order backlog approaching its end, Boeing has warned prospective customers for the V-22 to sign up sooner rather than later. Source: US Department of DefenseParis Air Show 2019: GKN looks to expand defence business
The F-35 is one of GKN’s key military programmes, and GKN is working hard to safeguard its sensitive military and commercial information as it expands into China. Source: US Air Force
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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
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Paris Air Show 2019: TAT Group sells majority stake in Sabena Technics
France’s TAT Group announced on 13 June that it had sold a majority stake in maintenance, repair, and overhaul firm Sabena Technics to a consortium of French investment funds. Details of the acquisition by Sagard, Bpifrance, and TowerBrook were not disclosed. However, TAT Group is to remain a
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BDL to supply locally developed ship-launched torpedoes to Indian Navy
Indian state-owned defence company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed an INR11.87 billion (USD170.7 million) contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply heavyweight Varunastra anti-submarine torpedoes for the Indian Navy’s (IN’s) front-line warships. The company
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RAN’s two Adelaide-class frigates return from final overseas missions
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) last two Adelaide-class (US Oliver Hazard Perry design) guided-missile frigates, HMAS Melbourne (III) and HMAS Newcastle , have returned to Australia from their final overseas deployments, and are set to be decommissioned in the near future. Melbourne
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Airbus and OCCAR agree to amend A400M contract
Airbus and the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) announced on 14 June that they had signed an amended A400M development and production programme contract. OCCAR, which represents launch customers Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, said the cost
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Archangel light attack aircraft proliferates, supports USAF training
The US Air Force (USAF) has become a customer for contract close air support (CAS) training using the IOMAX Archangel light attack aircraft, which appears to be proliferating for CAS roles. The converted crop-duster aircraft is suited to the CAS training role in part because of its USD882
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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 -
Tatmadaw troubles: Myanmar country briefing
Nearly a decade into Myanmar's stumbling 'transition to democracy', the country's armed forces still dominate a fractious national, political, and security landscape. Anthony Davis reports -
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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic sanctions. Having transited the Strait of Hormuz, the two tankers were near each other when they were hit by explosions on their
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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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Rafael adds SAR capability to Litening 5, Reccelite XR EO pods
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI’s) Elta Systems to upgrade the Litening 5 and Reccelite XR all-weather stand-off airborne electro-optic (EO) targeting pods with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery intelligence payload. Litening 5 is
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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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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic sanctions. Having transited the Strait of Hormuz, the two tankers were near each other when they were hit by explosions on their
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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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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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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: GKN looks to expand defence business
GKN Aerospace expects to grow the defence side of its business in the coming years through new opportunities and the ramp-up of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme. Speaking ahead of the Paris Airshow, company CEO Hans Büthker said that the current
