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Bulgaria receives MiG replacement offers
Bulgaria fields 12 MiG-29s, of which only about four are thought to be serviceable at any one time. The country is looking for a replacement as it looks to maintain a fast jet combat capability out into the future. Source: US Department of DefenseTurkmenistan parades Al Shibl APCs
Turkmenistan paraded what appear to be newly acquired Al Shibl 4×4 APCs on 27 September. Source: Via The state news agency of Turkmenistan - Turkmenistan todayIndia’s HAL posts mixed performance in FY 2017/18
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited reported record turnover in fiscal year 2017/18. The company attributed the growth to programmes including its licensed production of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft (pictured here). Source: IrkutMDHI to deliver armed ‘Little Bird’ helos to Kenya, Lebanon
MDHI has announced sales of six MD 530G (pictured) helicopters for Lebanon and six MD 530F helicopters for Kenya. Source: MDHI
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Hyundai to launch New Zealand’s naval fleet tanker in April 2019
Key Points A fleet tanker on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy will be launched in April 2019 Country is on track to receive its largest-ever naval vessel by 2020 South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will launch a fleet tanker on order for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)
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Expert study backs Airbus in Austrian Eurofighter investigation
On 27 September, a new expert study commissioned by Austrian prosecutors investigating the country’s EUR1.95 billion (USD2.26 billion) Eurofighter purchase in 2003, backed the jet’s manufacturers by concluding that the former EADS consortium was able to deliver the aircraft with the
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French Navy set to receive MM40 Block 3C Exocet
The French Navy is to start receiving an upgraded version of the MBDA MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missile from 2019, Jane’s has learned. Known as MM40 Block 3C, the latest marque introduces a new coherent active radio frequency (RF) seeker as the centrepiece of a ‘digitised’
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MALD-N programme transitions into TMRR phase, splits off jammer payload
The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has funded Raytheon Missile Systems for technical maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) of the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy-Navy (MALD-N) air vehicle, but is keeping options open on the final choice of electronic attack (EA) payload. The ADM-160B MALD was
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NATO announces plans to counter Russian hybrid warfare
US Army General Curtis M Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), outlined alliance efforts to combat Russian hybrid warfare at a NATO Military Committee meeting in Warsaw on 29 September. Gen Scaparrotti told the meeting that the Russians would repeat the actions they
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UK gets set for Type 31e PQQ
The UK government has issued a contract notice calling on industry for expressions of interest to receive the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for a new acquisition attempt for the Royal Navy’s Type 31e frigate requirement. The programme, to acquire five new vessels to replace the
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Russia develops co-orbital anti-satellite capability
Russia appears to be developing a co-orbital anti-satellite system. Bart Hendrickx examines the evidence in open sources about Russia’s satellite development programmes that points to the existence of the project -
Silencing the airwaves: Chinese SEAD capabilities
China’s territorial ambitions around its coast have long been among the driving forces of its military modernisation. Tiago Falcao Machado reports on how, to support the expanding missions of its air forces, the PLA is developing an increasingly effective SEAD capability -
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Bulgaria receives MiG replacement offers
Bulgaria has received offers from three countries as it looks to replace its Warsaw Pact-era fighter aircraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 October. Italy has responded with an offer to deliver used Eurofighter Typhoons; Sweden has said it will offer new-build Saab Gripens
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Denel’s Miniaturised Guidance System moves towards tests
South Africa’s Denel Dynamics’ Miniaturised Guidance System (MGS), formerly called AcuFuze, is being internally developed to boost artillery accuracy for 155 mm artillery projectiles and unguided surface-to-surface rockets. The first application is expected to be for 155 mm artillery
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A new electric, unmanned ammunition loader emerges for the Rafale
Turgis et Gaillard Industrie group presented its SEFIAM 1602e, a new electric and optionally manned ammunition loader that could work with the exported Dassault Rafale multirole fighter, at the ADS Show in Bordeaux. Today the French forces largely use the diesel-powered SOVAM ammo loader. However,
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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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Bulgaria receives MiG replacement offers
Bulgaria has received offers from three countries as it looks to replace its Warsaw Pact-era fighter aircraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 October. Italy has responded with an offer to deliver used Eurofighter Typhoons; Sweden has said it will offer new-build Saab Gripens
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A new electric, unmanned ammunition loader emerges for the Rafale
Turgis et Gaillard Industrie group presented its SEFIAM 1602e, a new electric and optionally manned ammunition loader that could work with the exported Dassault Rafale multirole fighter, at the ADS Show in Bordeaux. Today the French forces largely use the diesel-powered SOVAM ammo loader. However,
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Kaohsiung Maritime 2018: Philippine Navy’s fourth batch of MPACs to inherit Mk III design
A fourth batch of multipurpose attack craft (MPAC) on order for the Philippine Navy (PN) will largely inherit the design of the Mk III vessels that were commissioned in 2017, an industry official has told Jane’s . The official, who spoke at the Kaohsiung International Maritime and Defence
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US sanctions targeting Nicaraguan multilateral loans increasingly likely, raising public-private contract cancellation and non-payment risks for 2019
Key Points The bill will now be debated in the United States Senate, where it is likely also to have strong support. It will subsequently return to the House for passage and then the president for his signature. If the bill is signed by December 2018, it could be implemented in as few as three
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Saudi-led coalition says Iran operating command ship in Red Sea
The Saudi-led coalition has publicly identified an Iranian cargo ship that is loitering in the Red Sea as a military threat for the first time: a move that could be a precursor to an attempt to board the vessel. In his regular briefing on 24 September, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki
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North Korea willing to ‘permanently dismantle’ Yongbyon nuclear site
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has expressed his willingness to continue to take measures towards his country's denuclearisation, including the permanent dismantlement of the Yongbyon nuclear facilities, where a 5 MWe plutonium-producing reactor is located. The move was announced on 19
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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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US sanctions targeting Nicaraguan multilateral loans increasingly likely, raising public-private contract cancellation and non-payment risks for 2019
Key Points The bill will now be debated in the United States Senate, where it is likely also to have strong support. It will subsequently return to the House for passage and then the president for his signature. If the bill is signed by December 2018, it could be implemented in as few as three
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India’s HAL posts mixed performance in FY 2017/18
India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) registered record turnover in fiscal year (FY) 2017/18 but its profits declined, the state-owned company said on October 1. HAL said in a press release that its turnover in the year was INR182.8 billion (USD2.49 billion) while pre-tax profit was
