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Covid-19: Boeing shuts down rotorcraft sites in Philadelphia
The Chinook (pictured), Osprey and Grey Wolf lines in Philadelphia have been closed for two weeks as Boeing implements coronavirus mitigation plans. Source: BoeingFFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
A Wiesel 1 reconnaissance vehicle fitted with the E6-II-A1 turret armed with a Rheinmetall 20 mm MK 20 Rh 202 dual-feed cannon. This is one of the three versions to be upgraded by FFG for the German Army. Source: RheinmetallFirst LRIP Hawkei vehicles delivered to Australian motorised infantry battalion
The 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment released an image on its Facebook page on 24 March showing five recently delivered Hawkei vehicles. Source: 1st Battalion Royal Australian RegimentNetherlands receives first latest-standard CH-47F Chinook helo
The first of 14 new-build CH-47F Chinooks for the Netherlands seen at Boeing’s Philadelphia production plant prior to delivery. With six upgraded CH-47Fs already in service, the RNLAF will have a fleet of 20 commonly configured helicopters by the time deliveries are complete before the end of 2021. Source: Boeing
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Covid-19: Argentine Army activates new support battalion
To reinforce the activities the Argentine Army is performing to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, on 2 April the force created a new support battalion: the Batallón Servicios ‘2 de abril’. The unit, created with personnel from the Army General Staff, has a command element, a health
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Covid-19: Disrupted VBIED attack plot targeting hospital indicates weaponisation of virus by far-right extremists in the United States
Key Points On 24 March, an individual identified as 36-year-old Timothy R. Wilson, who allegedly plotted to conduct a VBIED attack targeting a hospital, died during an FBI operation in Belton, Missouri. Posts allegedly written by Wilson and other members of a far-right movement on Telegram
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Covid-19: Kazakh military ramps up efforts to stem spread of coronavirus
Kazakhstan is ramping up the involvement of its military in the fight against the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Central Asian country. In a 31 March statement the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Nur-Sultan said the Kazakh military is now “intensively involved in the maintenance of
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Covid-19: Wuhan defence companies ‘making up for lost time’
The military-industrial complex in Wuhan – the city in China most severely affected by Covid-19 – is “going back to normal and making up for lost time”, the state-owned Global Times newspaper reported on 2 April. For much of January and February, defence companies in the
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German Tornados leave Jordan
Tornado reconnaissance aircraft of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader (Tactical Air Force Wing) 33 returned to their home base at Büchel from Al-Asraq, Jordan, on 2 April, the Bundeswehr announced on its website the same day. Their homecoming ended a four-year mission against the Islamic State,
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India set to deliver Myanmar’s first submarine
New Delhi is preparing to deliver a Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine that was in service with the Indian Navy as INS Sindhuvir to the Myanmar Navy. The transfer will also include operational and maintenance training to the Myanmar Navy, which will be operating a submarine for the first time.
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Maintaining security at a country's border remains a challenge for military and security forces. Grant Turnbull assesses some of the latest technologies used and how they are evolving to address new threats
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FFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) in December 2019 awarded Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) a contract to upgrade 181 deployed Wiesel 1 Armoured Weapon Carrier (AWC) vehicles to extend their operational life to at least 2025. The company declined to disclose the value of the contract
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DoD contracts 790 JASSM-ER missiles for US and FMS customers
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to deliver 790 AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM) systems to US Department of Defense (DoD) and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The award, announced on 1 April, is valued at USD818.2 million and covers Lots 17 and 18 of production. As
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GeoSpectrum launches scaled down TRAPS sonar for USVs
Canadian marine acoustics house GeoSpectrum Technologies has launched a compact version of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) designed specifically for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other small craft. The scaled down system, known as TRAPS-USV, retains the low frequency active
CBRNE & EOD Defence CBRNE & EOD Defence
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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Covid-19: Boeing shuts down rotorcraft sites in Philadelphia
Boeing has temporarily closed its helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturing sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of wider company and national efforts to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown of the Ridley Township facility affects the CH/MH-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey, and MH-139A
Jane's International Defence Review Jane's International Defence Review
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FFG wins upgrade work for German Wiesel 1 weapon carriers
The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) in December 2019 awarded Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) a contract to upgrade 181 deployed Wiesel 1 Armoured Weapon Carrier (AWC) vehicles to extend their operational life to at least 2025. The company declined to disclose the value of the contract
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Fassmer MPV70 MK II selected for Ecuador
German shipbuilder and design house Fassmer has confirmed the selection of its MPV70 MKII design to meet the needs of the Ecuadorian Navy's (Armada del Ecuador) new Multipurpose Combat Vessel programme. Local shipyard Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE EP) will build the vessel at its
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Covid-19: Israeli defence companies adapt sensors to screen for virus
Israel's Ministry of Defense (MoD) is working with two Israeli defence companies to develop radar- and electro-optical-based sensors to monitor peoples’ vital signs and identify ones infected with Covid-19. The programme is being led by the National Emergency Team of the Directorate of
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UK NAO reports major increase in nuclear infrastructure costs
Three major UK nuclear weapons and submarine infrastructure projects have been hit by 115% cost increases and faced delays of more than 19 months to over six years, according to the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO). In a hard-hitting report published on 10 January, the spending watchdog
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Deadliest recorded Islamic State attack in Chad indicates escalation in militancy in Lake Chad area outside rainy season
Key Points The dissident faction of the Islamic State’s Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya conducted an overnight assault on a military camp, killing at least 92 soldiers and three civilians and wounding 47 others, at Boma peninsula on Lake Chad on 23 March. The attack is not only the deadliest
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Covid-19: Disrupted VBIED attack plot targeting hospital indicates weaponisation of virus by far-right extremists in the United States
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
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Islamic State claims attack on town in northern Mozambique
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Deadliest recorded Islamic State attack in Chad indicates escalation in militancy in Lake Chad area outside rainy season
Key Points The dissident faction of the Islamic State’s Wilayat Gharb Afriqiyya conducted an overnight assault on a military camp, killing at least 92 soldiers and three civilians and wounding 47 others, at Boma peninsula on Lake Chad on 23 March. The attack is not only the deadliest
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Taliban “insider” attack demonstrates group’s strength and commitment to continue operations targeting Afghan government forces
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Raid on suspected DHKP-C cell in Athens finds high-powered firearms, indicates group's intent to continue attacks in Turkey
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Ansar Allah actions undermine high-risk impact of Covid-19 in Yemen
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Covid-19: Boeing shuts down rotorcraft sites in Philadelphia
Boeing has temporarily closed its helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturing sites in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as part of wider company and national efforts to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown of the Ridley Township facility affects the CH/MH-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey, and MH-139A
