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RoKAF’s first A330 MRTT arrives in South Korea for acceptance trials
Shown here taking off from Getafe in Spain, the first of four Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft ordered by the RoKAF landed in South Korea on 12 November to undergo acceptance trials. Source: AirbusBSVT rolls out production ready Berserk combat UGV
The Berserk combat UGV seen armed with a pair of 7.62 mm miniguns with an effective range of up to 1,000 m. Source: BVSTUSMC eyes improved Arctic communications systems, procedures
USMC personnel practice deploying GATR Technologies’ inflatable portable satellite antennas ahead of Exercise ‘Trident Juncture’ in Norway. Source: DVIDSAirshow China 2018: Herakles announces Velociraptor APS development
The Velociraptor APS employs 76 mm grenade-type blast fragmentation effectors manufactured by Jinxi Industries Group’s 5413 Plant. Source: IHS Markit/Kelvin Wong
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Indian Army inducts two howitzer types
The Indian Army (IA) has formally inducted the BAE Systems 155 mm/39-calibre towed lightweight howitzer as well as the K-9 Vajra (Thunderbolt), which is a modified version of the Hanwha Techwin K-9 Thunder 155 mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer (SPH). The IA took delivery of 10 of the
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Airshow China 2018: ZB Intelligence unveils Marine Lizard amphibious combat USV prototype
Zhongbang Intelligent Technology (ZB Intelligence), a Qingdao-based company specialising in the development of control and navigation systems for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), announced a new amphibious combat USV development called the Marine Lizard at the Airshow China 2018 exhibition in
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HII reports 20% profit increase in Q3
Huntington Ingalls Industries reported a 20.3% increase in profit in the third quarter of 2018, as well as revenues of USD2.1 billion, an 11.8% increase year-on-year that was attributed largely to higher volumes of work in its Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding segments. Profit totalled USD290
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Indonesia’s PT Pindad announces defence partnerships
Indonesian land systems company PT Pindad has announced new defence partnerships aimed at strengthening production activities in areas including communications, weapon systems, and ammunition. The various memoranda of understanding (MOUs) were signed at the Indo Defence exhibition in Jakarta, which
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Monitoring militant activity online – October/November 2018
Afghanistan Militants attack Uzbek political party On 4 October, an Uzbek-language Telegram channel operated by the Taliban-aligned, Uzbek Islamist militant group Imom al-Buhoriy Katibasi, or the Imam Bukhari Battalion, claimed that the group had conducted an improvised explosive device attack in
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NRL explores improved over-the-horizon detection and tracking with NG-HFSWR
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has disclosed the build, installation, and test of an experimental high frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) embodying a series of features designed to improve detection and tracking performance over legacy HFSWR radar technology. Known as the NexGen HFSWR
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West makes concerted counter-strike in wake of Russian spy poisoning
The Russian nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter has fundamentally altered the West's approach to dealing with Russian provocations. James Bingham analyses the forms that the counter-strike is taking -
Adding SHORAD: US Army rebuilds its short-range air defences
The US Army is working in earnest to reconstitute a short-range air-defence capability that has atrophied during 18 years of counterinsurgency operations. Daniel Wasserbly and Andrew White report -
Fact or fallacy? Fake news and the military
Propaganda and disinformation are not new concepts but the speed and reach of social media in the ‘fake news’ era has lent new potency to the threat and has forced militaries to grapple with the challenges and opportunities posed by modern editing technologies and mass communication tools. Gerrard Cowan reports
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RoKAF’s first A330 MRTT arrives in South Korea for acceptance trials
The first of four Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has landed in Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, to undergo acceptance trials. The company announced in a statement on 12 November that the aircraft, which was piloted by
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Airshow China 2018: Herakles announces Velociraptor APS development
Nanjing-based private company Herakles Defense Technology announced at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, held from 6 to 11 November, that it is developing a new indigenous hard-kill active protection system (APS). The APS suite, called Velociraptor, is designed for use aboard land combat platforms such
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USMC eyes improved Arctic communications systems, procedures
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is exploring alternative concepts of operation (CONOPs) to overcome communications constraints in the Arctic, according to Captain Dez Hill, the USMC’s G6 projects officer for Europe and Africa. Coming directly from NATO’s Exercise ‘Trident
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Japan developing vehicle-mounted IED detection system
Japan is developing a vehicle-mounted system designed to remotely detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along roads in urban and suburban areas. The Ground Systems Research Center (GSRC) of the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA)
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RoKAF’s first A330 MRTT arrives in South Korea for acceptance trials
The first of four Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has landed in Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, to undergo acceptance trials. The company announced in a statement on 12 November that the aircraft, which was piloted by
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BSVT rolls out production ready Berserk combat UGV
Belarussian firm Belspetsvneshtechnika (BSVT) has demonstrated the production-ready version of its Centaur unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) prototype at the 174th training ground of the country’s Air Force and Air Defence Forces in early October, Jane’s has learnt. The tracked and
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BAE Systems updates naval combat systems offer
BAE Systems has debuted a new naval combat systems portfolio designed to improve the company’s competitive position in UK and international markets. Building on a GBP20 million (USD23 million) corporate investment in combat system technologies, the company has announced the brand name INTeGEN
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DRC opposition’s probable contesting of upcoming election results raises likelihood of limited protests, new transitional political authority
Key Points DRC’s upcoming elections, delayed from November 2016 and now scheduled for 23 December, will likely be held on time, with any (less likely) delays pushing it back no further than April 2019. The validity of the election result will likely be contested by the opposition, but
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Seoul, Pyongyang withdraw personnel from 22 DMZ guard posts
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Homicides and theft rising in Mexico’s San Luis Potosí; narco-message emergence raises collateral death and injury risks
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UN sanctions relief for Eritrea this month would decrease tax risks, indicate accelerating normalisation of international relations
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UAE-backed Yemeni operation making progress in Al-Hudaydah
The renewed operation around Al-Hudaydah appears to be a major offensive to capture the Yemeni port city, rather than another incremental step to take new positions on its outskirts. Yemeni forces equipped and supported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took the airport south of the city in June,
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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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New Caledonia’s probable rejection of independence likely to trigger violent protests by indigenous youths, particularly affecting mining
Key Points Concerns among the majority of the public in New Caledonia regarding the territory’s economic dependence on France are highly likely to offset any desire for full sovereignty, resulting in a vote to remain part of France. There is a high risk of violence from disaffected
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German Chancellor Merkel’s resignation as CDU party leader unlikely to reduce risk of early elections in 12-month outlook
Key Points The CDU’s renewal will highly depend on whether Merkel’s successor will largely continue with her centrist policy direction or move the party back further to the right. There is a heightened risk of early elections in the 12-month-outlook as the CDU’s junior coalition
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UK points to expanding opportunities in Indonesia
The UK government is looking to expand defence industrial collaboration with Indonesia across several capability areas as part of wider efforts to spur defence trade between the two countries. Alexis Hammer, the regional director for Americas, East Asia, and Australia in the UK Department for
