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Saab awarded first T-X contract as window for protests closes
One of the two BTX prototypes seen at Boeing’s St Louis production facility in Missouri. Boeing has awarded its partner, Saab, the first EMD contract for the aircraft, which will run through to 2022. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth JenningsQatar opts not to complete E-737 AEW&C deal
Seen here in South Korean service, the Boeing E-737 AEW&C aircraft was expected to enter into Qatari service with the announcement of a sale in 2014. However, Boeing has told that this transaction was never completed. Source: BoeingUnitech Composites to provide weapon pylons for Afghan Black Hawk helos
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is fitted with Unitech Composites’ LASS weapon pylons. The company has been awarded a contract to provide these pylons for fitment onto several of the Black Hawks the US is supplying to Afghanistan. Source: Via Unitech AerospaceIAI reports UGV developments
The Sahar IED detection and clearance UGV. Source: Israel Aerospace Industries
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Engine supply issues delay Russian Karakurt corvette deliveries
Zelenodolsk Shipyard will postpone delivery of its first two Project 22800 Karakurt corvettes to the Russian Navy by at least a year because it lacks diesel engines for them, according to regional news agency Realnoe Vremya. The ships were to be commissioned in 2018. St Petersburg-based PAO Zvezda
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China’s AVIC reorganises helicopter assets
The AviChina Industry and Technology Company Limited (AviChina) has agreed to acquire AVIC Helicopter, the two corporations’ parent group – the state-run Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) – has announced. Under the agreement, which AVIC said was finalised in
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Rheinmetall and NIOA team up for Australian munitions investment
Rheinmetall said on 19 October that it will establish an artillery manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia, in partnership with local company NIOA and the Australian government. Under an agreement between Rheinmetall Defence Australia (RDA) and NIOA – a producer of firearms and
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India and China to resume annual HiH joint military exercise
The armies of India and China will resume their annual ‘Hand-In-Hand’ (HiH) joint military exercise more than a year after the 2017 iteration was cancelled following a 72 day-long stand-off between the two countries along their disputed borders and those of the neighbouring Himalayan
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Indian Air Force pilots begin Chinook training
Four Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots and an equal number of flight engineers have begun receiving instruction in the United States to operate and maintain Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, 15 of which are set to enter service with the IAF from mid-2019. Officials told Jane's that the
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India’s HAL overruns aircraft building and upgrade deadlines
India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has expressed “serious concern” over enduring delays by state-owned aeronautics and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in supplying fighters, helicopters, and transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). A recent internal MoD
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Europe steps up EU policing strategy
In 2018, the European Union began to implement its third Policy Cycle on Serious and Organised Crime. Matthew Redhead examines the drive in Brussels towards greater policing co-ordination as criminals adopt new technologies and Brexit approaches -
Building NATO’s new eastern front: The eFP in Europe
In 2016 NATO leaders agreed to despatch multinational battlegroups to the Baltic states and Poland under the enhanced Forward Presence initiative. Since then NATO deployments to Eastern Europe have accelerated. Tim Ripley charts the progress of efforts to build up allied defences in the region -
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IAI reports UGV developments
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced significant developments in two of its autonomous robotic systems. The Sahar unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), which detects and clears improvised explosive device (IEDs), has completed a development phase and is now due to undergo trial and evaluation
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Northrop Grumman readies Hatchet for all-up testing
Northrop Grumman is set to conduct the first live end-to-end test of an all-up Hatchet miniature precision strike munition by the end of this year. Developed with internal research and development (IRAD) funding, Hatchet was originally unveiled in April 2012 as a low-cost gravity-dropped weapon
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Unitech Composites to provide weapon pylons for Afghan Black Hawk helos
Unitech Composites, a subsidiary of Unitech Aerospace, has been awarded a contract to provide its Lightweight Armament Support Structure (LASS) weapon pylons for fitment onto several of the Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk multirole helicopters the United States is supplying to the Afghan government, the
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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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Saab awarded first T-X contract as window for protests closes
Boeing has contracted its partner, Saab, to begin the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Air Force (USAF’s) advanced pilot training programme, known as T-X. The Swedish manufacturer announced on 19 October that it has received USD117.6 million through to 2022 for
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Latest-generation Pandur Evo moves into production for Austrian Army
General Dynamics European Land Systems – Steyr (GDELS – Steyr) is now in full scale production of its latest-generation Pandur 6×6 armoured personnel carrier (APC) for the Austrian Army. Late in 2016 the Austrian Army placed a new contract for the Pandur that covers 34 units to a
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Indian Navy concludes trials of new submarine rescue system
Key Points The Indian Navy has completed maiden trials of a newly acquired submarine rescue system The trials are being done to validate the service’s ability to rescue, and transfer distressed submariners The Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command concluded maiden trials of a newly
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Electoral fraud accusations by Mozambique’s opposition RENAMO unlikely to lead to return to civil war
Key Points Electoral disputes are likely to be contested politically and legally, including with threats to pull out of peace negotiations, but are unlikely to lead to a resumption of fighting between RENAMO and government forces. A final peace agreement between RENAMO and FRELIMO is likely prior
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Trilateral military talks positive, but bilateral talks between two Koreas highlight South Korean policy differences with US
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Reopening of borders between Syria and Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon indicate normalising relations and President Assad’s hold on power
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President Xi calls on China to deepen civilian-military integration
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Momentum builds to Block US arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Congressional momentum is building within the United States for blocking defence exports to Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, although questions linger over what equipment to ban Riyadh from buying. Speaking to reporters at a 17 October breakfast in Washington,
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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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Electoral fraud accusations by Mozambique’s opposition RENAMO unlikely to lead to return to civil war
Key Points Electoral disputes are likely to be contested politically and legally, including with threats to pull out of peace negotiations, but are unlikely to lead to a resumption of fighting between RENAMO and government forces. A final peace agreement between RENAMO and FRELIMO is likely prior
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Trilateral military talks positive, but bilateral talks between two Koreas highlight South Korean policy differences with US
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Kerch shooting provides Russia with potential pretext for ‘punishing’ Ukraine, including further harassment in Sea of Azov
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Reopening of borders between Syria and Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon indicate normalising relations and President Assad’s hold on power
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Saab awarded first T-X contract as window for protests closes
Boeing has contracted its partner, Saab, to begin the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Air Force (USAF’s) advanced pilot training programme, known as T-X. The Swedish manufacturer announced on 19 October that it has received USD117.6 million through to 2022 for
