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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell flew its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 UAV with a payload for the first time on 16 October. Source: BellDubai Airshow 2019: Diamond Aircraft adds TS-80 radar to DA62 MSA options
The Diamond Aircraft DA62 MPP fitted with the Thuraya Aero Satellite System and Trakka SWE-400 LE EO/IR gimbal. Source: Diamond AircraftDubai Airshow 2019: Leonardo launches Skydweller HAPS
Concept art for the Skydweller Aero solar-powered HALE UAV. Source: LeonardoDubai Airshow 2019: SAMI, BAE Systems collaborating on HAPS
A concept model of the PHASA-35 HAPS being developed between BAE Systems and SAMI exhibited at the Dubai Airshow. Photo: IHS Markit/Charles Forrester
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India points to an increase in defence offset deals
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed 21 defence offset contracts with foreign contractors over the past three years, Indian Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik told parliament on 20 November. He said the value of these offset deals is USD5.67 billion. Citing a study conducted by
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Cubic to buy rest of Pixia
US-based Cubic Corp., which bought 20% of imagery management software provider Pixia Corp. in June, announced on 20 November that it is buying the rest of the company. Owning all of Pixia will enhance Cubic’s ability to manage massive amounts of imagery from aircraft, satellites, and other
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Dubai Airshow 2019: AEC targets growth on C4I, C-UAV systems
Saudi Arabia’s AEC is targeting opportunities in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and counter-UAV markets with domestic technology, developing systems for deployment in the country, Jane’s has been told. The company displayed a C-UAV system at the Dubai Airshow, consisting of a
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JY-27A radar spotted in Pakistan
Key Points Jane’s has identified a JY-27A CVLO radar in imagery captured of Mianwali Air Base in Pakistan A modern VHF-band system, China’s JY-27A was not previously known to have been exported to Pakistan Satellite imagery captured on 29 August has revealed a China Electronics
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PLAN trials underway replenishment from commercial ships
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has conducted replenishment at sea (RAS) trials using commercial ships, according to a 16 November report in the Global Times newspaper. It described this as “a new approach to facilitate warship supplies in distant waters”.
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Western Military District received 780 armoured vehicles, 17 aircraft in 2019
Russia’s Western Military District (WMD) received 780 armoured vehicles in 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on its website on 18 November. This included 35 upgraded BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with modernised fire-control systems, 10 BMP-3 IFVs and BTR-80 armoured
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Cautious neutrality: Kuwait modernises its defence capabilities while staying impartial
While it remains on good terms with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, Kuwait is continuing to update its armed forces to face regional threats. Beth Stevenson reports -
Indigenous ambitions: Project 75 grows India’s submarine ecosystem
The construction of six Project 75 Kalvari-class boats appears to be bolstering India's domestic submarine supply chain in line with the 'Make in India' policy. Richard Scott reports
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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell on 16 October performed the first flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a payload. The aircraft flew with a 27.2 kg payload, company spokesperson Felicia Votta said on 20 November. The APT 70 flew vertically, transitioned to aircraft flight where it
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Bundeswehr orders more Spike launchers and missiles
The Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, ordered 1,500 Spike missiles and hundreds of Integrated Control Launch Unit (ICLU) dismounted
C4iSR & Missions Systems C4iSR & Missions Systems
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Dubai Airshow 2019: Diamond Aircraft adds TS-80 radar to DA62 MSA options
Austrian aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft and Italy’s Leonardo announced at the Dubai Airshow that the two companies were now offering the Leonardo Gabbiano Ultra-Light TS-80 radar as an option on the Diamond Aircraft DA62 MSA. Integration of the radar onto the aircraft is expected to
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
Jane's Defence Weekly Jane's Defence Weekly
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Dubai Airshow 2019: SAMI, BAE Systems collaborating on HAPS
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and BAE Systems are collaborating on the development of the PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) system. “We have an agreement with BAE Systems to make this a completely Saudi indigenous programme,” SAMI CEO Andreas Schwer told
Jane's International Defence Review Jane's International Defence Review
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Bell performs first APT 70 UAV flight with a payload
Bell on 16 October performed the first flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a payload. The aircraft flew with a 27.2 kg payload, company spokesperson Felicia Votta said on 20 November. The APT 70 flew vertically, transitioned to aircraft flight where it
Jane's Navy International Jane's Navy International
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HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Portsmouth
The UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has arrived at Portsmouth naval base ahead of handover and formal commissioning. HMS Prince of Wales sailed into its new base port on 16 November after completing an eight-week period of sea trials. Handover will
Military Capabilities Military Capabilities
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US Air Force, for the first time, develops in-house small expendable turbine engine
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), for the first time, designed, assembled, and tested exclusively in-house a small thrust class size expendable turbine engine. This propulsion system, the Responsive Open Source Engine (ROSE), responds to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) desire for
CBRN Assessment CBRN Assessment
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Russia’s Ka-52M combat helicopter to receive AESA radar
Russia’s new Ka-52M combat helicopter will receive new targeting sensors instead of upgraded versions of present systems. The new V006 Rezets (Cutter) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is being developed by the St Petersburg-based Zaslon company for the modernised helicopter.
Terrorism & Insurgency Terrorism & Insurgency
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Taliban attack two northern Afghan cities as latest round of peace talks with US concludes
The Taliban militant group launched attacks on Puli Khumri, the capital of Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province, on 1 September just a day after it overran several parts of Kunduz City, the capital of Kunduz Province, as the militants ramp up combat operations across the Central Asian country in an
Jane's Intelligence Review Jane's Intelligence Review
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UK Chief of Defence Intelligence looks to OSINT
Publicly available data will be the backbone of the UK military’s situational awareness in future conflicts and crises, according to the country’s Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Lieutenant-General James Hockenhull. Speaking at a briefing at the Defence & Security Equipment
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Dubai Airshow 2019: SAMI, BAE Systems collaborating on HAPS
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and BAE Systems are collaborating on the development of the PHASA-35 high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) system. “We have an agreement with BAE Systems to make this a completely Saudi indigenous programme,” SAMI CEO Andreas Schwer told
