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French Air Force introduces new UAV pilot training scheme
France maintains three MQ-9 Reapers in Niamey, Niger. The UAVs are in high demand in Africa's Sahel region, where they fulfill a wide range of ISR missions. The introduction of an armament onto these platforms by the end of the year in the form of the GBU-12 laser-guided bomb will surely increase their tempo of operation. Source: Frederic LertIndian Air Force test fires BrahMos-A from Su-30MKI
Test firing of the BrahMos-A missile from Indian Air Force’s Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft in May 2019. Source: Press Information BureauLNA announces naval blockade of western Libya
BMC Kirpi II MRAPs are seen after being unloaded at Tripoli’s port in Libya on 18 May. The remotely controlled weapon stations are covered up, but are likely to be Aselsan SARPs, while the jamming antennas are folded to the rear. Source: Operation Volcano of AngerSerco increases naval footprint in US
Serco will be acquiring Alion’s Naval Systems business, which was involved in the design of the Zumwalt-class destroyer. Source: US Navy
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Raytheon conducts first arena test of DeepStrike warhead
Raytheon Missile Systems has conducted a successful arena test of the intended advanced warhead for its DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile (SSM). DeepStrike is the Raytheon solution for the US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) requirement: an all-weather, precision-strike guided
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As PESCO projects grow, the real challenge emerges: co-ordinated defence planning
Key Points MoDs within the EU need to embed cross-border co-ordination within their PESCO projects, an IRIS conference in Brussels has heard Failure to do this could adversely affect the results of PESCO initiatives As the pace of the EU’s Permanent Structured Co-operation (PESCO) and
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Erdogan announces Turkey will co-produce S-500s with Russia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on 18 May at a youth rally in Istanbul the future joint production with Russia of the S-500 Prometey (‘Prometheus’)/55R6M Triumfator-M (‘Triumphant-M’) fifth-generation air defence system, the state-funded Anadolu Press
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Five companies competing for contract to up-gun US Army Strykers
The US Army is moving out with plans to field its first brigade of up-gunned Strykers in 2022, and has selected five companies to participate in a design integration study. On 22 May, the service announced it was kicking off its two-phased plan by awarding a handful of companies – General
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India’s Bharat Forge invests in defence technology firm
Indian company Bharat Forge – a subsidiary of the Kalyani Group – has entered an agreement to acquire a 26% stake in defence technology company Aeron Systems, which is based in the city of Pune in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Bharat Forge, which is also headquartered in
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Mauritania receives CN-235 transport aircraft from UAE
The Mauritanian military announced on 13 May that it had received a transport aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aircraft could be identified as one of the CASA/IPTN CN-235M-110 transport aircraft that the UAE acquired from Indonesia in the 1990s. The Mauritanian military described
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Risk of religious conflict in Sri Lanka increases
The April 2019 terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka focused attention on the unresolved communal tensions affecting the country. Derek Henry Flood examines the complex ethno-linguistic and religious divisions that are likely to shape the risk of further violence, potentially between Muslim and Buddhist communities -
More bang for your buck: B61 service-life extension upgrades
Despite being more than 50 years old the B61 nuclear bomb is still in service with armed forces around the globe. As this weapon enters into its sixth decade it is being extensively upgraded to enhance its precision and, by default, its lethality. Thomas Withington reports
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RAF F-35Bs decamp to Cyprus for first overseas deployment
Key Points Six RAF F-35Bs have flown to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus The training mission is the type’s first overseas deployment in UK service British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base on Cyprus on 21 May for the type’s first overseas
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Indian Air Force test fires BrahMos-A from Su-30MKI
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the BrahMos-A (Air) supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter on 22 May against a land target off the country’s east coast in the Bay of Bengal. The 2.5-tonne, two-stage, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) –
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US Army and UK MoD move out with plans to acquire Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Light Decoupled APS
Israeli-based Elbit Systems is slated to receive two coveted contracts for its Iron Fist Light Decoupled (IF-LD) active protection system (APS), one from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and another from the US Army. Both countries recently detailed plans to acquire the system, with the US Army
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Navy League 2019: Raytheon mine clearance package moves ahead with AQS-20C sonar, Barracuda effector
The US Navy (USN) now has 10 production Raytheon AQS-20C mine-hunting sonar units in the fleet, as the service hopes these can help shift to single sortie detect-to-engage (SSDTE) mine clearance missions. The AQS-20C has gone through testing but Raytheon and the USN are continuing to learn about
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French Air Force introduces new UAV pilot training scheme
The French Air Force is ramping up the recruitment and training of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews to cope with the service’s expanding air vehicle inventory. While the 1/33 Belfort UAV squadron currently flies five GA-ASI MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAVs using 20
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Indian Air Force test fires BrahMos-A from Su-30MKI
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test fired the BrahMos-A (Air) supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter on 22 May against a land target off the country’s east coast in the Bay of Bengal. The 2.5-tonne, two-stage, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) –
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South Korea’s second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier begins sea trials
Key Points South Korea has begun sea trials for its second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier The amphibious vessel is on track to be delivered by end-2020 The Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) second Dokdo-class helicopter carrier, which will be known in service as ROKS Marado (6112)
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Turkish president's rebuke of major business lobby indicates increased risk of punitive government measures targeting opposition-aligned firms
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan censured on 16 May Turkey's main business group, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (Türk Sanayicileri ve Is Insanlari Dernegi: TUSIAD), saying that he would "hold accountable" those who "attack Turkey from
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French Air Force introduces new UAV pilot training scheme
The French Air Force is ramping up the recruitment and training of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews to cope with the service’s expanding air vehicle inventory. While the 1/33 Belfort UAV squadron currently flies five GA-ASI MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAVs using 20
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Images reveal further details of North Korean missile launch
Images released by North Korea's state-run media show that the two missiles the country launched on 9 May were of the same type as the close/short-range ballistic missile it test-fired on 4 May. The firings were part of a "strike drill of defence units of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in the
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Southern Mali attack highlights likelihood of jihadist conflict reaching coastal West Africa, targeting foreigners, churches, mining companies
On 19 May, seven people were killed in a jihadist attack on a border post at Koury in Mali’s southern Sikasso region, near the Burkina Faso border. The attack comes amid warnings and assaults in coastal Ghana, Togo, and Benin, previously unaffected by terrorism, as well as Cote d’Ivoire,
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Southern Mali attack highlights likelihood of jihadist conflict reaching coastal West Africa, targeting foreigners, churches, mining companies
On 19 May, seven people were killed in a jihadist attack on a border post at Koury in Mali’s southern Sikasso region, near the Burkina Faso border. The attack comes amid warnings and assaults in coastal Ghana, Togo, and Benin, previously unaffected by terrorism, as well as Cote d’Ivoire,
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Turkish president's rebuke of major business lobby indicates increased risk of punitive government measures targeting opposition-aligned firms
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Unilateral Russian ceasefire announcement likely only affords temporary delay to Syrian government offensive in Idlib province
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Low-sophistication Islamist attack on churches and hospitality venues likely in Ghana amid growing militant network penetration
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Serco increases naval footprint in US
Serco has announced on 23 May that it will acquire the Naval Systems Business Unit (NSBU) of Alion Science and Technology Corporation in a deal valued at USD225 million. The acquisition will be on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Serco will finance the acquisition through a combination of a new
