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RG31 gets TRT-30 weapon system
Denel Vehicles Systems RG31 Ibululu is shown with the TRT-30, armed with the Russian 30 mm 2A42 dual-feed cannon. Source: Christopher F FossSaab 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 Aerospace
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Brazil narrows corvette choices
The Brazilian government has selected four industry teams to progress to the next stage of the navy’s corvette replacement programme. Four general-purpose Tamandaré-class corvettes will initially be acquired by the navy’s programme management directorate, which has down-selected
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Epic Alabama acquires BAE Systems shipyard
Epic Alabama Shipyard has announced that it has acquired BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama, adding the ship repair and maintenance service to its offerings. It will incorporate all of the BAE Systems business’ shipyard facilities in Mobile, Alabama, and use the existing dry docks to
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India, Russia seek to enhance military ties
India and Russia are launching a new department under the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Co-operation (IRIGC-MTC) aimed at “vigorously” deepening bilateral defence ties, official sources told Jane’s on 18 October. The department is expected to
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ASEAN adopts guidelines for air encounters between military aircraft
Defence ministers of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted a set of guidelines designed to help reduce the likelihood of multilateral encounters or incidents involving ASEAN states’ military aircraft escalating into conflict because of
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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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Ethiopia advances economic and military reforms, unlikely to split ruling coalition before 2020 election
Key Points The cabinet reshuffle advanced the Ethiopian government’s stated economic and military reforms, which are unlikely to result in disaffected elements successfully deposing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed by force. The economic and military influence of senior members of the Amhara
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SVI launches its new Max3 armoured vehicle (AAD 2018)
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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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Textron Systems outlines the technology enablers required to develop the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems: agility, resilience and autonomy.
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RG31 gets TRT-30 weapon system
South Africa’s Denel Vehicle Systems has developed, using internal research and development funding, a new version of its RG31 Mk5 4×4 mine protected vehicle as a mobile gun platform called the Ibululu. The baseline RG31 is typically used as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) with the
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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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RG31 gets TRT-30 weapon system
South Africa’s Denel Vehicle Systems has developed, using internal research and development funding, a new version of its RG31 Mk5 4×4 mine protected vehicle as a mobile gun platform called the Ibululu. The baseline RG31 is typically used as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) with the
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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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Ethiopia advances economic and military reforms, unlikely to split ruling coalition before 2020 election
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Haitian president’s attempted shooting signals growing protests and organised violence risks against government targets in coming months
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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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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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Ethiopia advances economic and military reforms, unlikely to split ruling coalition before 2020 election
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Haitian president’s attempted shooting signals growing protests and organised violence risks against government targets in coming months
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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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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
