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Bell-Boeing delivers first Common Configuration V-22
Boeing test pilots conduct the maiden flight of the first V-22 Osprey under the Common Configuration – Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) programme, the company announced on 10 December 2019. Initial test points were completed for functional checkouts to prepare the MV-22 for delivery to the US Marine Corps customer. Source: BoeingHHIC awarded contract to supply four more LSF-II hovercraft to RoKN
HHIC has been awarded a KRW316 billion contract for the construction of four additional Solgae (LSF-II)-class high-speed hovercraft for the RoKN. Source: HHICCollins Aerospace showcases expanded ERV system
Pictured is the Collins Aerospace Crystal-50 Enhanced Reality Vision system showing the display in one lens. Source: Collins AerospaceDanish Arctic frigate deployment highlights requirement to augment regional C2
The Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate HDMS (right), the US Military Sealift Command auxiliary ship USNS centre), and the Royal Netherlands Navy M-class frigate HNLMS sail in the Atlantic Ocean in September 2019, during Canada’s ‘Cutlass Fury’ exercise off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. deployed under Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command between June and July 2019. Source: US Navy
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Burkina Faso orders Airbus C295
Burkina Faso has placed an order with Airbus for a single C295W transport aircraft, the company announced on 11 December. No specific timeline for delivery was disclosed. This procurement comes under the Burkinabe Military Programming Law covering the period 2018–22, which the country’s
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France receives first A400M with AAR capability, ability to paradrop 16-tonne load
The French Air Force's 16th A400M arrived at Orléans-Bricy Air Base on 4 December following its acceptance by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French procurement agency announced on its website on 6 December. The aircraft was the first A400M capable of dropping a
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Limpid’s LPMK ‘see-through’ armour system delivered to Ukrainian Army
Ukraine’s Limpid Armor has delivered the first set of its Land Platform Modernisation Kit (LPMK) to the Ukrainian Army for an initial series of product trials, according to company CEO Mykhailo Grechukhin. The LPMK is a ‘see-through’ armour system – using cameras to see
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Terma introduces T-OPS software for airborne self-protection
Danish systems and sensors house Terma has launched a new configurable ‘honeycomb’ electronic warfare (EW) software structure for airborne self-protection systems. Known as T-OPS (Terma Operational Software), the new software structure is designed to promote high-end interoperability
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Lockheed Martin conducts initial Precision Strike Missile flight test
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control conducted the first flight test of its candidate hypersonic surface-to-surface missile solution for the US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) programme at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on 10 December. During the flight test, the prototype
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Arctic innovation: Military developments in the High North
Climate change has heightened focus on the Arctic in recent years, with newly accessible sea routes and resources attracting the attention of neighbouring countries. Armed forces are responding in a number of ways, boosting training efforts and investing in specialised equipment, writes Gerrard Cowan -
Good enough: China’s military exports to the Asia-Pacific region
China has expanded its defence exports across the Asia-Pacific region in recent years and entrenched its position to meet regional requirements for 'good enough' military equipment. Jon Grevatt reports -
Growth of commercial satellite imagery analysis raises ethical challenges
The commercial availability of high-resolution satellite imagery raises ethical questions, with practitioners increasingly concerned about the lack of professional standards for open-source imagery analysts. Allison Puccioni and Neil Ashdown examine the evolving debate
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Bell-Boeing delivers first Common Configuration V-22
Bell-Boeing has delivered back to the US Marine Corps (USMC) the first MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to go through the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Common Configuration Readiness And Modernization (CC-RAM) programme. Boeing announced on 10 December that the first of 129 Block B
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USAF retires CALCM cruise missile
The US Air Force (USAF) has retired the Boeing AGM-86C/D Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) that has been operational for nearly 35 years. The event, announced on 4 December, saw the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) in Louisiana disassemble and decommission the final
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Collins Aerospace showcases expanded ERV system
Collins Aerospace showcased its recently expanded Enhanced Reality Vision (ERV) system at the 2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando in December. Eileen Leonhardy, associate director, mission systems, optronics for Collins, told Jane’s
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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
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Colombian Army desires pair of new helicopter training facilities
Key Points The Colombian Army seeks to develop an advanced helicopter training centre and a high-altitude landing and operations centre The army wants to have an international and regional aviation training centre by 2025 The Colombian National Army (Ejército Nacional de Colombia: EJC) wants
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Collins Aerospace showcases expanded ERV system
Collins Aerospace showcased its recently expanded Enhanced Reality Vision (ERV) system at the 2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando in December. Eileen Leonhardy, associate director, mission systems, optronics for Collins, told Jane’s
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Danish Arctic frigate deployment highlights requirement to augment regional C2
Key Points The Royal Danish Navy recently deployed an Iver Huitfeldt frigate and an Absalon combat support ship to its Greenland-based Joint Arctic Command for the first time, and is planning to deploy such platforms routinely to the region The frigate’s capabilities have highlighted
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Type Naval Fire-Control System (FCS). Development In 2005, following a competitive procurement process, Kollmorgen Electro-Optical (acquired by L-3 Communications in February 2012 and now operating as L-3 KEO) was chosen to provide the US Navy (USN) with an EOSS as part of the CG-47
