Northrop Grumman contracted to begin work on second batch of E-2Ds for Japan
With four E-2Ds already under contract and in production, work on a second batch of nine aircraft for Japan has begun with a long-lead contract awarded on 16 November. Source: Northrop GrummanUS Marines seek new UAS capability
US Marines with Weapons Platoon, A Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, prepare to fire a 60-mm mortar round at Camp Pendleton, California. The service is seeking unmanned vehicle technologies to lighten the load carried by infantry marines. Source: US Marine CorpsNorth Korea announces test of ‘ultramodern tactical weapon’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) inspecting what state-run media referred to as the test of “a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon”. Source: Via KCNAFNSS to show Marine Assault Vehicle in 2019
The MAV is fitted with a stabilised RCT armed with a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and a 12.7 mm machine gun. Source: FNSS-
Elettronica demonstrates DIRCM technology for ship self-defence
Italy’s Elettronica has disclosed details of the company-funded development and demonstration of a shipborne electro-optical countermeasures (EOCM) system derived from airborne directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) technology. Leveraging technology from the EuroDIRQM DIRCM system being
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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker costs rise
The Canadian government has acknowledged that the cost of three medium icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has increased by CAD217 million (USD165 million). Budgetary documents released in the House of Commons show that the government now plans to spend CAD827 million on the three
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CASC expands Tian Lei precision missile family with TL-4 ATGM
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has expanded its Tian Lei (Sky Thunder) family of precision guided missiles with the ground-based short-range Tian Lei-4 (TL-4) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Developed by the 41st Institute of CASC’s 4th Academy – also known
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UK plans trial of rescue UAS system from RN ship
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is funding the at-sea demonstration of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed to find and aid personnel who have fallen overboard. The demonstration will be staged from a Royal Navy (RN) vessel. Developed by Roke Manor Research under the Defence Science and
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ZALA Aero unveils updated ZALA-421-16E5 UAV
Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer ZALA Aero, a subsidiary of Rostec’s Kalashnikov Group, has developed a new variant of its fixed-wing ZALA-421-16E5 UAV. Unlike the baseline air vehicle that is powered by an electric motor, the ZALA-421-16E5 ICE variant features an
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New Russian missile likely to be part of anti-satellite system
The appearance in September of photographs of a new missile carried on a Russian MiG-31 prompted widespread speculation as to the system's purpose. Malcolm Claus examines the new missile and assesses its intended role -
Winning the firefight: IFV cannons evolve
Samuel Cranny-Evans and Mark Cazalet examine the IFV weapon systems that have shaped modern conflicts, and how future firefights might be won -
Innovation by design: The French Navy’s FTI frigate programme
The French Navy's new Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire will embody innovative features that will strike a balance between cost and capability, as Richard Scott reports
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Mk 20 Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS)
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
