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Image emerges of Z-8G helicopter variant
A photograph has emerged on online forums showing the underside of a variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Z-8G helicopter. Source: Via WeiboCôte d’Ivoire signs for C295 airlifter
Côte d'Ivoire has signed for a single C295 to augment its An-26 and An-12 transport aircraft. Source: AirbusItaly prepares to launch submarine rescue vessel programme
The new multirole submarine rescue vessel will replace the Italian Navy's salvage ship. Source: Italian NavyM Subs and Thales pursue AI boost for unmanned vessels
Two Thales unmanned surface vessels are pictured entering Plymouth Sound for the first time. Source: Thales
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Indian Air Force’s Cheetal helicopter facing rotor blade problems
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is facing “serious problems” with its fleet of retrofitted Cheetal light utility helicopters (LUHs) due to quality issues related to the licence production of upgraded rotor blades for the platforms by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), according
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Japan releases audio file in ‘final statement’ on radar lock-on dispute with South Korea
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released an 18 second audio file containing what Tokyo claims is the sound – converted from radio waves – recorded when a Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) destroyer locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
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Finland orders ELM-2311 C-MMR radars from IAI Elta Systems
Finland is ordering ELM-2311 Compact Multi-Mission Radars (C-MMRs) from Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI’s) Elta Systems division, Jane’s learned on 21 January. The Finnish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 11 January that Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö
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Netherlands reforms artillery unit
The Royal Netherlands Army began to regain its independent fire-support capabilities by standing up the independent 41 Artillery Detachment in Oldenroek on 18 January, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website. The new unit consists of three batteries with six Panzerhaubitze
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RNLAF Reaper operators train in US
The first two Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle crews are being trained at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported on its website on 17 January. The RNLAF’s 306 Squadron at
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Battle space: UK efforts to secure its celestial flank
With many of the vital civil and military systems becoming ever more reliant on satellite technology, the UK is reorganising and reinvesting in the space domain. Gareth Jennings explores the UK’s renewed focus on space as it attempts to safeguard its terrestrial interests -
Arrested development: India’s plans for second indigenous carrier hampered by setbacks
While the Indian Navy is determined to pursue its programme for a second indigenous carrier, the service still has still a long way to go to convince the government and MoD regarding its operational efficacy. Rahul Bedi reports -
Israel faces threat from Hizbullah tunnels and upgraded missiles
Hizbullah’s cross-border tunnelling into Israel has again spotlighted the volatile Israel-Lebanon border as a conflict flashpoint. Nicholas Blanford reports from Beirut on regional reactions and the arguably greater likelihood of conflict that stems from Hizbullah’s missile upgrading programme
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Image emerges of Z-8G helicopter variant
A photograph circulating online showing the underside of a Chinese military helicopter gives the clearest indication to date that a variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Z-8G medium-lift rotorcraft has been developed for use by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The designation Z-8L
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Surface Navy 2019: Pentagon boosts StormBreaker munition Lot 5 quantity
Key Points The Pentagon has boosted the total Lot 5 buy for the StormBreaker munition Raytheon will provide 190 more munitions than originally expected The Pentagon recently increased the quantity of a contract for Raytheon’s StormBreaker GBU-53/B StormBreaker air-to-surface munition, a
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Raytheon to upgrade USMC Hornets with new AESA radar
Raytheon has been selected by the US Marine Corps (USMC) to replace the radars of its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornets with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) system. The company announced on 15 January that it will fit its AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar to equip the USMC’s F/A-18C/D
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Russian deploys new CBRN vehicle to Syria
Russia has deployed its newest chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance vehicle to Syria to operate with military police units patrolling the Idlib de-escalation zone. An RKhM-6 vehicle was seen in footage shown by the Russia 24 television network on 7 November that was
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Image emerges of Z-8G helicopter variant
A photograph circulating online showing the underside of a Chinese military helicopter gives the clearest indication to date that a variant of the Changhe Aircraft Industry Group Z-8G medium-lift rotorcraft has been developed for use by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The designation Z-8L
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M Subs and Thales pursue AI boost for unmanned vessels
M Subs and Thales UK are developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology that will help unmanned vessels travel independently and negotiate contact with other vessels. The work is part of a teaming agreement between Thales and M Subs, a manufacturer of commercial and military submersibles that
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Italy prepares to launch submarine rescue vessel programme
The Italian Ministry of Defence’s Naval Armament Directorate is gearing up to launch its acquisition programme for a new multirole submarine rescue vessel by mid-2019. The Special and Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship (SDO-SuRS), for which EUR424 million (USD481.7 million) has
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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
