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Revised RFI anticipated for German Tornado replacement to accommodate electronic attack mission

Representatives from German industry have said they anticipate the German government issuing an updated request for information (RFI) for its Tornado replacement requirement, to include the electronic attack (EA) mission not stipulated in the original solicitation. The statement was made by

Patria demos Nemo 120 mm mortar in United States

Finland’s Patria said its120 mm Nemo (New Mortar) turret, integrated onto its Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV) 8×8, has conducted a firepower demonstration in the United States. These trials were done at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, and Fort Benning, Georgia, and included indirect and

Philippine Air Force acquires fourth C295M tactical transport

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has acquired its fourth Airbus Defence and Space C295M tactical transport aircraft. The platform was accepted, turned over to the PAF, and blessed in a ceremony held on 11 November at the Haribon Hangar at Clark Air Base in the Philippine province of Pampanga that was

Russian VKS to receive its first Su-57 in late 2019

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are set to receive their first Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation multirole combat aircraft before the end of the year, Deputy Defence Minister Alexey Krivoruchko announced during a visit to Far Eastern enterprises on 7–8 November. “The first serial Su-57

Australia declares final operational capability for Canberra class

The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) fleet of two Canberra-class amphibious assault ships has achieved final operational capability. In a 12 November statement announcing the milestone, Australia’s Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds described the class as one that is now ready to

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  Modern Warrior: Upgrading the British Army’s infantry fighting vehicle

  Sam Cranny-Evans examines how the British Army Warrior is being upgraded to meet the needs of a modern battlefield
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  Replacing the F-2: Japan’s complex effort to procure a new fighter jet

  Japan is moving forward with efforts to acquire a new fighter aircraft to replace the F-2: its 1990s F-16 derivative. However, undefined requirements, industrial base issues, and US-Japanese sensitivities over the F-2 development are making this procurement tricky. Pat Host reports
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  No contest: The trials and tribulations of the US Army’s OMFV competition

  In attempting to develop a successor to its Bradley Fighting Vehicle the US Army has already had a couple of false starts with the cancelled Future Combat Systems and Ground Combat Vehicle programmes. As Ashley Roque reports, however, the service's latest such effort is also running into problems
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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