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Russia receives final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system
Tor-2MU, which was delivered to Russian forces while the Tor-M2 completed its development. Except for the missiles they carry the two launchers are much the same. Source: Russian MoDRussia waits on China for delayed AHL development decision
As the manufacturer of the world's current largest production helicopter, the Mi-26 pictured, Russian Helicopters is co-operating with China on the development of a new Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter. Source: Russian HelicoptersADEX 2019: Kia Motors unveils new 2.5- and 5-tonne trucks
Kia Motors displayed its new 2.5 tonne, 4×4 cargo truck at the ADEX 2019 exhibition. Source: IHS Markit/Sunil NairBell plans V-280 autonomy demonstration in 2019
Bell is planning an external-load demo with the V-280 that will place an operationally relevant load underneath the aircraft to demonstrate capability for the US Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) procurement. Source: Bell
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Commtact launches HiveComm SDR datalink
Israel’s Commtact has developed a new software defined radio (SDR) datalink and launched it at the Association of the United States Army 2019 (AUSA 2019) annual conference in Washington in October. The HiveComm system provides full duplex data transmissions in the L, S, and C radio frequency
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Raytheon reveals new Cyber Anomaly Detection System
Raytheon has developed a Cyber Anomaly Detection System (CADS) that can detect the presence of a cyber threat to a platform and warn the user.. The system, which was showcased at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting in Washington in October, sits on the MIL-STD-1533 or
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Russia reveals export-variant MiG-35
Russia is to market a new variant of the MiG-35 multirole combat aircraft geared towards the export market, it was announced on 22 October. Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC) said that a version of the aircraft modified with anti-corrosion parts for hot and humid operations, a different outer-mould
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Collins Aerospace showcases US Army’s new MAPS Gen II solution
Collins Aerospace revealed details of its system selected by the US Army for the service’s next-generation Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) System (MAPS) for manned ground vehicles. The system was showcased at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual
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Lockheed Martin’s sales rise 6% in third quarter
Lockheed Martin’s sales totalled USD15.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019, a 6% increase from the same period a year ago thanks to upticks in aviation, space, and weapons, the US defence contractor announced on 22 October. Net earnings went up 9.2% to USD1.6 billion in the third quarter,
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Widening scope: The return of the Russian sniper
Russia's use of snipers fell away after the Second World War, but conflicts in Syria and Ukraine have seen them return, engaging their opposite numbers, co-ordinating air strikes, and enhancing the firepower and effectiveness of regular units. Samuel Cranny-Evans reports -
UK agencies respond to challenge of recruiting and retaining cyber-skilled staff
Cyber security is a top-tier threat for the United Kingdom, but national intelligence and law enforcement agencies face a 'cyber skills gap' when it comes to recruiting and retaining specialist staff. Matthew Redhead assesses the UK agencies' efforts to build a new 'Generation Cyber' -
Custom buggies: The expanding range of special forces vehicles
Forced to handle growing mission requirements, ranging from counter-insurgency operations through to state-on-state conflict with high-capability adversaries, special operations forces must rely on an extensive suite of tactical ground vehicles. Andrew White reports
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Russia receives final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system from the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant ‘Kupol’, the company’s general director Fanil Ziyatdinov told the TASS news agency on 18 October. “In October 2019, the sixth set of air
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AUSA 2019: Bids for US Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon break cover
Key Points The US Army hopes to replace its M4 carbine and M249 squad weapon by 2023 Textron Systems, GD-OTS, and SIG Sauer are competing for the Next-Generation Squad Weapon The US Army plans to replace its 5.56 mm M4/M4A1 Carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a 6.8 mm Next-Generation
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EuroDASS unveils plan for new Typhoon DASS/EW suite
The four-country EuroDASS consortium – UK’s Leonardo, Italy’s Elettronica, Germany’s Hensoldt, and Spain’s Indra – has outlined its vision of a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Known as Praetorian
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US Navy stretches modular MCM mindset with T-ESB 4 tests
The US Navy (USN) has further expanded its modular concept for countermine (MCM) operations with recent MCM equipment testing aboard the Military Sealift Command’s Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel Williams (T-ESB 4). The MCM equipment and systems are part of the mission-module package
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Russia receives final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system from the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant ‘Kupol’, the company’s general director Fanil Ziyatdinov told the TASS news agency on 18 October. “In October 2019, the sixth set of air
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EuroDASS unveils plan for new Typhoon DASS/EW suite
The four-country EuroDASS consortium – UK’s Leonardo, Italy’s Elettronica, Germany’s Hensoldt, and Spain’s Indra – has outlined its vision of a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Known as Praetorian
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US completes operational transition from P-3C to P-8A
The US Navy (USN) has completed its operational transition from the Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the service has announced. The final deployment for the P-3C concluded on 9 October with the return of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 ‘Fighting Marlins’
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