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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
A photograph released by the US Navy shows the suspected limpet mine attached to Kokuka Courageous. A still (inset) from the footage released by CENTCOM shows an Iranian-type FIAC in a location that enabled its crew to recover the object. Source: US Navy/US Central CommandParis Air Show 2019: Boeing to demo CH-53K engine on Chinook
Boeing is to replace the Chinook's incumbent Honeywell T55 engine (pictured) with the more powerful GE T408 for upcoming trials. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenParis Air Show 2019: Boeing warns ‘last chance’ to buy V-22
With production for the current order backlog approaching its end, Boeing has warned prospective customers for the V-22 to sign up sooner rather than later. Source: US Department of DefenseRafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
A Spike LR is launched from an Oshkosh 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during the 16th Spike Users Club Meeting in Slovenia from 4–6 June. Source: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
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Paris Air Show 2019: Saab adds GlobalEye to Finnish fighter bid
Sweden’s Saab has revealed that it is including two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft into its bid for Finland’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet replacement programme, known as H-X. The announcement came at a briefing held on the sidelines of the Turku Air Show
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BDL to supply locally developed ship-launched torpedoes to Indian Navy
Indian state-owned defence company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed an INR11.87 billion (USD170.7 million) contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply heavyweight Varunastra anti-submarine torpedoes for the Indian Navy’s (IN’s) front-line warships. The company
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RAN’s two Adelaide-class frigates return from final overseas missions
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) last two Adelaide-class (US Oliver Hazard Perry design) guided-missile frigates, HMAS Melbourne (III) and HMAS Newcastle , have returned to Australia from their final overseas deployments, and are set to be decommissioned in the near future. Melbourne
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Archangel light attack aircraft proliferates, supports USAF training
The US Air Force (USAF) has become a customer for contract close air support (CAS) training using the IOMAX Archangel light attack aircraft, which appears to be proliferating for CAS roles. The converted crop-duster aircraft is suited to the CAS training role in part because of its USD882
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Arquus details its Scarabee 4×4, aimed at VBAE competition
Arquus unveiled the Scarabee, the company’s latest light tactical vehicle, to a select audience at Eurosatory 2018 but said little about the design or its progress until showing a handful of reporters the sole Scarabee prototype during an event in late May 2019. Development work on Scarabee
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Tatmadaw troubles: Myanmar country briefing
Nearly a decade into Myanmar's stumbling 'transition to democracy', the country's armed forces still dominate a fractious national, political, and security landscape. Anthony Davis reports -
More bang for your buck: B61 service-life extension upgrades
Despite being more than 50 years old the B61 nuclear bomb is still in service with armed forces around the globe. As this weapon enters into its sixth decade it is being extensively upgraded to enhance its precision and, by default, its lethality. Thomas Withington reports -
Red seas: China’s advancing amphibious force capabilities
China is equipping its marines with some of the most advanced amphibious platforms in the world. Samuel Cranny-Evans examines these systems, the force that uses them, and how the PLANMC compares to Western competitors
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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic sanctions. Having transited the Strait of Hormuz, the two tankers were near each other when they were hit by explosions on their
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Rafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has demonstrated a live-fire targeted launch of the Spike weapon system from an Oshkosh-supplied 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The demonstration firing, conducted during the 16th Spike Users Club Meeting (SUCM) in Slovenia from 4–6 June, was the
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Rafael adds SAR capability to Litening 5, Reccelite XR EO pods
Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI’s) Elta Systems to upgrade the Litening 5 and Reccelite XR all-weather stand-off airborne electro-optic (EO) targeting pods with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery intelligence payload. Litening 5 is
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Thales targets April 2020 delivery for MMCM demonstrators
Thales is working to complete integration, testing, and qualification of Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) demonstrator systems planned to be delivered to France and the UK in April 2020. Being jointly funded by the two nations, the MMCM programme covers the design, development, integration, and
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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic sanctions. Having transited the Strait of Hormuz, the two tankers were near each other when they were hit by explosions on their
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Rafael demos Spike LR from JLTV
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has demonstrated a live-fire targeted launch of the Spike weapon system from an Oshkosh-supplied 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The demonstration firing, conducted during the 16th Spike Users Club Meeting (SUCM) in Slovenia from 4–6 June, was the
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Thales targets April 2020 delivery for MMCM demonstrators
Thales is working to complete integration, testing, and qualification of Maritime Mine Countermeasures (MMCM) demonstrator systems planned to be delivered to France and the UK in April 2020. Being jointly funded by the two nations, the MMCM programme covers the design, development, integration, and
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