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China’s CASC quietly rolls out AR-1B precision missile
The new AR-1B seen mounted under the inboard hardpoint of the CH-5 armed reconnaissance UAV during Airshow China 2018. Source: IHS Markit/Kelvin WongUSAF demonstrates AERONET international datalink for light attack aircraft
The A-29 Super Tucano, seen during Light Attack Experiment trials performed earlier this year, is one of two turboprop platforms that the US Air Force is considering for a future acquisition for itself and partner nations. Source: US Air ForceTurkey signs Altay MBT serial production contract with BMC
The SSB has signed a contract with BMC on the serial production of 250 Altay MBTs (photo of prototype produced by Otokar). Source: OtokarBelgium signs motorised capability co-operation agreement with France during first European Intervention Initiative ministerial
Belgium is acquiring 60 Jaguars (pictured) from France, which along with 382 Griffons will form the basis for the two countries' co-operation on CaMo. Source: Belgian MoD
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Expal ramps up new 155 mm ammunition production
Spain’s Expal is ramping up production of its latest 155 ER02A1 155 mm high-explosive (HE) projectiles after receiving a contract from the Spanish Army in May. Those projectiles are to be delivered over a five-year period beginning in the first quarter of 2019, with a potential two-year
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Oman reportedly testing K2 tank
Oman has been revealed as the potential customer for the desert-optimised K2 main battle tank that Hyundai Rotem displayed during the DX Korea exhibition held in Seoul in September. Citing industry sources, South Korea’s Pulse news website reported on 12 November that the tank had been tested
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DGA qualifies Rafale F3R standard
The Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French procurement agency, on 9 November announced that it had qualified the new-generation F3R standard for the Rafale combat aircraft on 31 October, in line with the January 2014 contract awarded to Dassault Aviation, Thales, MBDA,
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Germany gives green light for heavy transport helicopter
Germany's final 2019 defence budget approved by the Bundestag (parliament) budget committee on 9 November includes an authorisation commitment of EUR5.6 billion (USD6.3 billion) for the Luftwaffe's future Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (heavy transport helicopter: STH). This is the largest line item
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Naval Group establishes new presence in the Netherlands
Naval Group has established a new subsidiary in the Netherlands to strengthen its footprint in the country and better place it for the navy’s Walrus submarine replacement programme. Led by Mark van Rooij, Naval Group Netherlands will be used to connect Naval Group with Dutch partners, as well
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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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Turkey signs Altay MBT serial production contract with BMC
Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced on 9 November that it had signed the first serial production contract with BMC for 250 Altay main battle tanks (MBTs). The contract covers life-cycle logistics support for the tanks as well as the establishment and operation of a Tank
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China’s CASC quietly rolls out AR-1B precision missile
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has completed the development of a new air-launched precision-guided munition (PGM) designed specifically for use by armed reconnaissance and combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Jane’s has learnt from company sources. The new 80
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USAF demonstrates AERONET international datalink for light attack aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has demonstrated the AERONET international datalink system in the most recent phase of its light attack experiment (LAE) conducted earlier this year, an official said on 13 November. Speaking under the Chatham House Rule, the official noted that the tactical datalink was
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Japan developing vehicle-mounted IED detection system
Japan is developing a vehicle-mounted system designed to remotely detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along roads in urban and suburban areas. The Ground Systems Research Center (GSRC) of the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD’s) Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA)
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USAF demonstrates AERONET international datalink for light attack aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has demonstrated the AERONET international datalink system in the most recent phase of its light attack experiment (LAE) conducted earlier this year, an official said on 13 November. Speaking under the Chatham House Rule, the official noted that the tactical datalink was
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China’s CASC quietly rolls out AR-1B precision missile
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has completed the development of a new air-launched precision-guided munition (PGM) designed specifically for use by armed reconnaissance and combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Jane’s has learnt from company sources. The new 80
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BAE Systems updates naval combat systems offer
BAE Systems has debuted a new naval combat systems portfolio designed to improve the company’s competitive position in UK and international markets. Building on a GBP20 million (USD23 million) corporate investment in combat system technologies, the company has announced the brand name INTeGEN
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