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South Korea’s Poniard guided rocket system passes Pentagon’s Foreign Comparative Testing
South Korea’s DAPA announced on 7 April that the locally developed Poniard guided rocket system has successfully completed the Pentagon’s Foreign Comparative Testing programme: a move that enables it to enter the US arms procurement market. Source: DAPADARPA seeks enhanced low-light navigation performance for unmanned systems
DARPA is pursuing improved methods to enable unmanned ground vehicles to navigate accurately in low-light conditions. Source: DARPAUS CTTSO partners with ELTA to develop enhanced C-sUAS capability
The US Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office has engaged industry partners such as ELTA North America to develop rapidly deployable counter-UAS systems. Source: CTTSOUSMC buys FLIR Systems’ Centaur unmanned ground vehicles
The USMC has announced that it will buy 140 Centaur unmanned ground vehicles. Source: FLIR Systems
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First Sonar 2150 sonar fit completed on Type 23 frigate
The UK Royal Navy (RN) Type 23 frigate HMS Portland has become the first ship of its class to be fitted with the Sonar 2150 hull-mounted medium-frequency sonar. Ultra Electronics Command & Sonar Systems was in late 2014 awarded a GBP27 million (USD33 million) contract by the UK Ministry of
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Bayraktar TB2 UAVs enter service with Qatar
Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been seen in a Qatari military exercise for the first time. The Qatari Ministry of Defence released footage on 1 April showing Exercise ‘Al-Adheed 2020’ that included brief clips of a Bayraktar TB2 taxiing and taking off. The UAV was
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Covid-19: Roosevelt controversy leads to Modly resignation
Thomas Modly resigned on 7 April as the US acting navy secretary, Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed that day. Esper said he is appointing Army Undersecretary James McPherson to be the new acting navy secretary. President Donald Trump in March nominated Kenneth Braithwaite to the top navy post
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Estonia joins Finland and Latvia in armoured vehicle development programme
Estonia has signed a technical agreement with Finland and Latvia enabling it to continue to participate in the programme to develop military requirements and a platform for a common wheeled armoured vehicle, the Estonian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 6 April. The agreement
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Recapitalise to revitalise: RCN equipment plan reinforces contribution to national and international operations
With three new surface ship programmes under way, alongside ongoing modernisation efforts to existing platforms, the Royal Canadian Navy is navigating a major transition period. Dr Lee Willett reports on progress to date and assesses the impact on force structures, operations, and policy The Royal
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Bullet proof, nothing to lose: Russia addresses AFV armour and armour-defeat challenges
Recent patents and academic papers show Russian scientists are exploring ways to defeat advanced armours and to introduce new armour of their own. Samuel Cranny-Evans and Mark Cazalet analyse the developments -
Addressing the high-end threat: Special operations in a renewed era of great-power competition
The return of great-power rivalries and a reduced focus on counter-terrorism are changing the role of special forces. Andrew White reports -
Hold the line: Border security technology developments aim to stretch resources
Maintaining security at a country's border remains a challenge for military and security forces. Grant Turnbull assesses some of the latest technologies used and how they are evolving to address new threats
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DARPA seeks enhanced low-light navigation performance for unmanned systems
A new programme from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aims to address a key weakness of autonomous and semi-autonomous land systems: the need for active illumination to navigate in low-light conditions. Unmanned systems rely on active illumination – anything that emits
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South Korea’s Poniard guided rocket system passes Pentagon’s Foreign Comparative Testing
South Korea’s Poniard (known locally as Bigung) multiple launch guided rocket system has passed the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Foreign Comparative Testing: a move that paves the way for the system to enter the US arms procurement market. The Defense Acquisition Program
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GeoSpectrum launches scaled down TRAPS sonar for USVs
Canadian marine acoustics house GeoSpectrum Technologies has launched a compact version of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) designed specifically for unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and other small craft. The scaled down system, known as TRAPS-USV, retains the low frequency active
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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Covid-19: Russia sends medical supplies to US, dispatches virologists to Serbia
Russia sent a transport aircraft with medical supplies to the United States and dispatched a team of military virologists to Serbia to stem the spread of Covid-19, according to the country’s ministry of defence (MoD) and top officials. An Aerospace Forces (VKS) An-124-100 transport delivered
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DARPA seeks enhanced low-light navigation performance for unmanned systems
A new programme from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) aims to address a key weakness of autonomous and semi-autonomous land systems: the need for active illumination to navigate in low-light conditions. Unmanned systems rely on active illumination – anything that emits
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Fassmer MPV70 MK II selected for Ecuador
German shipbuilder and design house Fassmer has confirmed the selection of its MPV70 MKII design to meet the needs of the Ecuadorian Navy's (Armada del Ecuador) new Multipurpose Combat Vessel programme. Local shipyard Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (ASTINAVE EP) will build the vessel at its
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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
