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TADTE 2019: Taiwan advances Mobile Mortar System development
The Taiwanese MND Materiel Production Center's 202nd Arsenal has incorporated a range of enhancements to its 81/120 mm Mobile Mortar System. It is expected to enter initial operational training and evaluation imminently. Source: IHS Markit/Kelvin WongUpdate: UK MoD contracts Elbit Systems UK for new Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer
The interior of the Joint Fires Mobile Trainer, delivered by the same Elbit Systems UK/QuantaDyn partnership that was awarded a contract to deliver the UK’s Joint Fires Synthetic Trainer programme. Source: Giles EbbuttDroneShield boosts C-UAS portfolio with DroneGun MKIII
DroneShield launched its DroneGun MKIII portable C-UAS system in July 2019. Source: DroneShieldUS Air Force seeks information on non-satcom beyond line-of-sight communications
High frequency radio is experiencing a renaissance as armed forces are rediscovering it as a fallback option should satcom be unavailable. Source: US Department of Defense
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Industry competitors submit bids for next iteration of DCGS-A
Companies vying to develop the next iteration of the US Army’s Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) submitted bids to service officials on 19 August, kicking off what will likely be a closely watched competition. Industry competitors sent in proposals for DCGS-A Capability Drop 2
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UK MoD invites industry to bid for Project Morpheus ‘Systems Integrator’ role
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has begun the process to select a Systems Integrator (SI) for Project Morpheus, its GBP3.2 billion (USD3.8 billion) programme to deliver the major part of the UK’s Land Equipment Tactical Communication and Information Systems (LE TacCIS) programme. In early
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SSDS contract secures Lockheed Martin role as USN surface-fleet combat manager
Lockheed Martin’s recent contract win to provide combat system engineering support on the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) has put the company squarely on course to be the surface-fleet combat system manager for the US Navy (USN). SSDS is the combat management system for USN aircraft carrier
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Lockheed Martin wins US Navy Ship Self Defense System contract
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Lockheed Martin a USD56 million cost-plus-incentive fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price contract on 15 August for combat system engineering support on the Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS). Under the contract, the SSDS combat system engineering agent and software design
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Collins Aerospace rolls out new airborne networking radio
American military communications firm Collins Aerospace is looking to leverage the US armed forces’ growing appetite for multi-channel, software-driven combat communications with its latest airborne networking radio offering. The TruNet AR-2000 is the two-channel version of the single-channel
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Kingmakers: Venezuela’s armed forces and the national crisis
With Venezuela in a deep, complex, and increasingly urgent crisis since January, aggravated by external tensions with regional neighbours and the United States, the armed forces are likely to play a central role in the country’s future. Jim Dorschner reports -
Fight and talk: Washington’s new strategy for Afghanistan
After almost 18 years of fighting in Afghanistan, Washington's focus has turned to reaching an agreement that would end the conflict and allow for a US troop withdrawal. To achieve this the United States is banking on a 'fight and talk' strategy, but little evidence has emerged that this approach is working, as Gabriel Dominguez reports -
France bolsters cyber capabilities and commitment through new doctrine
France unveiled its first offensive cyber doctrine in January 2019, joining other Western states that are avowing a readiness to strike in cyberspace. William Moray surveys the doctrine's likely effects and its differences from the Anglosphere approach
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TADTE 2019: Taiwan advances Mobile Mortar System development
The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense’s (MND’s) Materiel Production Center (MPC) took the opportunity at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), which is being held in Taipei from 15 to 17 August, to unveil an updated version of the 81/120 mm Mobile
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USMC to demo G/ATOR with Iron Dome
US Marine Corps (USMC) leaders are in a race to field a capability to intercept mid-range rockets and artillery, and they are set to host a demonstration integrating Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) with components of Rafael’s Iron Dome system. In a
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Israeli corvette upgraded with ALPHA radar
At least one of the Israeli Navy’s three Saar-5 corvettes now has the new IAI-Elta ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) radar, images emerging from the multinational Exercise ‘Mighty Waves’ have shown. The ALPHA is a multi-function active electronically scanned array
