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China’s Y-20 aircraft capable of transporting two Type 15 lightweight tanks, claims state media
Computer-generated imagery from a 7 April CCTV 7 report showing two Type 15 tanks in the cargo bay of a Y-20 transport aircraft. Source: CCTV 7Number of Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace rose by nearly 6% in FY 2019
A Chinese Y-9 airborne early warning and control aircraft spotted by the JASDF flying over the East China Sea on 23 March 2020. Source: Japanese MoDRAN’s MH-60R helicopters to begin first-of-class flight trials aboard LHD
A RAN MH-60R helicopter prepares to land onboard HMAS Adelaide as it departs Sydney for first-of-class flight trials. Source: Royal Australian NavyUS 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: CTTSO
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Boeing Australia advances Loyal Wingman development
Boeing Australia’s first Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft prototype has stood on its own wheels and powered up its electrical system for the first time, the company announced on 8 April. The latest development milestones follow the assembly of the first aircraft’s fuselage structure in
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Malian Super Tucano crashes
In a major blow to the Malian Armed Forces’ (FAMa’s) counter-insurgency capabilities, one of its four Embraer EMB 314/A-29 Super Tucano light attack turboprops crashed on 7 April. The FAMa announced details of the crash later that day, saying it happened near Sévaré Camp in
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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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Update: Libya’s GNA says Jordan sold UAVs to its enemy
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has said that Jordan has sold Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Libyan National Army (LNA), a powerful faction led by former general Khalifa Haftar. In a letter to the UN Security Council that was made public on 4 April, GNA
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Images emerge of possible ASW-capable variant of China’s Z-20 helicopter
Images have emerged on Chinese online forums showing a second naval variant of the Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG) Z-20 medium-lift tactical helicopter that has apparently been undergoing flight trials. The photographs show that the apparent anti-submarine-warfare (ASW)-capable variant, which
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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 -
Expanding horizons: Moscow’s Mediterranean squadron flexes its muscles
The Russian Federation Navy now has a permanent presence in the Mediterranean Sea thanks to Moscow's desire to bolster the Syrian government. Tim Ripley examines the emergence of Russian naval power in this strategic region -
Fettered future: India’s struggle to modernise its armed forces
An enduring resource crunch and increasingly complex acquisition procedures have curtailed India's long-delayed military modernisation as its armed forces face pressure in their immediate neighbourhood. Rahul Bedi reports
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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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Japan’s first Soryu-class submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries arrives at home base
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF’s) first Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) equipped with lithium-ion batteries, arrived at its home base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on 7 April. The service announced that same day that the JS Oryu (also spelled Ouryu),
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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
