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Portugal orders Koala helos
An artist’s impression of an AgustaWestland AW119K helicopter in Portuguese colours. Source: LeonardoNew variant of Z-8 helo delivered to PLAN’s Aviation University
The PLAN’s Aviation University received in October two units of what appears to be an improved variant of the Z-8 multirole medium-lift helicopter. Source: Via mil.news.sina.com.cnRACER high-speed helo passes preliminary design review
With the RACER concept having now passed its PDR, final assembly of the prototype is planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2019. Source: Airbus HelicoptersLockheed Martin and Rheinmetall team for German Sea Lynx replacement effort
The German Navy has 21 Sea Lynx helicopters that it is looking to begin replacing from about 2023. Source: IHS Markit/Gareth Jennings
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Egypt shows Wing Loong UAV
The Egyptian military released the first imagery of one of its Chinese-made AVIC Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 14 October as part of a video to mark the Egyptian Air Force’s 45th anniversary. The footage showed a single Wing Loong taking off from a desert airbase with one
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Turkey to procure more Anka UAVs and TTZA vehicles
Turkey’s military and security forces will receive 22 more Anka unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and special purpose tactical wheeled armoured vehicles (TTZAs), local media reported a few days after the meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) of the Turkish Defense Industries
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Brazil renews efforts to acquire B767-300ER aircraft
Brazil will field a Boeing B767-300ER passenger aircraft to replace one currently in service, Jane’s learnt on 16 October. The Brazilian Aeronautical Commission in Washington (CABW) on behalf of Brazilian Air Force’s Logistics Support Group (GAL) has issued an international tender to
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US donates UH-60M helicopters to Croatia
The United States will donate two UH-60M helicopters to Croatia, Defence Minister Damir Krsticevic has announced. The announcement was made during a visit involving two US Army UH-60Ms from Germany to Pleso airbase near Zagreb on 12 October. The helicopters are expected to be delivered by
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President Xi calls on China to deepen civilian-military integration
China’s President Xi Jinping has urged for deeper civilian-military integration (CMI) to spur further technical advancement within the country. The call came a week after the United States government identified the CMI strategy as one that is supporting China’s rapidly expanding defence
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Silencing the airwaves: Chinese SEAD capabilities
China’s territorial ambitions around its coast have long been among the driving forces of its military modernisation. Tiago Falcao Machado reports on how, to support the expanding missions of its air forces, the PLA is developing an increasingly effective SEAD capability -
Basic instincts: Resetting the core operational mindset of the USMC
Facing mounting coastal threats, the US Marine Corps is developing new methods and mindsets to face its foes and remain relevant, as Michael Fabey reports -
Survival of the fittest: pods and pylons still in vogue for fast jet self-protection
Add-on countermeasures systems continue to make an important contribution to combat aircraft survivability in hostile airspace. Richard Scott reports
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RG31 gets TRT-30 weapon system
South Africa’s Denel Vehicle Systems has developed, using internal research and development funding, a new version of its RG31 Mk5 4×4 mine protected vehicle as a mobile gun platform called the Ibululu. The baseline RG31 is typically used as an armoured personnel carrier (APC) with the
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Indian Navy concludes trials of new submarine rescue system
Key Points The Indian Navy has completed maiden trials of a newly acquired submarine rescue system The trials are being done to validate the service’s ability to rescue, and transfer distressed submariners The Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command concluded maiden trials of a newly
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IAI reports UGV developments
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced significant developments in two of its autonomous robotic systems. The Sahar unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), which detects and clears improvised explosive device (IEDs), has completed a development phase and is now due to undergo trial and evaluation
