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Indonesia resumes KFX payments
Indonesia has restarted payments to support its continuing involvement in the project with South Korea to develop the next-generation KFX fighter aircraft. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenNATO extends Antonov’s SALIS contract
Antonov Airlines will continue to provide the NATO alliance with a pair of An-124-100 airlifters through to the end of 2021 under a new three-year SALIS contract extension announced in early January. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenRAF Shadow support contract to provide job boost for Raytheon
Raytheon UK has been awarded a contract to support the RAF’s Shadow R1 aircraft, seen here at RAF Waddington. Source: Royal Air Force (RAF)/SAC Lauren PopeIAI considering Aeronautics acquisition
IAI is considering acquiring Aeronautics, manufacturer of the Orbiter 3 UAV. Source: Aeronautics Ltd
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DARPA awards contracts for Blackjack small satellite programme
Key Points DARPA recently awarded contracts for its Blackjack small satellite effort Blackjack is an architecture demonstration intending to show military utility of global LEO small satellite constellations The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a pair of contracts
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India eases defence licencing requirements
The Indian government has eased defence industrial licencing requirements in a move intended to benefit local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In a revised list of defence items published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry earlier in January the government has removed a requirement
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PLA Navy commissions amphibious assault ship, destroyer
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its sixth Type 071 (Yuzhao)-class amphibious assault ship and another Type 052D (Luyang III)-class destroyer. Although there has been no evident coverage of the commissioning in Chinese state-owned news media, photographs
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SAIC completes acquisition of Engility
Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Engility Holdings, which will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of the government services provider. Under the deal, which was first announced in September 2018, Engility will be incorporated
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South Korea launches defence blockchain project
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has launched a programme to encourage local industry to develop blockchain technologies for military applications. DAPA said on 15 January that the project, through which the agency is offering domestic industry access to
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Sovereign safeguarding: Iceland’s maritime security
Iceland’s national security policy sets out risks that the country must address. Dr Lee Willett discusses how national capabilities and international co-operation combine to overcome such risks at sea -
Rising sons: Japanese ground forces transformation continues apace
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is in the advanced stages of a service-wide restructuring and modernisation programme that seeks to transform it into a leaner and more flexible organisation, better positioned to address a wider spectrum of domestic and international challenges. Kelvin Wong investigates the service’s latest capabilities and future plans -
Brexit unlikely to affect bilateral UK-France defence and security co-operation
As Europe's major military and intelligence powers, France and the UK are keen to minimise the security effects of Brexit. William Moray examines the prospects for the bilateral security relationship as the UK's possible departure from the EU moves closer
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Update: France launches F4 upgrade for Rafale
France has formally launched the development of the F4-standard for the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 14 January. Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale during a visit by French defence
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MBDA validates dual-role capability for Mistral missile
MBDA has validated a dual-role capability with the latest version of its Mistral very short-range surface-to-air missile with a demonstration of a surface-to-surface engagement with effector at an undisclosed range off the Mediterranean coast in late 2018. In the course of the company-funded firing
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China’s SZMID highlights handheld C-UAV system
Shen Zhou Ming Da High Technology Co Ltd (SZMID), a Beijing-based company specialising in radio frequency (RF) detection and jamming technology for counter unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) applications, is eyeing export opportunities for its indigenously developed DZ-02 Pro Portable Jammer Gun. The
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Russian deploys new CBRN vehicle to Syria
Russia has deployed its newest chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance vehicle to Syria to operate with military police units patrolling the Idlib de-escalation zone. An RKhM-6 vehicle was seen in footage shown by the Russia 24 television network on 7 November that was
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Update: France launches F4 upgrade for Rafale
France has formally launched the development of the F4-standard for the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, the manufacturer announced on 14 January. Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale during a visit by French defence
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MBDA validates dual-role capability for Mistral missile
MBDA has validated a dual-role capability with the latest version of its Mistral very short-range surface-to-air missile with a demonstration of a surface-to-surface engagement with effector at an undisclosed range off the Mediterranean coast in late 2018. In the course of the company-funded firing
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French Navy receives first F3R-standard Rafale
The French Navy (Marine Nationale: MN) has received the first Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to be upgraded to the latest F3R standard. The commander of the Landivisiau Naval Air Base near Brest has formally taken delivery of the first of the MN’s Rafale M (Marine) aircraft to the new
