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AHRLAC back on track as rescue deal approved
Prototype AHRLAC multisensor surveillance aircraft. Source: ParamountMBDA investigates GPS/GNSS-denied navigation under REASON
The REASON project has set out to evaluate the technical and system-level feasibility and benefits of using satcom signals as an aid to navigation for long-range missiles. Source: MBDAADEX 2019: Hyundai Rotem positions for future tank opportunities
Hyundai Rotem is developing a Next Generation Main Battle Tank to replace the K2 in more than 20 years. Source: IHS Markit/Jon GrevattADEX 2019: Lockheed Martin progresses F-35 offset projects in South Korea
South Korean industry is advancing capability through its involvement in offsets and collaboration projects linked to the country’s acquisition of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft. Source: Lockheed Martin
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UTC sales jump 18% in third quarter on aerospace growth
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) on 22 October reported sales of USD19.5 billion in the third quarter, an 18% increase from the same period last year due to the recent Rockwell Collins acquisition and revenue growth in existing operations. While net income totaled USD1.1 billion, a 7.3%
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Collins Aerospace showcases US Army’s new MAPS Gen II solution
Collins Aerospace revealed details of its system selected by the US Army for the service’s next-generation Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) System (MAPS) for manned ground vehicles. The system was showcased at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual
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Lockheed Martin’s sales rise 6% in third quarter
Lockheed Martin’s sales totalled USD15.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019, a 6% increase from the same period a year ago thanks to upticks in aviation, space, and weapons, the US defence contractor announced on 22 October. Net earnings went up 9.2% to USD1.6 billion in the third quarter,
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Saab reports strong orders in Q3
Orders for Saab more than doubled in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018, the Swedish aerospace and defence group announced on 22 October. Large-scale projects – especially an order to supply and integrate the combat system for the Finnish Navy’s
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Thales reports fall in orders and cuts full-year growth forecast
Thales on 22 October revealed a 6% year-on-year (y/y) drop in organic order intake to EUR10.44 billion (USD11.63 billion) in the first nine months of 2019, despite a strong performance in its Defence & Security segment. The announcement came five days after the French aerospace and defence
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Top cat: Leopard 2 main battle tank turns 40
On 24 October 1979 the first production Leopard 2, hull number Y-377 046, was handed over to the Bundeswehr's Panzertruppenschule. Forty years, 3,565 vehicles in over 95 distinct variants, and more than 21 users later, the Leopard 2 stands as one of the most successful MBT designs in the world. Jon Hawkes explores the vehicle's evolution -
Standing alone: EU faces obstacles on path to strategic autonomy
United States disengagement and a range of external threats are raising the need for Europe to embrace strategic autonomy, but politics will make the necessary industrial and defence reforms tricky. Brooks Tigner reports -
From the rubble: A transformed Syrian military looks to regenerate
After eight years of civil war the Syrian military is a shadow of what it was, but victory on the battlefield with Russian and Iranian help could ultimately allow a modest process of regeneration. Tim Ripley reports
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Russia receives final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system from the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant ‘Kupol’, the company’s general director Fanil Ziyatdinov told the TASS news agency on 18 October. “In October 2019, the sixth set of air
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AUSA 2019: Bids for US Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon break cover
Key Points The US Army hopes to replace its M4 carbine and M249 squad weapon by 2023 Textron Systems, GD-OTS, and SIG Sauer are competing for the Next-Generation Squad Weapon The US Army plans to replace its 5.56 mm M4/M4A1 Carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon with a 6.8 mm Next-Generation
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EuroDASS unveils plan for new Typhoon DASS/EW suite
The four-country EuroDASS consortium – UK’s Leonardo, Italy’s Elettronica, Germany’s Hensoldt, and Spain’s Indra – has outlined its vision of a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Known as Praetorian
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US Navy stretches modular MCM mindset with T-ESB 4 tests
The US Navy (USN) has further expanded its modular concept for countermine (MCM) operations with recent MCM equipment testing aboard the Military Sealift Command’s Expeditionary Sea Base USNS Hershel Williams (T-ESB 4). The MCM equipment and systems are part of the mission-module package
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Russia receives final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the final contracted Tor-M2 air defence system from the Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant ‘Kupol’, the company’s general director Fanil Ziyatdinov told the TASS news agency on 18 October. “In October 2019, the sixth set of air
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EuroDASS unveils plan for new Typhoon DASS/EW suite
The four-country EuroDASS consortium – UK’s Leonardo, Italy’s Elettronica, Germany’s Hensoldt, and Spain’s Indra – has outlined its vision of a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Known as Praetorian
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US completes operational transition from P-3C to P-8A
The US Navy (USN) has completed its operational transition from the Lockheed P-3C Orion to the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the service has announced. The final deployment for the P-3C concluded on 9 October with the return of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40 ‘Fighting Marlins’
