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Lockheed Martin awards subcontract to Safran for combat system components for Australia’s Attack-class submarines
An artist's impression of the Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A submarine design that has been selected to meet Australia's Future Submarine requirement under the Sea 1000 programme. Source: Naval GroupJapan’s ATLA details upcoming R&D projects
A Japanese F-2 fighter launching the indigenously developed ASM-3 anti-ship missile. Source: ATLARheinmetall awarded production contract for Hungary’s Leopard 2s, PzH 2000s
A pair of PzH 2000s in Afghanistan. The system is one of the more modern SPHs in Europe. Source: RheinmetallPortuguese Navy reveals existence of ‘tech guerrilla’ unit
The Portuguese Navy’s CEOV has kit including the Blackfin autonomous UUV and a pair of toy remote control cars modified to carry grenade launchers and cameras. Source: IHS Markit/James Rands
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Arms and Security 2019: Infocom displays new Scorpion combat UGV
Ukrainian company Infocom unveiled its new Scorpion combat unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Arms and Security exhibition held in Kiev on 8–11 October. The tracked UGV has been designed for combat operations and is described by the company as a mobile, multifunctional, unmanned fire, and
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Arquus presents new logistics truck
Arquus announced on 9 October that it presented its new 8×8 logistics truck at the Forum Entreprise Défense held in Satory, France, on 9–10 October. The company said the vehicle is designed specifically for military applications and features an automatic traction control driveline
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ASC explores propulsion and generation joint ventures with Jeumont Electric
Australian naval shipbuilding and maintenance supplier ASC announced on 9 October that it is pursuing joint activities with Jeumont Electric, a French specialist in electric propulsion systems used on submarines. The two companies signed a heads of agreement document aimed at identifying
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Brazil’s new Antarctic expedition commences
Polar vessel Almirante Maximiano (H-41) departed Rio de Janeiro on 8 October to start Brazil’s 38th Antarctic expedition, “Operação Antártica: OPERANTAR XXXVIII”. The country’s other oceanographic support vessel, Ary Rongel (H-44), will join the expedition
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Chile, Ecuador, and Peru continue demining operations
The armed forces of Chile, Ecuador, and Peru are continuing to remove mines and other unexploded ordnance from their borders. A total of 1,092 mines have been destroyed from an area encompassing 26,740 m 2 along Peru’s border with Ecuador, the Peruvian army reported in a 2 October press
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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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Arms and Security 2019: Roboneers displays new Camel UGV and upgraded Ironclad
Ukrainian company Roboneers unveiled its new Camel unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the Arms and Security defence exhibition held in Kiev on 8–11 October. Camel is similar in appearance to the Ironclad UGV but is designed entirely for logistics operations. It is similar to the Ironclad,
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Arms and Security 2019: Ukraine’s Yuzhnoye introduces new supersonic ASM development
Key Points Design bureau Yuzhnoye has detailed its progress on a new Ukrainian ASM called the Bliskavka The missile is designed to exceed the performance of the Russian Kh-31 ASM Ukrainian design bureau Yuzhnoye has revealed the next phase of a previously unannounced programme to develop a
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JSTARS modifications under new contract include new liquid oxygen valve
Key Points The US Air Force will perform a variety of upgrades to its E-8C JSTARS fleet under a September contract award Modifications will range from a new liquid oxygen valve to the bandwidth-efficient common data link The US Air Force (USAF) plans to make a variety of modifications, including
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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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Turkey launches offensive into northeastern Syria
The Turkish military and allied Syrian rebels launched their long-threatened offensive into northeastern Syria on 9 October with the stated objective of establishing a ‘safe zone’ that has been cleared of Kurdish forces and can be used to resettle Syrian refugees. “Our mission is
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Deleted image shows Singapore air force Heron 1 UAV with new belly payload pod
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has inadvertently revealed the existence of an enhanced version of its Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV) during the biennial ‘Forging Sabre’ exercise being staged from
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Pacific 2019: Leonardo postures AWHero for Australia’s SEA 129 Phase 5
Key Points Leonardo Helicopters is proposing its AWHero rotor-wing UAS for Australia’s SEA 129 Phase 5 project The system is being touted as the only contender that is backed by a helicopter manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters is positioning its AWHero rotary-wing unmanned aircraft system
