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New Zealand progresses hydrographic vessel towards operational readiness
HMNZS Manawanuithe, RNZN’s hydrographic survey and dive support vessel that was commissioned in 2019. Source: Royal New Zealand NavyThree companies to lead Spain’s UAV contribution to FCAS
The Remote Carrier element of the FCAS/SCAF system will serve as a ‘loyal wingman’ to the New Generation Fighter. The combination of this unmanned platform and the fighter will be known as the Next-Generation Weapon System. Source: Jane’s/Gareth JenningsMBDA conducts first end-to-end test firing of Marte ER
MBDA conducted the first end-to-end testing of the Marte ER ASuW missile at the Italian Ministry of Defence PISQ test range in Sardinia in February. The test was the second of three planned firings. Source: MBDAUS GAO denies Air Tractor light attack bid protests
Air Tractor had protested the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine becoming a US Air Force light attack sole source solution for experimentation on a datalink solution. The GAO denied its protests. Source: Jane’s/Gareth Jennings
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nEUROn UCAV informing FCAS/SCAF development
France is using the pan-European nEUROn unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstrator to progress the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)/Système de Combat Aérien Futur (SCAF) programme that it is developing with Germany and Spain. The French Directorate General of Armaments
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New Iranian missile reported to be loitering SAM
The previously undocumented type of missile found on two dhows carrying Iranian weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen are surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) that loiter in an area searching for a target, according to a US military official cited by the New York Times on 19 February. Examples of the
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Pentagon's special ops directorate selects EnforceAir C-UAS platforms
The US Department of Defense’s (DoD's) special operations and low intensity conflict (SO/LIC) directorate has selected Israel-based D-Fend Solutions as the sole provider for radio frequency capabilities for counter-drone operations. D-Fend Solutions’ EnforceAir was selected in January
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US Navy realigns budget to find funding for readiness, lethality
The US Navy's (USN's) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request shifts away funding from less capable platforms in order to free up additional money for use on readiness capabilities and more lethal programmes. The shift is part of a continued effort to reform USN spending as the service tries
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Airbus plans to cut more than 2,300 jobs
Days after disclosing it had a weak financial performance last year, Airbus Defence and Space announced on 19 February that it intends to eliminate 2,362 jobs – or about 7% of its workforce – as part of a restructuring of the Airbus division. Germany stands to lose the most positions,
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Armouring Ukraine: AFV production for Kiev in the post-Soviet era
In the face of Russian aggression Ukraine is seeking to update its struggling manufacturing base to bolster its AFV fleets. Samuel Cranny-Evans and Mikhail Zhirohov report -
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 -
Good enough: China’s military exports to the Asia-Pacific region
China has expanded its defence exports across the Asia-Pacific region in recent years and entrenched its position to meet regional requirements for 'good enough' military equipment. Jon Grevatt reports
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HII readies for ship deliveries as it plans for unmanned platforms
As Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) prepares to deliver several different traditional US naval ships in the coming months, the company is also looking to invest heavily into unmanned vessel development for the US Navy (USN), HII CEO Michael Petters noted on 13 February during a quarterly earnings
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AFRL delays first X-60A flight
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is delaying the first test flight of its Generation Orbit X-60A GoLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight research vehicle from March to later this year, according to a programme official. Barry Hellman, X-60A programme manager, declined to elaborate to
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Israeli Navy close to completing radar upgrades for ships
The Israeli Navy is set to complete all radar upgrades on its Sa’ar 4.5 and Sa’ar 5 ships in less than a year, a senior naval official has told Jane's . The navy is currently upgrading its Sa’ar 4.5s with the IAI Elta ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) radar. This
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DSEI Japan 2019: IHI unveils autonomous underwater mine-detection system
Japanese company IHI unveiled an autonomous underwater mine-detection system at the 18–20 November DSEI Japan 2019 defence exhibition in Chiba. The system, which comprises two different unmanned vehicles, is designed to acquire, process, classify, and relay information about “mine-like
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New Delhi approves USD2.6 billion import of 24 MH-60R helicopters for Indian Navy
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the USD2.6 billion import of 24 Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R multirole naval helicopters – along with related equipment, spares and services – for the Indian Navy (IN). Official sources told Jane's that the CCS, which is
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UVZ demonstrates ability of AU-220M to fire on the move
Russia’s UralVagonZavod (UVZ) released footage in early February via its Youtube account of its AU-220M combat module, which is armed with the 57 mm cannon, conducting an on-the-move engagement. This is understood to be the first time this capability has been publicly demonstrated and may
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HII readies for ship deliveries as it plans for unmanned platforms
As Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) prepares to deliver several different traditional US naval ships in the coming months, the company is also looking to invest heavily into unmanned vessel development for the US Navy (USN), HII CEO Michael Petters noted on 13 February during a quarterly earnings
