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Aselsan's Gökdeniz CIWS integrated into first Istanbul-class frigate after completing FAT

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 17:05
The first Aselsan Gökdeniz naval close-in weapon system (CIWS) destined for the Turkish Navy has been integrated into the lead Istanbul (TF-100)-class frigate following...
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Details of EU HYDEF programme emerge as concept study phase begins

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 15:20
The Spanish-led consortium tasked with developing the European Hypersonic Defence (EU HYDEF) interceptor concept released further details of the programme at the FEINDEF...
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RAF confident of complete capability transition to A400M by 2025

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 13:50
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is confident that it can fully transition the niche special operations forces (SOF) capabilities of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules to...
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UK Royal Navy announces Mk 41 VLS fit for Type 31 frigates

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 13:05
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has revealed plans to install the Lockheed Martin Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) into its five new Type 31 Inspiration-class...
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Indra supplies surveillance radars for Indian Navy vessels

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 12:35
Spanish company Indra has begun delivery of the naval version of its Lanza 3D surveillance radar to the Indian Navy, in collaboration with its Indian partner company,...
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U.S. Air Force To Award Contract For Its Sixth Generation Fighter Next Year

The Aviationist Blog - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 12:26

The Air Force will select its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter in 2024. In a news release published on May 18, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs has announced the Department [...]

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UK sets out Hawk recovery plan

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 12:05
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined how it intends to solve the ongoing engine problem with the BAE Systems Hawk T2 advanced jet trainer aircraft, with a view...
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RAIVEN multispectral sensor looks to close gaps in legacy EO/IR systems

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 12:05
Raytheon's new multispectral, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor and targeting platform, dubbed RAIVEN, was the company's attempt...
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Striking distance: China arms up along the Taiwan Strait

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 11:20
The People's Liberation Army Ground Force (PLAGF) and PLA Rocket Force (PLARF) are increasing their presence along the Taiwan Strait to pressurise Taiwanese...
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New Zealand increases defence budget by 6%

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 10:20
New Zealand announced on 18 May a 2023–24 defence budget of NZD6.52 billion (USD4.07 billion), a nominal 6% increase over the allocation of NZD6.15 billion in 2022–23.
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US Air Force announces Next-Generation Air Dominance engineering and manufacturing solicitation

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 08:50
The US Air Force (USAF) on 18 May announced the release of a solicitation for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)...
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Netherlands orders PULS MRLs

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 08:50
The Netherlands ordered 20 Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS) multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) on 17 May under an agreement between the Israeli and Dutch...
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US Navy acceptance of Aegis Ashore in Poland expected this year, GAO reports

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 08:05
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is expected to confirm the Aegis Ashore site in Poland “safe and technically capable”, and the US Navy (USN) is expected to accept...
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Rheinmetall and Elbit Systems conduct live-fire demonstration of 10×10 L52 SPH

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 07:20
Rheinmetall and Elbit Systems announced in a joint press release on 16 May that they had conducted a live-fire demonstration of an automated 155 mm L52 10×10...
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RAF defends buying five Wedgetail radars for three aircraft

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:50
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has defended its decision to continue with the purchase of five radar sets for its Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning Mk1 (AEW1)...
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Future Armoured Vehicles Central and Eastern Europe: EuroTrophy reveals further Othello sensor details

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:50
Further details of EuroTrophy GmbH's Othello sensor and the silent-mode capabilities of the active protection system (APS) were revealed at SAE Media's Future Armoured...
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SERBIA : Aleksandar Vulin shuns media spotlight behind BIA walls

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:00
Aleksandar Vulin's first five months at the helm of the Bezbednosno-Informativna Agencija (BIA) have somewhat disappointed his detractors in the
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EUROPE/VIETNAM : Hanoi's highly political investigation spills over into Geneva

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:00
The Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, Nguyen Hoa Binh's recent and little-publicised European trip earlier this
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : Zuma Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed's favourite izayaka for fine-tuning deals over fine dining

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:00
After a morning meeting on 4 March at the presidential palace in Qasr al-Shati, it was in a private room
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EUROPE/KAZAKHSTAN : Askar Amangeldiyev backs his uncle, fallen oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, behind the scenes

Intelligence Online - Fri, 19/05/2023 - 06:00
On 26 May, France's top appeal court, the Court of Cassation, is due to rule on a number of appeals
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