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TKMS, Embraer, Atech awarded contract to build Brazilian Tamandaré frigates

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 04:00
Brazilian state-controlled company Emgepron has awarded a contract to the Águas Azuis consortium comprising Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Embraer Defesa & Segurança, and Atech Negócios em Tecnologias to build four Tamandaré-class frigates for the Brazilian Navy. The
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Sea Venom completes first qualification firing

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
The UK and France has completed the first qualification firing trial of the MBDA Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Léger (ANL) anti-ship missile, the Defence Equipment and Support (DES) agency announced on 6 March. The missile, which will equip the Royal Navy’s AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx
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Turkish UAVs played leading role in Idlib battle

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
The Turkish military made extensive use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the eight days of intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib province that came to an end with a ceasefire at midnight on 5-6 March. However, the loss of at least four aircraft raised questions about their ability to
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UK MoD marshals support for domestic industry

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has launched a review of the country’s defence and security industry sectors in a bid to demonstrate their importance in the upcoming government-wide Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy. In a written statement to parliament
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UK reveals XLUUV award for MSubs

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has disclosed the award of a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) contract to MSubs for the test of an extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV). Valued at GBP1 million (USD1.3 million), the 12-month Stage 1 contract was placed in September 2019 but not
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US Navy seeks advanced multi-domain sensor payload technologies for unmanned systems

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
Navy research and engineering officials are casting a wide net among industry to help the service develop a new generation of multi-domain sensor payload technologies for manned and unmanned systems. A broad agency announcement (BAA) issued by Naval Air Warfare Command on 28 February is soliciting
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Wildcat weapon wing unveiled

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 03:00
For the first time Leonardo has unveiled in public its weapon wing system that is to equip UK AW159 Wildcat HMA2 maritime helicopters during the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG21) deployment. The UK-arm of the Italian company displayed one of the first production
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IAEA reports significant increase in Iran’s uranium stockpile

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:00
The quarterly report on Iran released by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 3 March revealed a significant increase in the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium since its last report. The stockpile stood at 1,020.9 kg in February, up from 372.3 kg in November 2019. This 648.6
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Spain decides to rebuild grounded minesweeper

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:00
The Spanish Navy has decided to rebuild a Segura-class minesweeper that ran aground in August 2019 rather than replace it with a new vessel. Announcing the decision on 5 March, the navy said a budget of approximately EUR25 million (USD28.3 million) is expected to cover repair costs for its fourth
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Test-case EU spending programmes are bearing fruit

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:00
Key Points Results of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) are expected to be seen by the summer. EDIDP is the foundation for the broader European Defence Fund (EDF), funding for which remains a matter of debate. The EU’s test-case spending programmes on defence
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US Army and US Marine Corps to get new MRAD sniper rifles

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:00
The US Army and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) both announced in their Financial Year (FY) 2021 budget estimates their intentions to procure the Barret Multi-Role Adaptive Design (MRAD) as their newest sniper rifle. The army intends to initially procure 536 rifles at a cost of USD10.14
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US Army to test new concepts and equipment during exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20’

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 02:00
New concepts and equipment will be used during exercise ‘Defender-Europe 20’, a senior US Army Europe (USAREUR) commander has said. Asked by Jane’s during a phone briefing on the exercise on 4 March which armour units would participate with Trophy active protection systems and
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Australia delivers sixth Guardian-class patrol boat

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
Key Points Australia has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji The programme to equip 13 countries with the vessel is on track for completion by October 2023 The Australian government has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji. The vessel, which is part of a 21-vessel
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Elbit to supply Canada with ELSAT 2100 satcom on-the-move

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
Elbit Systems’ C4I & Cyber Division is to supply the Canadian Land Forces with its ELSAT 2100 satcom on-the-move (SOTM) system to provide a real-time broadband communication system, according to a 3 March company statement. The system is to be provided under the Land Command Support
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India sees rise in defence-sector small businesses

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
India has registered strong growth in the number of small businesses entering the defence sector over the past few years, new figures show. In a recent written reply in Indian parliament by Nitin Gadkari, the minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), he said the number of MSMEs
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Maxar Technologies’ sale of MDA to close by early summer

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
The head of US-based space company Maxar Technologies said this week that he expects to complete the divestiture of Canadian space robotics unit MDA in the spring or early summer. “We are well under way in our efforts to garner the required regulatory approvals, with only the CIFIUS
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Mitsubishi reveals further details of Philippine Coast Guard’s 94 m MRRV

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has given further details of the two 94 m multirole response vessels (MRRVs) that it will be constructing for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The details were given in a 6 March media release, to announce the conclusion of a supplementary agreement to
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UAVOS, KACST unveil Saker-1B autonomous-capable MALE UAV

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia have created a new medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that features fully-autonomous operational capability. The Saker-1B is derived from a 10-year research and development
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UK Royal Navy enhances Prestwick helicopter base

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
Enhancements to the communications and other infrastructure at the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) forward operating location at Prestwick International Airport in southwest Scotland are under way. The work, described as “modest” by senior RN sources, is aimed at securing the
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US Navy decides to change JFK delivery plans as Ford readies for flight-deck certification

Jane's Defense News - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 01:00
The US Navy (USN) has opted for a single-phase delivery for second Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), as the lead ship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) prepares for flight-deck certification. Before Kennedy , Newport News Shipbuilding had delivered USN carriers in a single phase
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