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FAVS 2023: Spain plans to sign VAC Tracked Support Vehicle contract by end of year

Fri, 17/11/2023 - 06:35
Spain plans to sign a contract for the Vehículo de Apoyo de Cadenas (VAC) Tracked Support Vehicle contract in December, Colonel Antonio Llorens Perez, who is responsible...
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Germany ‘undecided' on Eurofighter Tranche 5 buy

Fri, 17/11/2023 - 06:20
Germany has not yet determined if it will proceed with its previously announced plan to buy Eurofighter Tranche 5 combat aircraft.
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US Army long-range missile completes short-range test

Fri, 17/11/2023 - 06:20
The US Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) completed its shortest ever trip during a production qualification test on 13 November, according to a service announcement...
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US Army South partners with Brazilian forces to test tactical voice bridge

Fri, 17/11/2023 - 05:50
The US Army wants to move its conversations with allies from sending slideshows and emails back and forth to being able to communicate via voice in the field, army...
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Final French FREMM enters active service

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 17:50
The eighth French Aquitaine-class FREMM (frégate européenne multi-mission) frigate has officially entered operational service, the French Navy confirmed on 15 November.
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Ukraine conflict: Ukraine deploying indigenously developed SIGINT system

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 16:50
Ukraine has developed and is deploying a signals intelligence (SIGINT) system on the frontline called Eter, the Ukrainian Minister for igital ransformation, Mykhailo...
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Serbia receives second and final C295 airlifter

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 14:05
The second of the two Airbus Defence and Space C295MW (Modernised, Winglets) transport aircraft ordered by Serbia was delivered to Milenko Pavlović Air Base at Batajnica...
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Swedish navy receives new SIGINT vessel

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 13:20
The Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) has taken delivery of its first new signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship, HSwMS Artemis (A 202).
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Germany's PEGASUS passes critical design review

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 13:05
The Global 6000 business jet-based Persistent German Airborne Surveillance System (PEGASUS) has passed its critical design review (CDR), prime contractor Hensoldt...
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FAVS 2023: Production and delivery of Common Armoured Vehicle System begin for Finland

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 12:05
Production and delivery of the 6×6 Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) for Finland began during the fourth quarter of 2023, Liisa Nevalainen, CAVS project director in...
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FAVS 2023: Bundeswehr medium brigades take shape

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 12:05
Lieutenant Colonel Karlheinz Boehnke, Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) Boxer representative in the German Army Concept and Capabilities Development Centre, gave an...
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EOS to provide RWS spares to South East Asian military

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 09:50
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has secured a contract worth AUD28 million (USD18.2 million) to supply spares of its R600S remote weapon system (RWS) to a South East Asian...
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US approves AIM-9X Block II+ sale to South Korea

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 05:35
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II+ short-range infrared-guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs) to South Korea.
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Edge announces MANSUP anti-ship missile orders

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 05:20
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces has signed a letter of intent covering a AED1.2 billion (USD327 million) order for anti-ship missiles, local defence group...
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US Air Force to set up experimental squadron to refine Collaborative Combat Aircraft force structure

Thu, 16/11/2023 - 05:20
The US Air Force (USAF) is to set up an experimental squadron in 2024 to experiment with force structure in advance of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)...
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FAVS 2023: Trophy APS production and delivery figures revealed

Wed, 15/11/2023 - 16:50
EuroTrophy managing director Dan Kalfus gave production and delivery figures for the Trophy active protection system (APS) on the first day of SAE Media Group's Future...
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NATO selects Wedgetail for AWACS replacement

Wed, 15/11/2023 - 14:50
NATO has selected the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to replace its Boeing E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
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FAVS 2023: UK to field Land GBAD C-sUAS capability by end of year

Wed, 15/11/2023 - 11:05
The UK plans to field a LandGround-Based Air Defence (GBAD) counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) capability starting in December, Squadron Leader Hugo Piers...
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LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM ‘struggling', says US Air Force secretary

Wed, 15/11/2023 - 08:35
The Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is “struggling” with “unknown unknowns”, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall told a...
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Australia to update export rules to support AUKUS

Wed, 15/11/2023 - 06:05
Australia has proposed amended defence export legislation to support its AUKUS partnership with the UK and the US while toughening rules on the transfer of technologies...
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