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Yes, U.S. RC-135s Have Used Bogus Hex Codes To Transmit A False Identity. But It’s Not To Fool China Or Other Enemies.

The Aviationist Blog - mar, 29/09/2020 - 16:46

The U.S. Air Force intelligence aircraft have been using fake Mode-S codes, but this doesn’t give any real operational advantage. It just fuels some crazy conspiracy theory. On Sept. 7, 2020, a USAF RC-135W Rivet [...]

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Kuwaiti F/A-18E Super Hornet Photographed In Its New Low-Visibility Livery

The Aviationist Blog - mar, 29/09/2020 - 10:18

The New Aircraft Will Abandon The Classic Three-tone Livery Sported By Kuwait’s Legacy F/A-18Cs. One of the first F/A-18Es Super Hornet for the Kuwait Air Force has recently been photographed sporting its new low-visibility livery [...]

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U.S. F-16s From Aviano AB Have Started Supporting NATO Enhanced Air Policing From Bulgaria

The Aviationist Blog - lun, 28/09/2020 - 20:36

The jets of the 555th Fighter Squadron are based at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria, where they deployed for Thracian Viper 20. Six “Vipers” of the 31st Fighter Wing, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, have [...]

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Video of a committee meeting - Monday, 28 September 2020 - 13:45 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 122'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Highlights - EU engagement in security and defence: committee debate with EEAS - 28 Sept 2020 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

The Subcommittee on Security and Defence will discuss the current challenges and upcoming landmark decisions to be taken in relation to the EU's engagement in the Common Security and Defence Policy, with Ambassador Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS for CSDP and Crisis Response. The debate will be held on 28 September and is expected to focus in particular on the future Strategic Compass, which should ensure coherence and cost-efficiency in the field of security for EU citizens.
Meeting agenda and documents
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EU Fact Sheets: Security and defence
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

EDA workshop with industry on Artificial Intelligence

EDA News - lun, 28/09/2020 - 09:19

Last week, EDA hosted a virtual workshop on ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) for defence’ which brought together over 230 industrial and experts from 20 Member States who shared insight on the impact and potential of AI for defence. With the AI work strand, EDA is entering a promising territory as it prepares to foster further integration of AI in R&T projects for defence business cases. 

To pursue a more structured and focused dialogue with industry and to facilitate industry engagement in EDA activities as supported by the EDA Steering Board, EDA is organising a series of workshops with industry on a number of capability development and R&T areas in support of its work related to the Overarching Strategic Research Agenda (OSRA), the revised Capability Development Plan (CDP) and the associated Strategic Context Cases (SCC) through which the priorities are being implemented, as well as the Key Strategic Activities (KSA). 

Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic as many countries and entities are investing in it and because it is among the top priorities for research and development of future systems and concepts. EDA is very active in this domain and has provided a number of  papers and presentations to its Steering Board, aiming at developing an action plan and a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) on Artificial Intelligence for defence. 

This week’s industry expert-based workshop was one of several steps taken by the Agency to work towards the action plan and the SRA. The following steps will be the development of AI based ad hoc projects and technology building block (TBB) roadmaps to further stimulate the application of AI in future defence activities. 

In view of developing a meaningful SRA, the participation of and interaction with industry and academia at the early stages of drafting is particularly important in order to gather and analyse their inputs concerning technological and industrial challenges and expected developments, thus enriching the SRA. 

The ambition of this workshop was to evaluate the various possibilities in which AI can be integrated to further support defence capability needs and EU research initiatives, by exploring the AI definition and taxonomy on which AI activities will be based and by identifying enablers and obstacles as well as its possible effects on the application of AI in this domain. 

The workshop identified areas within the defence realm which are expected to become substantially impacted by AI applications (e.g. multi sensor fusion, predictive maintenance, simulation etc.) and it addressed the key challenges related to  the introduction of AI in defence. The workshop also analysed the missing enablers required for the future expansion of AI in defence while also listing various requirements needed for developing trusted AI systems. The workshop served as a consultation platform with industry which will help EDA to launch additional initiatives to incorporate AI in defence  and to experiment with current and new operating concepts.  

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Swiss Citizens Have Just Given The Go Ahead To The Purchase of New Fighter Jets For The Air Force

The Aviationist Blog - dim, 27/09/2020 - 23:00

With a really thin margin of just 9,000 votes, Swiss citizens have approved the multi-billion procurement of new fighter jets to replace both the F-5 and F/A-18 jets in service today. The majority (50.2%) of [...]

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The U.S. Army’s First Ever Manned ISR ARTEMIS Jet Has Carried Out Missions Over Georgia And Abkhazia

The Aviationist Blog - dim, 27/09/2020 - 20:26

After Flying Multiple Missions From Kadena Air Base, Japan, the experimental ARTEMIS (Airborne Reconnaissance and Targeting Multi-Mission Intelligence System) Deployed to the Black Sea Region. The ARTEMIS, is the U.S. Army’s first ever Manned Aerial [...]

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Thailand Military Strength and Expenditure in 2020

Military-Today.com - dim, 27/09/2020 - 01:30

Thailand Military Strength and Expenditure in 2020
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Icarus Aerospace Continues Development Of Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability For Their Wasp-M Aircraft

The Aviationist Blog - sam, 26/09/2020 - 21:20

A Magnetic Anomaly Detection Sensor Will Complement The Already Announced Sonobuoys To Detect Submarines. Icarus Aerospace announced last week the partnership with CAE Defence & Security to provide their Wasp-M, the fully militarized version of [...]

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Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An-26 Crashes in Eastern Ukraine. At Least 22 Killed in the Incident.

The Aviationist Blog - ven, 25/09/2020 - 23:26

The aircraft has crashed in the Kharkiv region. An Antonov An-26 of the Ukrainian Air Force has crashed around 20.50LT on Sept. 25, 2020. The military aircraft came down about 1.2 km from the the [...]

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Here Is The Status Of The U.S. Bomber Force Outlined By The vASC2020 Conference

The Aviationist Blog - ven, 25/09/2020 - 18:57

vASC2020 Conference Provided Interesting Details About The Current Situation Of The U.S. Bomber Force. As you may already know, this year’s edition of the Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference was held virtually [...]

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First Brazilian Gripen-E Flies For The First Time In Brazil

The Aviationist Blog - ven, 25/09/2020 - 11:24

The Aircraft, Designated F-39 By The Brazilian Air Force, Will Be Officially Presented Next Month. The first Gripen-E for the Brazilian Air Force flew for the first time in Brazil on Sept. 24, 2020. The [...]

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JLTV To Get Mufflers And Cameras | Croatia To Visit All Bidders For Fighter Competition | South Korea And Indonesia Discuss KF-X Fighter Program

Defense Industry Daily - ven, 25/09/2020 - 06:00
Americas

Oshkosh Defense won an $11.1 million contract modification to retrofit mufflers, forward facing cameras, rear-door transparent armor and muffler robustness into the baseline configuration of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle family of vehicles. The joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV) is a light utility/combat multi-role vehicle. There are two different types of the JLTV, a four-seat and the two-seat design meant to provide the occupants with significantly more protection against mine-resistance and ambush protection. Additionally, the JLTV is approximately two-thirds lighter than the previously used Humvee, offering greater speed over terrain, and better fuel efficiency. Work will take place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Estimated completion date is September 23, 2021.

Raytheon won a $17 million modification for dual band radar spares in support of DDG 1000. The Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) is the largest and most technologically advanced surface combatant in the world.  Zumwalt is the lead ship of a class of next-generation multi-mission destroyers designed to strengthen naval power from the sea.  Work will take place in Massachusetts. Estimated completion will be by July 2024. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity.

Middle East & Africa

General Dynamics won a $7.9 million contract modification for logistical staff augmentation support throughout the Central Command area of responsibility. US Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity. work will take place in Bagram, Afghanistan; and Kuwait City, Kuwait. Estimated completion date is September 25, 2021.

Europe

The US Army Tapped Raytheon with a $9.8 million contract modification to procure Excalibur Ib projectiles. The M982 Excalibur (previously XM982) is a 155 mm extended range guided artillery shell developed during a collaborative effort between the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC). Work will take place in Sweden, Arizona, the UK, Iowa, Ohio, Alabama, California, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Estimated completion date is December 31, 2022.

Croatia’s Defense Minister Mario Banozic told the press that a delegation will be dispatched to France, Sweden and United States to validate the bids for the fighter competition that the country is running. The country received bids from four countries but the press report did not state Banozic as saying that the delegation will visit Israel. Two bids are for new jets and two for used fighter jets. Norway had announced that it would bid but it withdrew as it could not fulfill the set criteria. Greece and Italy were not able to respond within the set deadline.

Asia-Pacific

A small team of about 10 officials from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) are in Jakarta for negotiations with local officials over the South East Asian country’s participation in the KF-X fighter program. Indonesia had indicated that it wants to reduce its share in the program from the promised 20 percent to 15 percent.

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Listen To Three B-52s Discussing Their “Gameplan” For Landing After Black Sea and Astral Knight Missions

The Aviationist Blog - jeu, 24/09/2020 - 22:00

One of the BUFFs, used radio callsign “LEMAY 35”, that appears to be a tribute to famed SAC Commander Gen. Curtis E. LeMay. On Sept. 23, 2020, five U.S. B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers belonging to [...]

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U.S. Marine Corps and British F-35Bs Embark On HMS Queen Elizabeth For Joint Exercises

The Aviationist Blog - jeu, 24/09/2020 - 15:20

The 14 Jets Represent The Largest Air Group Of Fifth Generation Fighters At Sea In The World The Royal Air Force 617 Squadron “Dambusters” and the United States Marine Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) [...]

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