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ROV utilised to salvage crashed Dutch NH90 helicopter in the Caribbean

Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:41
A remote operated vehicle (ROV) was utilised by a civilian company, Maritime Capacity Alliance (MCA), to salvage the wreck during September of the Dutch navy’s...
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Boeing would perform Canadian Super Hornet final assembly in US

Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:40
Boeing would perform final assembly of its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets in the United States rather than Canada if it wins Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project...
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Chilean Air Force uses Black Hawks without modifications for Covid-19 response

Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:40
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) this year used its fleet of Sikorsky S-70i (MH-60M in Chile service) Black Hawk utility helicopters without...
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Update: US Army receives first four ISVs, half of the initially anticipated delivery

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:48
General Motors (GM) Defense handed over its first four Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) to the US Army in late October, but had to strike a deal with the service for more...
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RoCA practises urban camouflage techniques for armoured vehicles

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:47
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) practised different camouflage techniques for tanks and armoured vehicles operating in an urban environment during a five-day exercise...
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Sikorsky contracted to build Lot 4 King Stallion helos for USMC

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
Sikorsky has been awarded USD550 million to build low-rate initial-production (LRIP) Lot 4 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the US Marine Corps (USMC),...
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South Korea aiming to develop ‘core technologies' for light aircraft carrier by 2024

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
South Korean officials and defence researchers have held their first meeting to discuss the development of “core technologies” for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s)...
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LM contracted to build MH-60R helos for Greece

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to build four MH-60R Seahawk maritime multimission helicopters for Greece, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 26...
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Northrop Grumman begins building first Triton UAV for Australia

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:10
Northrop Grumman commenced assembly of the first of up to seven MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Australia, it...
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IITB pushes Matsya 6 AUV development

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 11:30
The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) team at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (AUV-IITB) is looking to evolve its Matsya series of AUVs with new...
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Obsolescence issues could increase cost of Leclerc XL upgrade

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 11:29
The cost of the Leclerc XL main battle tank upgrade programme could increase significantly due to years of unaddressed obsolescence issues, according to a 21 October...
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US approves potential sale to Taiwan of Defense Systems and missiles, worth USD2.4 billion | Janes analysis

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 10:43
On the same day that China announced sanctions against several US companies selling weapons to Taiwan, the US State Department approved another potential multibillion-dollar Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the island.
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China enacts new defence export legislation

Wed, 28/10/2020 - 09:54
China has formally enacted legislation to strengthen controls of military exports. The ‘Export Control Law’ was approved recently at the 22nd session of the Standing...
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Arrival of Luxembourg's A400M in Belgium launches binational unit between two countries

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 17:32
The Luxembourg Armed Forces’ A400M arrived at Melsbroek, the military part of Brussels airport, on 9 October to join the Belgian air force's 15 Air Transport Wing as the...
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US Army receives second AMPV, pushes fielding date back

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 17:16
BAE Systems is continuing to deliver Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) to the US Army after a delayed start and the service said it is anticipating that the...
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Autonomous ambition: NavyX plots a course to machine-speed warfare

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 16:15
In early April, the UK Royal Navy (RN) lifted the veil on a bold initiative intended to ‘mainstream’ the introduction of autonomous technologies into the front-line fleet.
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Trust in the machine: Innovation in AI drives navies to think afresh

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 16:08
Award-winning analysis: The exploitation of artificial intelligence is exciting interest across a number of naval forces, but debates continue on where it is best utilised, and how human operators should interface with the technology.
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Divided attention: Gulf air defenders struggle to cover multiple directions

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 14:38
The attack on Saudi Arabia’s key Abqaiq oil field starkly highlighted the challenges that have been developing for the country’s air defenders since 2015. Jeremy Binnie reports
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Janes analysts win at the 2020 Defence Media Awards: congratulations Jeremy Binnie and Richard Scott

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 14:33
Janes analysts win at the 2020 Defence Media Awards: congratulations Jeremy Binnie and Richard Scott
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First Portuguese modernised Super Lynx delayed to 2021

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 13:54
The delivery of the first modernised Super Lynx Mk 95A helicopter to the Portuguese Navy has been pushed back to early January 2021.
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