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Naval Warfare

Canada awards Seaspan a construction contract for the first Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreaker

CCGS Arpatuuq will be the first heavy cold weather vessel entirely built in Canada.

Air Warfare

Lockheed Martin “bullish” on future of its F-16 programme

The company foresees demand for around 300 Block 70/72 F-16s from customers across the globe and is targeting around a 23 to 26 aircraft delivery total for 2025.

Land Warfare

Poland working to increase artillery capability

Poland’s old Russian 122mm 2S1 self-propelled (SP) artillery system is being replaced by Krab and K9 SP artillery systems which both fire standard NATO 155mm ammunition.

Land Warfare

EMOC 120mm lightweight mortar system targeted at British Army requirement

EMOC can be fitted with an 81mm or a 120mm smooth bore barrel and when in the travelling position is horizontal. For firing, it is deployed over the rear arc until the baseplate contacts the ground.

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Land Warfare

Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities

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Land Warfare

TROPHY® APS: Revolutionizing Ground Maneuver Operations

TROPHY® APS revolutionizes combat maneuverability, safeguarding crews and vehicles while enabling operations in complex terrains.

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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Naval Warfare

Centurion to live test-fire later in 2013

16th July 2013

Raytheon and Chemring will conduct the first live-fire missile test of its Centurion naval protection system later this year. According to company executives, the exercise …
Defence Helicopter

Cobham acquires full ownership of FBH

16th July 2013

Cobham announced on 15 July the acquisition of Bristow Helicopter’s 50% share in their FBH joint venture for £74 million. The move is aimed at …
Military Logistics

Canadian subs struggling for full operational capability

15th July 2013

The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has admitted that only a single Victoria-class submarine is ‘fully-operational’ with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), despite signing …
Defence Helicopter

Eurocopter demonstrates low-noise helicopter landings

15th July 2013

Eurocopter has demonstrated new landing procedures that significantly reduce a helicopter’s perceived sound footprint as part of the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator programme. The …
Naval Warfare

US Navy Poseidon passes evaluation milestone

15th July 2013

The US Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) has passed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E). The maritime surveillance aircraft was found …
Land Warfare

Raytheon’s 3rd Generation FLIR system undergoes testing

15th July 2013

Raytheon has demonstrated its 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3rd Gen FLIR) technology for the Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) in a series of laboratory …
Land Warfare

KMW could lose out on Saudi tank deal

12th July 2013

German tank manufacturer, Krauss Maffei Wegman, could lose out on a €5 billion deal to provide 270 Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks (MBT) to Saudi …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Malfunction sees X-47B abort final carrier landing

12th July 2013

A malfunction on board the X-47B UAV forced the air vehicle to abort its third test-landing on the US Navy aircraft carrier, USS George H W Bush, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

iRobot announces US Army PackBot FasTac UGV contract

12th July 2013

iRobot will supply its PackBot FasTac unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the US Army following the award of a $30 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) …
Defence Helicopter

Germany selects EC645 T2 LUH for special forces

11th July 2013

The German Federal Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Eurocopter’s EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) for Germany’s Special Forces Command. The MoD has signed …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Spanish Navy first customer for Skeldar UAV

11th July 2013

The Spanish Navy has confirmed that it will be the first customer to operate Saab’s Skeldar V-200 VTOL UAV. Saab announced that it had been …
Defence Notes

Cubic announces Asia-Pacific contracts

11th July 2013

Cubic Defense Systems will provide combat training support to a number of unnamed customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The contracts have a combined value of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

ReconRobotics reaches delivery milestone

10th July 2013

ReconRobotics has announced that it has sold more than 4,000 robots to military and police organisations, following recent deliveries to police agencies in the US, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

X-47B completes carrier landing

10th July 2013

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) has become the first unmanned jet to complete an arrested landing on board a moving aircraft carrier. The US Navy …
Land Warfare

Kongsberg wins Stryker ECP smart display contract

10th July 2013

Kongsberg Integrated Tactical Systems (KITS) will supply commander’s and driver’s smart displays for the US Army Stryker Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) programme under a new …
Naval Warfare

Raytheon awarded US Navy jammer contract

10th July 2013

Raytheon will conduct the Technology Development phase of the US Navy's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) programme following the company’s selection for a $279.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee …
Defence Helicopter

EC225 fix approved by EASA

9th July 2013

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved Eurocopter’s interim fix to the main gearbox (MGB) problem that has grounded the North Sea EC225 fleet …
Defence Helicopter

Watchdog warns about DoD Afghan Mi-17 purchase

9th July 2013

The Pentagon has approved the purchase of 30 Russian made Mi-17 helicopters for an Afghan special unit, despite warnings from a government watchdog the deal …
Defence Helicopter

Night Flight Concepts to continue Bell Helicopter NVG inspections

9th July 2013

Night Flight Concepts have received an extended night vision goggle (NVG) inspection contract from Bell Helicopter. The company announced the contract extension on 8 July. …

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