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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
Air Warfare
Lockheed secures more than $12 billion in contracts for F-35 production and TR-3 upgrades
The contracts include a $678.4-million contract for F-35 modification kits, along with an earlier December 2024 contract worth $11.7 billion for the production and delivery of 145 F-35 Lot 18 aircraft.
Naval Warfare
US to resume production of SM–3 IB interceptors
Although the US Navy and MDA planned to discontinue the acquisition of this missile, Congress provided $250 million for its manufacturing.
Air Warfare
Is Chinese naval air power ready for action?
What role will the new jets and aircraft carriers of the People’s Liberation Army Navy play in Beijing’s wider fleet?
Air Warfare
Assessing Saab’s future as an independent combat aircraft developer
Can Sweden’s Saab continue to go it alone in the fighter jet market, or could it boost its profile by forging new partnerships?
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2017: NSW Expands Surface Mobility
18th May 2017
US Naval Special Warfare (NSW) elements are expanding the size of their surface mobility platform fleet. The fleet changes were included in an update presented …
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Defence Notes
Boeing promotes more striking Eagle
18th May 2017
Boeing believes it has prospects and contracts for its F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft up until at least 2019 and likely beyond 2022. The company has …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Is As-Pac ready for a sub accident?
18th May 2017
Asia-Pacific is experiencing a surge in both submarine acquisitions and an interest by navies in gaining such a capability for the first time. Examples of …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Week in focus (video)
18th May 2017
Tim Fish, editor of Land Warfare International and Digital Battlespace reviews the IMDEX Asia exhibition in Singapore highlighting the main stories and trends across the …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Kairos assembles marine product potpourri
18th May 2017
Kairos Singapore Holdings, a maritime equipment distributor within Southeast Asia, is promoting several products at IMDEX Asia 2017. One is the Splashdrone III, described by its …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Garden Reach targets OPV exports (video)
18th May 2017
Historically associated with shipbuilding programmes for the Indian Navy, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) is eyeing the international OPV market for potentially lucrative exports. …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day Three
18th May 2017
The Official IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day Three is now available to read online. View the digital edition here, and pdf version here.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UVision unveils loitering munition system
17th May 2017
UVision unveiled the Hero-400EC, its latest loitering munition system, on 17 May at the Ground Warfare and Logistics Conference in Israel. According to Noam Levitt, …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: A26 sub goes vertical
17th May 2017
Sweden’s Saab is displaying a model of its A26 conventional submarine (SSK) fitted with vertical launch missile tubes at IMDEX Asia. This version of the …
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Special Operations
SOFIC 2017: Quadcopters and air superiority
17th May 2017
Commercially available small quadcopter technologies, combined with adaptive enemy tactics, techniques and procedures, are prompting new definitions of ‘air superiority.’The situation was highlighted at this …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Austal up-guns LCS to frigate standard
17th May 2017
A new model of a trimaran vessel from Austal USA is on display that could be one of the designs on offer for the US …
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Military Logistics
First Pegasus delivery and Japanese contract before year end
17th May 2017
Boeing expects to deliver the first of its KC-46A PegasusKC-46A Pegasus multi-role tankers to the US Air Force (USAF) by the end of 2017 as …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day Two
17th May 2017
The Official IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day Two is now available to read online. View the digital edition here, and pdf version here.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IMDEX Asia: RSN outline K-STER use (video)
17th May 2017
More traditionally operated from the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Bedok-class mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) the K-STER mine disposal system is increasingly being integrated with …
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Naval Warfare
First Kenyan Fisheries Department OPV launched
16th May 2017
Western Marine Shipyard, a Bangladeshi shipbuilder headquartered at Chittagong, launched MV Doria on May 4. The vessel is the first offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ordered …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Singapore doubles submarine order
16th May 2017
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced on 16 May that the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will acquire an additional two Type 218SG diesel-electric submarines …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia: Firing up Protector for Asia
16th May 2017
A highlight for Rafael at IMDEX Asia 2017 is a new Spike missile mission module for its Protector USV, with the Israeli company announcing in …
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Naval Warfare
IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day One
16th May 2017
The Official IMDEX Asia Daily News - Day One is now available to read online. View the digital edition here, and pdf version here.
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Defence Notes
US, Latvia sign defence procurement agreement
15th May 2017
The governments of Latvia and the US have signed a reciprocal defence procurement agreement to provide businesses in both countries with equal access to procurements …
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