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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
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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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Naval Warfare
India launches second Scorpene
11th January 2017
At a time when the Indian Navy (IN) is grappling with declining undersea warfare capabilities the government owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) will launch …
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Naval Warfare
Surface Navy: US Navy distributed lethality concept evolves
11th January 2017
Senior US Navy officials used this week’s Surface Navy Association (SNA) symposium in Arlington, Virginia, to emphasise the underlying concept of distributed lethality (DL). The …
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Training
MilSim Asia: Thais train on submarine simulator
11th January 2017
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) is preparing for the arrival of its first S26T submarine from China through the use of a Submarine Command Team …
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Naval Warfare
UDT Asia: China commissions MCMV
11th January 2017
China commissioned a fifth Wozang-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) on 29 December 2016, the type distinguished by the fact that it is designed to operate …
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Defence Notes
UDT Asia: Singapore’s growing underwater confidence
11th January 2017
This year the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commemorates 20 years of submarine operations as it anticipates the arrival of two new ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems …
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Defence Notes
UDT Asia: Aussie Future Submarine progresses
11th January 2017
Australia’s $50 billion Future Submarine programme remains on track to deliver the first boat to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for operational test and evaluation …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: Australia seeks to influence US jammer
11th January 2017
Australia is looking at options to influence development of Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) by possibly entering into a cooperative agreement with the US Navy (USN), …
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Defence Notes
UDT Asia: Malaysia endures submarine unavailability
11th January 2017
The Royal Malaysian Navy is due to start the overhaul of its second Scorpene-class submarine KD Tun Razak in June. This means that the RMN will …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: SAF unveils network-centric capability
11th January 2017
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has been steadily developing network-centric capabilities as part of its modernisation. Its Island Air Defence network has become operational following …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: Thai Gripens strike like Litening
11th January 2017
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has enhanced its Gripen fighter squadron’s capability by purchasing Rafael’s Litening III targeting and navigation pods, which significantly increases …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: Vietnam introduces indigenous radar
11th January 2017
Vietnam, typically dependent on Russian military technology to equip its armed forces, recently unveiled a new indigenous 2-D UHF radar system known by the nomenclature …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: Indian AEW programme faces trouble
11th January 2017
India’s home-grown airborne early warning (AEW) programme utilising three Embraer 145 aircraft, the first of which was supposed to be inducted by the end of …
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Digital Battlespace
EW Singapore: E-2D Hawkeye coming to Asia
11th January 2017
Next month the US Navy (USN) will move a squadron of Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft from Norfolk Naval Station …
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Naval Warfare
Russian Navy takes delivery of MCMV
7th January 2017
The Russian Navy last month finally received the first of a new-generation of mine hunters at a ceremony in St Petersburg, the lead ship of …
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Digital Battlespace
US Army awards AFATDS 7.0 contract
6th January 2017
The US Army has announced contract award for its Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) 7.0 programme, which will modernise its fires command and …
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Naval Warfare
The year ahead: Maritime security
5th January 2017
More than 70% of the world’s surface will still be covered by water in 2017 - although given the vagaries of climate change, maybe even …
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The year ahead: The Asia-Pacific region
5th January 2017
Within the Asia-Pacific region the year just passed was pretty much dominated by the machinations of one country – China – and there is little …
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Land Warfare
Analysis: AAV7 - remaking a legacy
3rd January 2017
The LVT-7 (Landing Vehicle Tracked) when first fielded by the US Marine Corps in 1972 was vast improvement over its predecessor the LVT-5. It was …
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Defence Notes
India tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon
29th December 2016
The Defence and Research Development Organization (DRDO) has conducted a successful flight test of the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from an Indian Air Force aircraft, …
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