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Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
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Interview: DSTA collaborates with Leonardo, Thales and Safran for naval C-UAS
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Spain unveils new multi-billion euro defence investment plan
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How the Force Design 2028 will impact US Coast Guard acquisitions
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Military Logistics
Singapore fields deployable medical container
7th November 2016
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) publicly debuted its Naval Rapidly Deployable Maritime Container (RDMC) at the SGDefence exhibition from 4-8 November. A joint project …
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Digital Battlespace
Navy's MUOS satellite overcomes challenges
4th November 2016
The US Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) has overcome propulsion system failures and has now reached operational orbit with pre-operational on-board testing set …
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Land Warfare
NATO nations to lead battalions in Baltic States
4th November 2016
At the NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels in October, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that Canada, Germany, the UK and the US will lead with …
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Naval Warfare
Indo Defence 2016: Big ships on stream for PT Pal
4th November 2016
The Malaysian MoD has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesian shipbuilder PT Pal for the procurement of a multi-role support ship. Turitan Indargo, director …
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Defence Notes
Zhuhai 2016: Chinese space programmes reveal military strike capability
4th November 2016
There is doubt about China’s peaceful exploration of the final frontier, as it now appears the Klingons are in charge of the Long March (LM) …
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Defence Notes
Zhuhai 2016: Hints detected of Chinese BMD development
3rd November 2016
There were small hints of a Chinese ballistic missile defence (BMD) system when Shephard attended the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in China. One was the …
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Defence Notes
Zhuhai 2016: China unveils anti-ship missiles
3rd November 2016
Navies will find patrolling the world’s sealanes far more dangerous with new anti-ship missiles (ASM) now available for export by Chinese manufacturers, as witnessed at …
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Defence Notes
Indo Defence 2016: PT Pindad outlines strategy (video)
2nd November 2016
Indonesia's state-owned enterprise PT Pindad is forging ahead with several new projects for the country's military, particularly in the land domain, as is demonstrated at …
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Defence Notes
Zhuhai 2016: Mysterious J-20 sneaks in…and out
1st November 2016
China’s fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter made a cameo appearance during the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in China, this being its first public foray anywhere in …
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Defence Notes
Indo Defence 2016: What to expect in Indonesia (video)
1st November 2016
On the eve of Indonesia's premiere defence show, Indo Defence 2016, land warfare editor Tim Fish runs through some of the country's key military programmes …
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Naval Warfare
Indo Defence 2016: Tank boat dominance moves up river
1st November 2016
The new X-18 Tank Boat built by Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin, named Antasena, is expected to begin firing trials next year. An actual-sized model is …
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Defence Notes
Saab, PGZ sign Polish market MoU
28th October 2016
Saab and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on Polish naval programmes, Saab announced on 26 October. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Zhuhai 2016: China comes out fighting?
28th October 2016
The 11th Zhuhai Air Show, 1-6 November, will showcase the newest aerial weaponry available not just to the Chinese military, but for export to an …
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Land Warfare
Malaysia inaugurates counterterrorism unit
27th October 2016
Malaysia launched a new special operations unit – the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) – on 27 October. It will be the prime response unit …
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Defence Notes
Indo Defence 2016: ASEAN defence spending on the rise
27th October 2016
It is becoming clear that Southeast Asia is expanding its influence in the global defence industry. Recent data suggests that the upward trend in military …
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Defence Notes
Croation Navy fires RBS15
27th October 2016
The Croatian Navy successfully fired the RBS15 missile during one of its main training events, HARPUN 16, Saab announced on 27 October. The missile was …
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Defence Helicopter
Indo Defence 2016: Top five Indonesian procurements (video)
27th October 2016
The Indonesian government plans to increase its defence spending in a drive to modernise equipment in service with the armed forces. Jakarta aims to allocate …
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Land Warfare
JGSDF parades newest equipment
27th October 2016
The Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) showed off some of its newest equipment at a parade in Tokyo on 23 October, including the Type 11 …
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Defence Helicopter
Indo Defence 2016: Indonesia bolsters aerospace sector (video)
26th October 2016
I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan, director general of Indonesia's Ministry of Industry, briefs Shephard on the country's ambitions to further develop its aerospace industry. For more …
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