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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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Defence Notes
LRSAM in successful flight tests
26th September 2016
The Long Range Surface to Air Missile System (LRSAM) in development for the for Indian Navy has been successfully flight tested from the Interim Test …
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Naval Warfare
Elements of T26 design move to output phase
26th September 2016
Elements of the design of the UK’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship could move into a manufacturing output phase. The latest step in an already …
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Naval Warfare
AWD Alliance: Destroyer programme ‘on schedule’
26th September 2016
During a recent visit by Shephard to the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance in South Australia, officials assured that construction of three destroyers for the …
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Military Logistics
L-CAT tests Captas-1 towed sonar
24th September 2016
Thales and CNIM have trailed the use of a Captas-1 variable depth sonar on an L-Cat landing craft in the Mediterranean to further demonstrate the …
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Naval Warfare
New patrol gunboat for Thai navy
23rd September 2016
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) commissioned HTMS Laemsing (PGB 561), a domestically built patrol gunboat, on 21 September after sea trials. The RTN bought its …
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Digital Battlespace
LAIRCM spotted on Australian C-130J
22nd September 2016
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifter on exercise was recently seen with a new directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system installed. …
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Defence Notes
Netherlands to invest more in defence
21st September 2016
More money will be spent on security, including the armed forces, ‘because of the security situation, nearby and elsewhere in the world’, the King of …
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Naval Warfare
Busy French Navy pressed for spare capacity
21st September 2016
French naval forces would likely find it difficult to meet additional tasks or deployment with their existing assets, according to a senior official. Speaking to …
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Defence Notes
Lockheed team launches 13th LCS
20th September 2016
An industry team led by Lockheed Martin has launched the 13th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - the future USS Wichita - into the Menominee River …
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Naval Warfare
ADAS 2016: Philippines set for modern warships
19th September 2016
The Philippines signed a notice of award with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to procure two frigates for the Philippine Navy (PN) in late August. These …
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Defence Notes
ADAS 2016: Proposed hike in Philippine defence budget
19th September 2016
The Philippine government proposes to increase the budget of both the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Their allocations …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ADAS 2016: RT sell Skystar to Asian country
19th September 2016
An unnamed Asian country will receive five Skystar 330 systems that will be put to use in an ISR role, as well as communications applications. …
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Military Logistics
ADAS 2016: Taiwan LPD programme revealed
19th September 2016
The Republic of China Navy’s (ROCN) long-term indigenous shipbuilding programme will begin with a landing platform dock (LPD). The design is similar to the USN’s …
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Defence Helicopter
ADAS 2016: Top five Philippine procurements (video)
19th September 2016
In the face of domestic insurgency and an increasingly belligerent China, updating or replacing military equipment in the Philippines is a matter of increasing urgency. …
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Land Warfare
Brazilian howitzers begin upgrade journey
16th September 2016
BAE Systems Land and Armaments is continuing to make moves in Brazil following a foreign military sale (FMS) contract award to upgrade 32 M109A5 Howitzers. …
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Defence Notes
SEA wins radar transducer contract
16th September 2016
SEA has been awarded a £2 million, five-year contract by Ultra Electronics to supply transducers as part of the Sonar 2050 Technology Refresh programme (S2050TR) …
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Naval Warfare
Shipbuilding exhibition illustrates Taiwan’s challenges
16th September 2016
Super Typhoon Meranti, which caused a one-day postponement of Taiwan’s first ever shipbuilding exhibition – the Kaohsiung International Maritime & Defence Exhibition – perhaps portended …
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Land Warfare
AAD 2016: Cameroon’s armour hits Boko Haram
14th September 2016
Progress made by the Cameroonian Defence Forces (CDF) against terror group Boko Haram has a lot to do with their use of armoured vehicles. Earlier …
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Land Warfare
Clock ticking for the Minuteman
14th September 2016
The US strategic nuclear deterrent relies on three key components: air launched weapons, submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and the ground based strategic deterrent (GBSD). …
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