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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.
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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
SOFIC 2016: USAF wants laser gunships
27th May 2016
US Air Force Special Operations Command is looking for industry assistance in integrating lasers on AC-130 series gunships. Speaking at SOFIC in Tampa, Florida, Lt …
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Defence Notes
Material advances for QinetiQ
27th May 2016
QinetiQ and the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have signed a renewed £10 million, five-year contract to develop advanced defence materials, it announced …
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Defence Notes
UK considers laser-equipped Phalanx
26th May 2016
The UK could test a Phalanx close-in weapon system equipped with a directed-energy weapon capability, with the first demonstrations potentially taking place in 2018. The …
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Defence Notes
US lifts Vietnam arms embargo
26th May 2016
The first order of business during US President Barack Obama’s state visit to Vietnam was to lift a long-standing arms embargo on lethal weapons on …
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Defence Notes
UDT 2016: DCNS eyes Ula replacement
25th May 2016
French defence company DCNS has their eyes on the proposed plan by the Norwegian MoD to replace their Ula-class diesel electric boats with new boats. …
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SOFIC 2016: USSOCOM's ‘circle of love’
24th May 2016
USSOCOM officials have outlined the command’s materiel acquisition philosophy, with one procurement chief dubbing the approach ‘the SOCOM acquisition circle of love’. The comments came at …
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Defence Notes
UK awards F-35 missile contract
23rd May 2016
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £411 million contract to MBDA for developing a new missile for its F-35B future supersonic stealth …
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Naval Warfare
SAS 2016: US Navy expands patrol boat forward presence
20th May 2016
With a pending deployment of two craft to Guam, the US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) is expanding the forward presence of its new Mk …
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Digital Battlespace
Plans for future GPS III emerge
20th May 2016
Lockheed Martin is gearing up to produce satellites the can be upgraded on-orbit for the US Air Force’s future Global Positioning System (GPS) procurement plan. …
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Naval Warfare
SAS 2016: LCS gets Harpoon missile
19th May 2016
‘If it floats, it needs to fight’, Capt Jaime Engdahl, programme manager for Precision Strike Weapons and the LRASM Deployment Office told the Sea-Air-Space exhibition …
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Defence Notes
SAS 2016: Kinetic generators unveiled – but concerns remain
18th May 2016
The US Marine Corps (USMC) Expeditionary Energy Office unveiled the latest models of its kinetic energy knee generators at the Sea-Air-Space exposition in Washington DC. …
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Defence Notes
US considers Harpoon sale to Egypt
17th May 2016
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of UGM-84L Harpoon Block II encapsulated missiles to Egypt, it …
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Naval Warfare
SAS 2016: Concern expressed over US maritime decline
17th May 2016
A senior official has expressed serious concern over the declining state of US civil maritime capabilities and its potential impact on future military operations. Participating …
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Defence Notes
Will Duterte rock Philippine defence boat?
17th May 2016
The presidential electoral victory of Rodrigo Duterte on 9 May could have seismic implications for not only the Philippines, but also the whole region. Duterte, …
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Naval Warfare
USCG, DHS open R&D facility
12th May 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development Center (RDC) and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have jointly opened a research facility at …
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Land Warfare
NATO readiness brought into question
12th May 2016
The ever-increasing threat from Russia following the 2014 annexation of Crimea has brought into question the operational readiness of NATO forces. In this new political …
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Defence Notes
Australian navy leases Survitec life rafts
12th May 2016
Survitec has been awarded a five-year contract by the Royal Australian Navy to replace the existing fleet of inflatable life rafts with its leased commercial …
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Defence Notes
BEL chimes with major Indian programmes
11th May 2016
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have revealed updates on some of its key programmes for the Indian military, including artillery, digital equipment and armoured vehicles. A company …
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Defence Notes
RAF tests enhanced Brimstone
10th May 2016
The latest technical enhancements of the MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile have been tested in operational trials by the Royal Air Force (RAF) at China Lake …
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