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US sanctions fail to rattle India as it looks to Russian long-range radar
India has been navigating a strategic balancing act in its defence modernisation efforts as it considers deals with Russia and the US.
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Land Warfare Preview 2025: Questions remain in a time of change
The land war in Ukraine has dominated the posture, spending and actions of Russia and NATO countries for two years. With a new US Government committed to ending the conflict early in 2025, there are implications on all three of those fronts.
Air Warfare
Air Warfare Preview 2025: A pressure-filled year ahead will see decisions made on major platforms and programmes
Looming government decisions on major defence programmes in the US and UK will colour much of 2025, while manufacturers and their orderbooks look on.
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Naval Warfare Review 2024: Business as usual overshadowed by geopolitics and budgets, but innovation promised solutions
There was solid programme advancement around the world in 2024, but a combination of more threats, fleet unreadiness and a financial squeeze darkened naval horizons as the year advanced.
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Kawasaki to leverage OH-1 technology in new utility helicopter
29th May 2012
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) says it will leverage the technology it developed for the OH-1 Ninja observation helicopter in the UH-X programme for the Japan …
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US Coast Guard to purchase SAR helicopter for Malta
28th May 2012
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has launched a programme to buy a second-hand SAR helicopter for use by the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) …
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SOFIC 2012: Systems Technology launches training system
28th May 2012
Systems Technology has launched the Fused Reality training system at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. The system mixes the two conventional …
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Iranian Army to begin operational trials of indigenously upgraded AH-1 Cobra
25th May 2012
Iran is to begin operational trials of an indigenously upgraded AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter, it has emerged. According to the Iranian FARS news agency, the …
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Digital Battlespace
SOFIC 2012: DRS launches C4InSight suite for vehicle ISR
25th May 2012
DRS Technologies has launched the C4InSight integrated C4ISR suite which it is delivering to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for integration on its fleet …
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Land Warfare
ITEC 2012: NATO to expand serious gaming output
24th May 2012
NATO is expanding its serious gaming output with new immersive software which will teach soldiers how to handle situations in small communities. An Afghanistan-based scenario …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV-Pacific 2012: Australian Navy to trial embarked UAVs
24th May 2012
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has secured funding for flight trials of a number of embarked UAVs as it works towards its ambition of having …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UV-Pacific 2012: Australia mulls lessons of Shadow procurement
24th May 2012
The Australian Army is reflecting on the lessons learned after the first 1,000 hours of AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 operations in Afghanistan. The service currently …
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Digital Battlespace
SOFIC 2012: ITT awarded USAF encryption contract
23rd May 2012
USAF has awarded ITT Exelis a contract to develop a prototype of its self-encrypting drives for UAV and laptop applications. The company has developed 'trusted …
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Defence Notes
ITEC 2012: Saudi Arabia signs with BAE Systems to re-capitalise aircrew training fleet
23rd May 2012
BAE Systems has been awarded a £1.6 billion contract to support the future aircrew training needs of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).The deal, which …
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Defence Notes
ITEC 2012: Calls for training to replicate high-pressure scenarios
23rd May 2012
Armed forces must integrate Recognition Primed Decision Making (RPDM) processes into existing training programmes to assist soldiers responding correctly to high-pressure situations, Shephard has been …
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Digital Battlespace
ITEC 2012: VStep's security camera trainer keeps operators sharp
23rd May 2012
Dutch firm Vstep is showing off its security camera training simulator, called EyeObserve at ITEC 2012.The company has designed and produced 3D models of central …
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Defence Notes
ITEC 2012: CAE highlights simulation budget restrictions
23rd May 2012
CAE UK's managing director, Ian Bell has warned of 'massive pressure' on defence budgets worldwide in the realm of simulation and training. Speaking to Shephard …
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Defence Notes
SOFIC 2012: SOC commander looks to effective technology
23rd May 2012
The commander of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has said that he is not interested in the 'bureaucracy' of procurement and only cares for the …
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Digital Battlespace
SOFIC 2012: L-3 nears One 360 production
23rd May 2012
L-3 KEO expects that its One 360 situational awareness imaging system will be in production by next year as it eyes up several vehicle programmes …
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Defence Helicopter
ITEC 2012: Virtual Maintenance Trainer to streamline NH90 training
22nd May 2012
Vega Space is developing a maintenance simulator that it hopes will streamline the maintenance and the training of maintainers for operators of the NH90 TTH …
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Defence Helicopter
ITEC 2012: EDA training programme prepares international crews for Afghanistan
22nd May 2012
An European Defence Agency (EDA) training programme to prepare helicopter crews for the rigours of Afghanistan is now in its fifth course. The Interim Synthetic …
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Digital Battlespace
ITEC 2012: ProjectionDesign debut next generation NVG stimulating projector
22nd May 2012
ProjectionDesign is debuting its LED-based NVG-stimulating projector at ITEC 2012.The FS33 uses a second generation solid state LED illumination system which reduces the level of …
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Defence Notes
ITEC 2012: General promotes 'e-NATO' concept
22nd May 2012
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) must embrace the 'electronic' or e-NATO concept in order to maximise education and training processes, a senior official has …
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Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor
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Land Warfare Preview 2025: Questions remain in a time of change
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Air Warfare Preview 2025: A pressure-filled year ahead will see decisions made on major platforms and programmes
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US sanctions fail to rattle India as it looks to Russian long-range radar
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Air Warfare Preview 2025: A pressure-filled year ahead will see decisions made on major platforms and programmes
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![Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor]()
Northrop gets $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for E-6B successor
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Land Warfare Preview 2025: Questions remain in a time of change
