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• Naval Warfare

  USCG receives Terrell Horne FRC

  7th November 2018

  The US Coast Guard (USCG) received its 31st Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Terrell Horne, in Key West, Florida, on 31 October. This will be the …

• Land Warfare

  Indo Defence 2018: Filipino handguns triggering into Myanmar

  7th November 2018

  The Philippines is becoming a dominant player in the Myanmar handgun market Shephard has learnt, further to the latest acquisitions between the two nations. Mely …

• Defence Notes

  Indo Defence 2018: What's hot at the show (video)

  7th November 2018

  As Indo Defence 2018 kicks off in Jakarta Shephard takes a look at some of the pertinent topics and equipment being covered at this year's event. 

• Military Logistics

  Triumph RMVA systems for US Navy carrier

  7th November 2018

  Triumph Integrated Systems has received a contract from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to supply remote valve actuation (RMVA) systems as part of the US Navy’s …

• Land Warfare

  Indo Defence 2018: Indonesia’s lightning missile poised for launch

  7th November 2018

  Indonesian company PT Sari Bahari is displaying for the first time its prototype of the Petir missile system and the company anticipates it will be conducting …

• Digital Battlespace

  USAF prepares to counter international satellite threats

  7th November 2018

  The USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will attempt to out-muscle adversaries that have been ‘outpacing’ American space and SATCOM programmes, through a newly-designed …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon receives KuRFS radar contract

  7th November 2018

  Raytheon has received a $191 million contract from the US Army for its Ku-band radio frequency (KuRFS) radars. KuRFS is an advanced electronically scanned array …

• Land Warfare

  Romania to buy three more Patriot systems

  7th November 2018

  The Romanian government has signed an agreement with the US Army for the purchase of three additional Raytheon Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems. The …

• Defence Notes

  Nine countries meet to kickstart European force

  7th November 2018

  Defence ministers from nine European countries will meet in Paris on 7 November to set out plans for a joint force that could rapidly be …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UAVOS unmanned boat for remote refuelling

  7th November 2018

  UAVOS has developed a towing USV capable of delivering a refuelling hose to land in hard-to-reach coastal areas. Cable towing is currently carried out by …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus confident AI will dominate the future of air power

  7th November 2018

  Artificial intelligence (AI) and greater interoperability of airborne and ground based systems will soon dictate the way in which future air combat programmes unfold. That’s …

• Land Warfare

  Ukraine completes testing of new mobile mortar

  7th November 2018

  A new 120mm mobile mortar system dubbed Bars-8MMK was tested by Ukroboronservis, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom defence production and export conglomerate.  The Bars-8MMK’s …

• Naval Warfare

  Leonardo SR system for German corvettes

  7th November 2018

  Leonardo has received a contract to provide seven OTO 76/62 Super Rapid (SR) gun mount systems for the German Navy’s new K130 corvettes. The contract, …

• Naval Warfare

  ST Marine secures contracts worth $311 million

  7th November 2018

  ST Engineering Marine has detailed contracts received in the third quarter of 2018 for work at its yards in Singapore and the US. US Naval …

• Defence Helicopter

  Zhuhai Air Show 2018: Z-10ME attack helicopter breaks cover

  7th November 2018

  The Aviation Corporation of China (AVIC) displayed a Z-10ME attack helicopter at Zhuhai Air Show 2018, this being an export version of the Z-10 attack …