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  • Defence Notes

    Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 2 - air)

    14th December 2016

    As we have already seen in Part 1 – Land, the close defence relationship between Saudi Arabia's ruling House of Saud and Western governments is …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Additional radars targeted for Kuwait

    14th December 2016

    Kuwait looks likely to expand its military radar coverage following the US State Department approval of a foreign military sale (FMS) to the country for …

  • Defence Helicopter

    VV-2 in Iranian helicopter market

    14th December 2016

    The first flying prototype of the VV-2 light helicopter was unveiled by Softex Aero for the first time during the eighth International Iran Kish Air …

  • Military Logistics

    RN, RFA to benefit from Duqm JV

    14th December 2016

    The UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be among the first services to benefit from an arrangement between Babcock International Group and Oman …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Wave through better urban comms

    14th December 2016

    Long-term communication solutions for the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) could be met through specialist waveform technology. For ISOF and coalition security forces in the …

  • Land Warfare

    Unilateral approach to collective defence

    14th December 2016

    Efforts among the countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to form a collective capability in defending against missile attack from potential regional …

  • Defence Notes

    Saudi and UAE driving GCC defence

    14th December 2016

    The two military heavyweights of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are driving defence procurement in the region with recent increases …

  • Defence Notes

    Saudi Arabia to receive first F-15SA

    14th December 2016

    The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive this week the first batch of F-15SA aircraft from Boeing Defense. The US congress was …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Enhanced Epsilon 140 introduced

    14th December 2016

    Octopus ISR Systems Europe has introduced an enhanced version of the Epsilon 140 UAV gimbal with dual sensor payload, the company announced on 13 December. …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Navy UAV requirements up in the air

    14th December 2016

    The deployment of an Insitu Blackjack to a UK Royal Navy (RN) ship intended for 2017 has been put on hold due to US Marine Corps requirements. …

  • Land Warfare

    Rheinmetall to upgrade Fuchs/Fox vehicles

    14th December 2016

    Rheinmetall will modernise the German armed forces’ Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles under a €135 million contract announced on 12 December. The company will upgrade 90 …

  • Land Warfare

    Ukroboronprom demos digital FCS

    14th December 2016

    Demonstrations have been carried out on a new digital fire control system installed on the BMP-1UMD infantry fighting vehicle. The demonstrations were conducted in the …

  • Land Warfare

    BAE Systems rolls out ACV 1.1 design

    14th December 2016

    BAE Systems rolled out its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototypes, based on Iveco's SuperAV platform, for the United States Marine Corps on 13 December. The prototypes will be …

  • Naval Warfare

    Analysis: Waters rage in South China Sea (Part 2)

    14th December 2016

    In Part 1 of this analysis, Shephard looked in some detail at Chinese and Taiwanese reactions to the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling on …

  • Naval Warfare

    Japan Coast Guard to get cash injection

    13th December 2016

    Japan is proposing to raise the budget of its overworked coast guard in the coming fiscal year, giving it its largest funding ever. The government …