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News - FIDAE 2016
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Training
India to acquire P-8I training solution
5th January 2018
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the procurement of a P-8I training solution, the Indian MoD announced on 4 January. The training solution …
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Defence Notes
US suspends military drills with South Korea
4th January 2018
The decision to delay joint military exercises with South Korea until after the Winter Olympics was made for practical reasons, rather than as a political …
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Defence Notes
Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over Yemen war
3rd January 2018
Norway has suspended arms and ammunition exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of the nation's involvement in the Yemen war, the Norwegian Foreign …
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Digital Battlespace
Analysis: Is a Chinese cyberwar on the horizon?
2nd January 2018
A new report has warned US government decision-makers that China has placed such a high value on information dominance that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) …
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Special Operations
Serbia looks to SOF reorganization
29th December 2017
Serbia is to consider a reorganisation of its Special Forces in order to handle emerging counter-terrorism (CT) tasks, a senior service office has disclosed.Speaking to …
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Defence Notes
China's water dragon takes to the air
29th December 2017
China’s first large-scale amphibious aircraft took its maiden flight from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport, Zhuhai, in China’s southern Guangdong Province on 24 December . The …
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Naval Warfare
First UK P-8s under contract
22nd December 2017
Christmas has come early for the UK as the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced that Boeing has been awarded the first production contract for …
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Naval Warfare
Korea opens fire on intruding Chinese fishing fleet
22nd December 2017
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) was forced to take stringent measures against intruding Chinese fishing boats on 19 December. In the confrontation, KCG personnel fired …
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Land Warfare
Russian airborne troops continue recapitalisation
21st December 2017
Russia’s airborne troops, an elite and highly-mobile independent branch of country’s military numbering 45,000 personnel, has continued a comprehensive recapitalisation in 2017. Col Gen Andrey …
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Defence Helicopter
Kuwait probes alleged graft in French helicopter deal
21st December 2017
Kuwait has ordered an investigation into a $1.1 billion deal to buy 30 military helicopters from France, a minister said on Wednesday, after reports of …
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Land Warfare
Lithuania receives first two Vilkas IFVs
21st December 2017
The Lithuanian armed forces have received two Vilkas infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence announced on 15 December. The unarmed vehicles …
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Defence Helicopter
First Apaches touch down in Indonesia
19th December 2017
The Indonesian Army’s (TNI-AD) first three Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters arrived in country on 18 December. Indonesia ordered eight of the attack helicopters under …
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Defence Helicopter
Pakistan and USMC to procure AH-1Z gun turrets
18th December 2017
The Pakistan government and USMC are set to procure an arsenal of 41 A/A49E-7 (V4) gun turrets for their respective Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fleets. Contractor General …
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Defence Helicopter
T900 installation demo for Black Hawk, Apache
18th December 2017
The Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) has completed the installation of a high-fidelity T900 mock-up engine on Black Hawk and Apache helicopters, the company announced …
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Defence Notes
Doubt cast over UK MoD efficiencies
18th December 2017
The UK Defence Committee has expressed its lack of confidence in the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) ability to realise extensive efficiency targets essential for the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Loitering munitions
Harop [Azerbaijan]
Programme Background According to a December 2020 report by the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Azerbaijan acquired an estimated 50 Harop loitering munitions ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-1Z Romania
The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Military Strategy document, ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Piranha V
264 of the Piranha Vs will be assigned to the Danish Army's 1st Brigade, following its reorganisation in January 2019. Each of its three armoured ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Paraguay VAMTAC ST5
Programme Background Paraguay's Joint Task Force is in need of new armoured vehicles that can provide sufficient protection against the small arms, mines and IEDs ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Data links
Data links | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
Indian Air Force is planning to buy a total of 140 Tejas LCA to equip seven squadrons. Between 2006 and 2016, India’s Defence Acquisition Council authorised ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Mi-28UB - Russia
Programme BackgroundThe Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian Helicopters ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Mi-28UB - Russia Forecast
Programme Background The Russian MoD plans to acquire up to 60 Mi-28UB aircraft for the Russian Air Force by mid-2020s. Moscow signed a contract with Russian ...
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Light attack, Trainer
Tejas LCA - India Follow-On
According to the HAL's chairman R Madhavan, 'apart from all the capabilities of IOC aircraft, the FOC variant additionally comes with an air-to-air refuelling capability, close-combat ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Cobra II Armoured Tactical Vehicle - 2 (EGM-ZTA-2)
Some of the Cobra IIs delivered to the SGD are armed with an Aselsan SARP RWS. Based on the value of the June 2016 contract ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
KUS-FT (South Korea)
Programme Background Requirement The ROKA had identified a need for tactical UAVs that can be employed at the divisional level to carry out ISTAR missions ...
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OPVs
OPV P71 (Malta)
Programme Background Malta is to receive an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) called P71 to complement the P61 OPV. Plans were first announced for a new OPV ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Trainer
IA-100
FAdeA (Fábrica Argentina de Aviones) first unveiled the IA-100 basic training aircraft at FIDAE 2016 in Chile. Aimed at the South American military and civil ...
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Artillery rockets
EXTRA
The Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) is a guided rocket developed by Israel Military Industries. The munitions can be fired from IMI’s Lynx and various other ...
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Military - USVs
SeaFly-01
The SeaFly-01 USV, developed by Beijing Sifang Automation, was showcased at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China in November 2016. Phase one tests of the ...
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Military - USVs
High-Speed Intercept Boat
Poly Technologies displayed its High-Speed Intercept Boat at DSA in Malaysia in 2016.
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Military - UUVs
Phantom T5
The Phantom T5 UUV was introduced in 2016. The ROV incorporates many of the old Phantom characteristics in a smaller system, with vectored thrusters added.
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Galaxy R8700
The Altavian Galaxy R8700 is an octocopter UAV designed for inspection of mining, construction, urban and small project sites. It was unveiled in August 2016.
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Land: air defence radar
RLS-50
OKB TSP gave its first public display of the RLS-50 3D air surveillance mobile radar at ADEX 2016, at Baku, in September 2016. Its beam ...
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PD6-AW
Prodrone's PD6-AW all-weather hexarotor drone is designed for professional filming, photography, land surveying, inspections and other roles. The platform was unveiled in April 2016.
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Bars-6
Bogdan publicly unveiled the 7t Bars-6 (Panther) 4x4 light APC at IDEX 2015, and in July 2016, the company introduced an upgraded version ready for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini
Mini UAV Fixed Wing I
The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) unveiled the hand-launched Mini UAS (also known as Mini UAV Fixed-Wing I) at SOFEX 2016, along with a wider family ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
Mysterious Bee
The Mysterious Bee hybrid, fixed-wing/quadcopter UAV was unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow 2016. It is designed to operate from ships, small islands, mountainous areas and ...
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Awing-F100J
Awing-F100J is the latest UAV from Tianjin-based Quadrant Space (Tianjin) Technology and was displayed at the 11th Zhuhai Airshow in China for the first time ...
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T333
The T333 is a coaxial dual-rotor UAV. It is an upgrade to the TD220 unmanned helicopter and was displayed for the first time at the ...
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Land: RWS
Asgard RCT
The Asgard RCT (Remote Control Turret) is the unmanned member of the Asgard 127 modular one-person turret family introduced in 2016. It is suitable for ...
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Military - UUVs
Echo Voyager
In March 2016, Boeing Defense, Space & Security introduced the Echo Voyager UUV. It is a 51ft (15.5m) long vehicle that can operate autonomously for ...
