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MOUT training With fighting in populated areas continuing to colour operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's no surprise that military operations in urban terrain (MOUT)...
10-Nov-2009
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Canadian Army seeks to accelerate Close Combat Vehicle project
The Canadian Army is trying to move the CAD2.2 billion (USD2 billion) Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) acquisition project forward quickly, before the minority Conservative government...
20-Nov-2009
*UK makes the most of GMLRS in Afghanistan
US Army figures show that the British Army's usage of the Lockheed Martin M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket is five times...
20-Nov-2009
*Denver plans © for all eventualities
Opened on 28 February 1995, Denver International was the 10th busiest passenger hub in the world and the fifth busiest airport in the US in...
19-Nov-2009
*ARINC set to upgrade USAF's OC-135B observation aircraft
Rockwell Collins has awarded ARINC Engineering Services a contract to upgrade the US Air Force's (USAF's) two Boeing OC-135B observation aircraft. ARINC announced on...
19-Nov-2009
USN tests Tomahawk's time-critical targeting
A US Navy (USN) Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile demonstrated a new anti-jam GPS system and time-critical targeting capability during an operational test performed ...
19-Nov-2009
*Poland takes delivery of cut-price land-based EW system
The Polish Air Force is due to formally accept the first production PRP-25 Gunica transportable passive air surveillance and electronic intelligence (ELINT) system in early...
19-Nov-2009
*UAE buys Saab 340AEW aircraft
Swedish contractor Saab has signed a contract worth approximately SEK1.5 billion (USD234 million) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for two Saab 340AEW (airborne ...
18-Nov-2009
*Israel prepares to unveil Omer armoured troop carrier
Israeli vehicle armouring specialist Global Shield is developing a new 4x4 light armoured vehicle and is planning to unveil it in March 2010. The...
18-Nov-2009
*Lynx Wildcat makes successful maiden flight
AgustaWestland's AW159 Lynx Wildcat (formerly Future Lynx) helicopter took to the air for the first time at the company's Yeovilton facility in southern England ...
17-Nov-2009
*Titan turret set for UK Chinook upgrade
The UK arm of Selex Galileo is to supply 21 of its Titan 385ES-HD multi-sensor turret systems (MSTS) for Project Julius - the UK ...
17-Nov-2009
*New PILOTT could slash JTAC weight burden
A mockup of a new lightweight target acquisition aid for joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) was presented by Fraser-Volpe at the Omega Close Air ...
17-Nov-2009
*Voice is still key for command as USMC hones tactical communications
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has been fighting alongside the US Army in Afghanistan and Iraq since it led the original invasion to drive ...
17-Nov-2009
*A different class: new upgrades bring vintage Type 209s back into fashion
The international diesel-submarine market has been dominated by Germany over the past 40 years, with the Type 209 design very much the lynchpin of ...
17-Nov-2009
UK forces in Afghanistan set for extra Javelin missiles
UK forces operating in Afghanistan are set to receive a 'top-up' of 1,300 extra Javelin missiles in an undisclosed contract with the Javelin Joint ...
16-Nov-2009
*IQAF upgraded Caravans launch first air-to-surface missile
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has fired a Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided air-to-surface missile from its upgraded Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft for ...
13-Nov-2009
Afghan forces continue with non-NATO weapons rearmament
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has won a USD21 million contract to supply Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) with an armoury of non-NATO standard weapon systems. ...
13-Nov-2009
*SAF deploys Trailblazer mineclearing system
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have deployed a new mineclearing version of the locally developed Bionix family of medium-weight tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), ...
13-Nov-2009
*Enhanced MV-22B Ospreys make Afghanistan debut
Ten upgraded MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were deployed to Afghanistan for the first time in early November after the aircraft spent three deployments in ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Czech Republic considers SeaSparrow replacement
The Czech Republic may upgrade its air defence under a new plan being negotiated by Retia and Raytheon that would see RIM-7M SeaSparrow missiles ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Spain cancels land-attack capability for ships and subs
Spain has stepped back from plans to afford its F-100 Alvaro de Bazan-class destroyers and new S-80 submarines a long-range land-attack capability and cancelled ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Bahrain selects Saab for 9LV upgrade
Sweden's Saab Systems is to upgrade the combat management system of Royal Bahrain Naval Forces' Al Riffa-class patrol craft to the latest 9LV Compact ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: 'Salitre II' highlights trend
More than 50 combat and support aircraft and around 2,000 personnel from the air forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and the United States ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: UN adopts arms treaty
The UN Committee on Disarmament and International Security has adopted a legally binding treaty on the transfer of conventional weapons including aircraft, naval vessels, ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Germany orders battlefield ambulances
Germany has ordered 20 Eagle protected ambulance vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems, marking the type's first sale. The order follows a deal ...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: Japan scores BMD hit
Nearly a year on from its last, failed ballistic missile defence (BMD) intercept, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force successfully destroyed a ballistic missile target...
12-Nov-2009
BRIEF: USN signs advanced EW agreement
The US Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have signed a three-year agreement to advance electronic warfare ...
12-Nov-2009
*New LEGATUS 'urban' HMMWV breaks cover
Elbit Systems, AM General and Plasan unveiled a 4x4 light tactical reconnaissance all-terrain armoured vehicle designed for urban warfare, low-intensity conflicts and peacekeeping missions, ...
12-Nov-2009
Brief: US Army's VIS-X back on track
An industry protest from Telephonics hamstringing the US Army's Vehicular Intercommunication System Expanded (VIS-X) communications recapitalisation process has been thrown out by the US ...
11-Nov-2009
US concerned over larger IEDs
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) continue to be an effective weapon against US and coalition forces in theatre and, although counter-IED efforts are helping to reduce...
10-Nov-2009
US revisits modular handgun requirement
The US may approve requirements for more powerful handguns as well as personal defence weapons (PDWs) within the next year. The US Air Force ...
10-Nov-2009
*Beneath the radar: land-based air defence is back in business
Last year's Russo-Georgian war was marked by several novel aspects, not least the success of land-based air defences to knock down firstly Georgian unmanned ...
10-Nov-2009
Bad year: lows of 2009
India's carrier woes India's botched acquisition of the ex-Soviet Navy Project 1143.4 carrier Admiral Gorshkov, now re-christened INS Vikramaditya, descended to a new level ...
10-Nov-2009
Good year: highlights of 2009
MOUT training With fighting in populated areas continuing to colour operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's no surprise that military operations in urban terrain ...
10-Nov-2009
*Global responses: from the US to all four corners of the world
While there is no question that the enormous US MRAP programme has accounted for the vast majority of mine protected vehicle construction around the ...
10-Nov-2009
*Setting the standards: US decides to build on monolithic MRAP
The US Department of Defense's (DoD's) urgent response to the mounting casualties being suffered in hastily uparmoured light vehicles on operations in Iraq and ...
10-Nov-2009
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