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Thursday 31 August 2017
Servowatch to supply IPMS capability for two HHI-built Frigates for Philippines Navy
Servowatch, a leading supplier of advanced integrated ship control systems, is very proud to announce they have again been selected by Hyundaito supply theirIntegrated Platform Management System (IPMS). This down select will see Servowatch partnering with Hyundai Electric to provide its IPMS for installation into the Philippine Navy�s Future Frigate programme to be built in Hyundai�s Ulsan facility; the largest shipyard in the world.
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Kalashnikov has developed new electrical motorcycle designed for Special Forces Operations
Russia`s Kalashnikov Group (a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation) has developed a new electrical motorcycle intended for special operations forces. It was showcased at the Army-2017 international military-technical exhibition held outside Moscow. Read full article at this link ...
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| Kalashnikov electrical motorcycle for Special Forces Operations at Army-2017, the International Military Technical Forum near Moscow, Russia. |
Russian Navy to get new unified submarine weapon containers
The Russian Navy will get specialized transportation and launching containers for torpedoes and missiles. They are installed either between the hulls or loaded into the torpedo launcher of a submarine. It allows considerably expanding the types of munitions without changing warship construction and combat control systems. The first to get the containers are the latest Russian submarines of project 885, the Izvestia daily reported. Read More
FN Herstal sold 256 Scar-L and 24 FN40GL to the Peruvian special forces
Peru's Army has awarded a contract to FN Herstal for 256 SCAR-L 5.56mm assault rifles and 24 40mm FN40GL grenade launchers. The weapons will be used by Army special forces units assigned to the Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM) region. Read more
Japan plans to invest $66Mn in JNAAM missile development project
In a document issued today and named "Defense Programs and Budget of Japan", the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans to allocate 7.3 billion Yen ($66Mn) in 2018 in a cooperative project with UK for the development of a future mid-range air-to-air guided missile. Read more
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| The JNAAM project as described in the Japan MoD paper issued today (Credit: Ministry of Defense of Japan) |
US Marine corps approved a low-rate initial production of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Upgrade program
The Marine Corps approved the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Upgrade (AAV-SU) program to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP), with the program executive officer for land systems signing a Milestone C decision on Aug. 17 and the program manager awarding SAIC funding for 21 vehicles Tuesday, Advanced Amphibious Assault Program Manager Col. Wendell Leimbach told USNI News. Read more
Indonesia receives overhauled Mi-35P combat helicopters
Specialists from Indonesia visited 150 Aircraft Repair Plant (150 ARP) of Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) for acceptance of two Mi-35P helicopters. A contract for major repairs of the machines was signed in September 2016. Read more
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| An Indonesian Air Force Mi-35P helicopter (Credit: Russian Helicopters) |
Russian firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov unveils AK-12K short version of AK-12 assault rifle at Army-2017
The Russian firearms manufacturer Kalashnikov Group presents the AK-12K and the AK-15K at Army-2017, the International Military Technical Forum near Moscow, Russia. The AK-12K compact assault rifle is based on the Kalashnikov AK-12 and it was especially designed for Special Forces and to be used as individual weapon for crew of combat vehicles. Read full news at this link ....
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| Kalashnikov adviser present the new AK-12K , short version of AK-12 assault rifle at Army-2017, the International Military Technical Forum near Moscow, Russia. |
USMC F-35B fighter jets in show of force over Korean Peninsula
The United States� newest and most advanced fighter, the U.S. Marine Corps� F-35B Lightning II, joined U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers for the first time in a sequenced bilateral mission with Japan and Republic of Korea air forces in Northeast Asia August 30, the US Pacific Command said today. Read more
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| U.S. Marine Corps� F-35B Lightning II fighters assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan are joined by Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K fighters during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, August 30th (Credit: JASDF) |
General Dynamics wins $60Mn Hydra-70 rocket production contract
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was recently awarded a $60 million contract modification by the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for production of the 2.75�/70mm Hydra-70 air-to-ground rocket system for U.S. military services and Foreign Military Sales customers. Read more
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| U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter ground crew members assigned to Task Force Tigershark, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division load a Hydra 70 rocket for a mission at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017 (Credit: Capt. Brian Harris/16th Combat Aviation Brigade) |
Latest Aegis Combat System & SM-6 Missile Intercept Medium Range Ballistic Missile
The USS JOHN PAUL JONES, supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin, successfully fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles against a medium-range ballistic missile target from the Aegis Combat System. During the test, the system detected, tracked, engaged and launched both missiles to intercept a Medium Range Ballistic Missile target.
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Engineers from the Colombian Army trained with the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company of U.S. National Guard
Engineering experts from the Colombian army spent several days with Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard exchanging ideas and information during a State Partnership Program engagement, August 21-25. The engagement included a demonstration of bridging operations by the 125th Multi-Role Bridging Company on Lake Thurmond in McCormick County. Read full news at this link ....
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| Colombian Army engineers learn about bridging techniques from U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 125th Multi Role Bridge Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, at Clarks Hill Training Center, S.C., Aug. 22, 2017. |
AM General received a $2.2 billion contract for the production of 11,569 HMMWV
Trident Warrior 2017 Paves the Way for Future At-Sea Experimentation
In its 15th year of execution, the Trident Warrior exercise explored innovative solutions through fleet experimentation during various evolutions off the coast of Southern California from June to August 2017. Directed by the Navy Warfare Development Command and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and supported by the Third Fleet, TW17 featured at-sea experimentation of more than 20 critical maritime initiatives.
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Wednesday 30 August 2017
Naval Group Starts Master Planning Studies for Australia's Future Submarine Shipyard
Naval Group has marked the official opening of its new Australian headquarters with the commencement of master planning studies to inform the design and build of the Future Submarine Construction yard in Adelaide. The new Naval Group office at Richmond Road in Keswick, Adelaide was officially opened by The Hon. Minister Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry and Herve Guillou, Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Naval Group.
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U.S. Army and Marines M77A2 155mm towed-howitzers fitted with new M776 Full-Bore Chrome Tubes
New contract from US Army and Marine Corps for the Watervliet Arsenal wil to manufacture more than 100 M776 Full-Bore Chrome Tubes for the lightweight 155mm towed-howitzer system, the M777A2. The U.S. Marine contract is very similar to the Army order in that the arsenal will manufacture more than 100 M776 Full-Bore Chrome Tubes for the same howitzer system. Read full news at this link ...
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| Marines with Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, fire an M777A2 Howitzer in the Quackenbush Training Area aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 3, 2016, during the regiment's "Top Gun" competition. (Photo Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi Schultz) |
Production-ready G600 aircraft makes its maiden flight
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the final aircraft in the Gulfstream G600 flight-test program has flown for the first time. Outfitted with a complete interior, the aircraft serves as a cabin testbed to ensure a superior customer experience. The aircraft is the fifth to join the G600 flight-test program since it began on Dec. 17, 2016. Read more
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| First G600 production aircraft takes off on its first flight (Credit: Gulfstream) |
New batch of Su-30SM fighter jets delivered to Russian Western Military District air regiment
A batch of Su-30SM fighter jets has conducted a flight from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant to an air regiment of the Western Military District stationed in Kursk Region, according to the press department of the district. Read more
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| Russian Southern MD pilots practice operating Su-30SM newest fighters (Credit: Russian MoD) |
Leonardo Vixen 500E radar selected for Romania's IAR-99 TD demonstrator program
Leonardo�s Vixen 500E AESA radar has been procured by the National Institute for Aerospace Research �Elie Carafoli� (INCAS), Romania�s leading aerospace research and development establishment, for its new trainer technology demonstrator programme IAR-99 TD. The project is based on a Romanian Air Force IAR-99 Soim (prototype no. 7003) which will be modified by INCAS together with aircraft manufacturer Avioane Craiova. Read more
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| Leonardo's Vixen 500E AESA radar (Credit: Leonardo) |
Welp Armouring presents a new Police vehicle at Law Enforcement Days
At Law Enforcement Days, held on 28-30 August 2017, WELP Armouring presents a new special police vehicle based on the Toyota Land Cruiser 200. The event is attended by employees and executives from police forces, justice authorities, customs and excise and armed forces. Click here to read more...
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| The Welp Armouring F2 TLC (Toyota Land Cruiser) designed for the German Police (Credit Welp Armouring) |
Russia and Syria create joint air defense with S-400 missile and Pantsir missile/gun systems
According to the Russian new agency TASS, A unified air defense system has been set up in Syria thanks to efforts of Russian and Syrian military experts, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces Major-General Sergey Meshcheryakov told a round table dedicated to the Syrian experience at the Army-2017 International Military-Technical Forum. Read full news at this link ....
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| Russian S-400 air defense missile system deployed in the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. |
USAF B61-12 nuclear bomb progressing towards qualification flight tests
The US Department of Energy�s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and U.S. Air Force completed two qualification flight tests of B61-12 gravity bombs August 8 at Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the NNSA said on Aug. 28. Read more
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| A previous B61-12 bomb drop test (Credit: Staff Sgt. Cody Griffith/99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs) |
Darpa is focusing to provide protection against numerous small unmanned aircraft with its Mobile Force Protection program
DARPA�s Mobile Force Protection (MFP) program focuses on a challenge of increasing concern to the U.S. military: countering the proliferation of small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs). These systems�which include fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft and have numerous advantages such as portability, low cost, commercial availability, and easy upgradeability�pose a fast-evolving array of dangers for U.S. ground and maritime convoys. Read more
U.S. Navy Scientists Develop Underwater Wireless Charger for UUVs
Having trouble finding a charging station for your hybrid or electric car on a long road trip? Try tasking an unmanned undersea vehicle to recharge itself at an underwater gas station. The UUVs the US Navy uses for underwater surveillance to detect mines and map the ocean floor must rely on operators to recharge batteries at a land base or a surface ship. Both methods expose the warfighter and impose limitations on remote autonomous operations.
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Australia training to improve its ability to detect IED with ground-penetrating radar
Vehicle-mounted ground-penetrating radar (GPR) equipment has been used by the ADF to detect Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) for several years, but there remains much room for improvement in the signal processing component of the technology. Read more
Russian defense industry ready to offer new S-350E Vityaz air defense missile systems to foreign countries
Russia will offer to foreign customers already next year the latest air defense S-350E Vityaz systems. They are more compact and cheaper compared to S-400 but enjoy all S-300 capabilities and can engage in close combat without additional defense by Pantsir and Tor armaments. Experts believe that after Vityaz completes tests and becomes operational it will oust Buk missile complexes from foreign markets, Izvestia daily reported. Read full article at this link ....
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| Battery of S-350E Vityaz air defense missile system at MAKS 2013, Airshow in Russia. |
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Royal Navy unveils radical future submarine concepts
The Royal Navy has unveiled a series of futuristic submarine concepts which mimic real marine lifeforms and radically change the way underwater warfare could look in 50 years. With a crewed mothership shaped like a manta ray, unmanned eel-like vessels equipped with sensor pods which dissolve on demand to avoid enemy detection, and fish-shaped torpedoes sent to swarm against enemy targets, these concepts aim to inspire the world's future underwater combat environment.
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3M-14 Kalibr strikes in Syria confirmed Russian Navy`s ability to engage remote targets
The trials of long-range high-precision weapons during the counter-terror operation in Syria have confirmed the ability of the Russian Navy to provide presence in the remote areas of the World`s water in full combat readiness, according to the Chairman of the Russian Armed Forces` Military Scientific Committee, the Deputy Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Igor Makushev.
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ECA Group�s USV INSPECTOR MK2 goes wireless
ECA Group extends capabilities of its Unmanned Surface Vehicle INSPECTOR MK2 to provide faster data transfer linked to other unmanned systems. Premium equipment has been selected and tested in real user conditions to complete and qualify ECA Group radio communication solutions for its USV range.
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Ukroboronprom has developed new modernized main battle tank T-72AMT for Ukrainian army.
UKKROBORONPROM SE "Kiev Armored Plant" has developed a new modernized version of the Soviet-made T-72 called T-72AMT for the Ukrainian armed forces. One of the most important feature is the new armour. Read full article at this link ....
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| New T-72AMT main battle tank designed by the Ukrainian Company Kiev Armored Plant |
Elbit to provide F-5 fighter jet upgrade to undisclosed Asian customer
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded an approximately $93 million contract from an Asia-Pacific country to upgrade its F-5 aircraft fleet. The contract will be performed over a three-year period, the company said in an official statement. Read more
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| A Royal Thai Air Force F-5E Tiger II (Credit: RTAF) |
Kalashnikov Concern presented its Anti-Riot solution at army 2017
The Kalashnikov concern, which is part of the Rostekh State Corporation, initiated the special vehicle "Shield" designed for the needs of the police. Multi functional protection systems and other police equipment are being developed today in many countries around the world. Read more
Oxley to provide KF-X fighter program with full external lighting system
Oxley Group has secured its position as leading the global market in aerospace LED lighting after being selected by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to develop the full external lighting system on the new KF-X and IF-X Fighter Aircraft program, the British company announced today. Read more
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| An artist's rendering of South Korea future KF-X fighter jet |
C4I Computing system for the Australian Hawkei vehicle has been tested
A C4I integral Computing System for the Australian Army's Hawkei vehicle has been tested by the government's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced on Monday. Read more
Army-2017: Burkina Faso buys two Mi-171Sh helicopters
In the course of the Army-2017 International Military Technical Forum, Rosoboronexport (incorporated by the Rostekh state corporation) signed a contract to supply Mi-171Sh helicopters to Burkina Faso, Sergey Kornev, Rosoboronexport deputy director general and director of the department of export of defense products Air Force services, reports. Read more
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| A Mi-171Sh of the Russian Armed Forces (Credit: Russian Helicopters) |
3M-14 Kalibr strikes in Syria confirmed Russian Navy`s ability to engage remote targets
The trials of long-range high-precision weapons during the counter-terror operation in Syria have confirmed the ability of the Russian Navy to provide presence in the remote areas of the World`s water in full combat readiness, according to the Chairman of the Russian Armed Forces` Military Scientific Committee, the Deputy Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Igor Makushev.
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Japan Air Self Defense Force will be practicing deployment of Patriot missile systems on U.S base
The Japan Air Self Defense Force will temporarily deploy Patriot missile batteries to several U.S. installations in Japan beginning Aug. 29, 2017, to practice and refine their ability to rapidly respond to North Korean missile threats. Read more
Russian armed forces will receive 100 T-14 Armata main battle tanks by 2020.
During Army-2017, the International Military Technical Forum, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov has announced a plan for the delivery of 100 T-14 Armata main battle tanks (MBTs) Russian armed forces by 2020. Read full news at this link ....
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| Russian-made T-14 Armata main battle tank at Army-2017 International Military Technical Forum near Moscow, Russia. |
Latvian army to buy Stinger air-defence systems from Denmark
Latvian Ministry of Defence and Danish Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement for purchase of air defence systems, currently held by Danish Armed Forces, by the Latvian side. Read more
Monday 28 August 2017
European Naval Shipbuilders Weighing their Options for US Navy FFG(X) Program
Most major European naval shipbuilding companies are closely reviewing their options for the U.S. Navy FFG(X) program. Contacted by Navy Recognition, BAE Systems (United Kingdom), Naval Group (France), Fincantieri (Italy) and Navantia (Spain) acknowledged looking at the RFI. TKMS (Germany) and Damen (Netherlands) didn't return phone calls or emails.
Orbital ATK is Delivering AARGM Anti-Radiation Missile Block 1 Upgrade to U.S. Navy
Orbital ATK, a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, is rolling out the Block 1 software upgrade to the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM). Earlier this year, Orbital ATK and the U.S. Navy completed testing, demonstrating the effectiveness of the software upgrade. Read More
United Arab Emirates interested to purchase Russian Uran-9 unmanned ground combat vehicle
The United Arab Emirates is interested to purchase Russian-made Uran-9 UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle), Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told TASS. The Uran-9 is an armed Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) designed, developed and manufactured by the Russian defense company 766th UPTK. Read full news at this link ...
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| Russian-made Uran-9 unmanned ground combat vehicle at Army-2016 International Military Technical Forum, September 2016. |
