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Eurosatory 2014
Flaring to go (ES14E5)
Initial A400M deliveries have been made to France and Turkey so far.More missions possible (ES14E5)
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa has expanded its RG35 family of wheeled armoured combat vehicles with the RG35 Motorised Infantry VehicleNASAMS continues to impress (ES14E5)
Norway has fielded NASAMS for more than a decade, and the system is in service with Finland, the Netherlands and Spain.
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Vote of confidence (ES14E5)
CTAI (Nexter, Outside Stand A600) announced at Eurosatory that its 40mm Case Telescoped Armament System (CTAS) received formal qualification from the French and UK ministries of defence late in May 2014 and CTAI issued its certificates of design on 10 June. The qualification certification is a
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Weapons partnership (ES14E5)
Avibras of Brazil and France’s Nexter have signed an agreement this week to co-operate on the development of the Nexter Caesar artillery system to meet a Brazilian army requirement. The 155mm/52 selfpropelled howitzer is intended to use the same elements as the Astros rocket artillery system
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Brazilian police (ES14E5)
Israeli armoured vehicle specialist Plasan (Hall 6, Stand B402) has been selected to supply six high-performance armoured personnel carriers to answer the Brazilian military police’s Choque da PMESP requirement. The vehicles are based on a standard 4x4 chassis but have been re-engineered to
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RAPIDFire engages UAV (ES14E5)
Thales (Outdoor Stand A690) has confirmed that its RAPIDFire 40mm self-propelled (SP) air defence system successfully tracked and shot down two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during firing trials in southern France earlier this year. RAPIDFire has been developed to rapidly engage very small targets
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Europe’s future MALE? (ES14E5)
In recent years there has been a glut of projects for European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAVs, but none has made any headway. In the meantime, Europe’s air arms have largely turned to Israel and the USA to provide capability. Last month three European aerospace heavy-hitters
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Kuwaiti parliament approves Typhoon procurement
Kuwait has approved the procurement of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft that was announced in September 2015, the Reuters news agency reported on 1 March. The national parliament has passed a draft law enabling the advance payment of KWD150 million (USD499 million) for the Typhoons, with the
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Diehl expected to finalise LaGS development in 2016
Key Points SAL modification to GCU gives AIM-9L Sidewinder an air-to-surface capability Diehl has developed software to enable an air-to surface capability for the IRIS-T AAM Germany's Diehl BGT Defence is expected to finalise development of its Laser Guided Sidewinder (LaGS) air-to-surface
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Boeing V-22 ops centre aims to boost USMC readiness
Boeing in January initiated the use of a new V-22 Readiness Operation Center (VROC) at its production facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in order to better assist the US Marine Corps (USMC) in its effort to improve the operational readiness of its aviation squadrons, a Boeing official said in a
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Slovakia receives up-armoured Tatra HMHD trucks
The Slovak Republic Armed Forces received six Tatra T 815-79OR99 38 300 8x8.1R-L2 High Mobility Heavy Duty (HMHD) tactical trucks in late January 2016 as part of an ongoing wheeled vehicle fleet recapitalisation programme that began in 2012. The L2 variant features NATO STANAG 4569 Level 2
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Russia donates 10,000 AK-47s to Afghanistan
Russia has donated 10,000 AK-47 assault rifles and about one million rounds of ammunition to Afghanistan as part of its military aid to the country. The arms and ammunition arrived on 24 February in a Russian aircraft at the military airport in Kabul. As IHS Jane's reported earlier, the donation was
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Turkey receives first Koral land-based EW system
The Turkish Air Force officially received its first locally designed Koral land-based mobile electronic warfare (EW) system from Aselsan on 22 February. According to an information note released by the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) on 22 February, Koral is able to search
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Turkey receives first Koral land-based EW system
The Turkish Air Force officially received its first locally designed Koral land-based mobile electronic warfare (EW) system from Aselsan on 22 February. According to an information note released by the Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) on 22 February, Koral is able to search
