MEADS vs PATRIOT - Still Not The End
Germany has made a political decision, i.e. a declaration of intent, for both four new multi-role MKS 180 combat ships; and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) as the basis for Taktisches...
View ArticleAero Vodochody Announces First Customers for L-39NG
Aero Vodochody Aerospace has attracted its first customers for the L-39NG programme. This was announced by Aero Vodochody’s president Ladislav Šimek on Tuesday. The first customer is the Czech state...
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Sagem Celebrates 25 Years of UAS Business
Angling for a French Army contract for new tactical UAS, on day two of Paris Air Show 2015, Sagem unveiled its plans on how to consolidate its UAS expertise under the Safran banner.PATROLLER UAS...
View ArticleFLIR Systems MERLIN's Magic
On display during Paris Air Show 2015 was FLIR Systems’ MERLIN intelligence suite that can be used to support Search and Rescue (SAR), maritime patrol, information, surveillance, target acquisition,...
View ArticleAn Arctic Dawn - Russia Developing Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft System for...
Russia's KBP Instrument Design Bureau is considering developing a special tracked version of its PANTSIR (SA-22 Greyhound) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system for use in the Arctic. The...
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The Red Dawn Pt. 2? Russia Shows Off New Military Hardware
During Army-2015 Expo international military technical forum in Patriot Park, located in the Russian town of Kubinka in the Moscow Region, this week, Russian minister of trade and industry, Denis...
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UK Remains Optimistic Over Further TYPHOON Sales
The UK remains positive about further sales of the Eurofighter TYPHOON to countries such as Qatar and India, despite both country’s initial decision to buy the Dassault RAFALE instead, said Stephen...
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Textron Systems’ Shadow of Tomorrow
At Paris Air Show 2015, Textron Systems business development manager for unmanned systems Brent J. Philson spoke to MT and explained how the SHADOW M2 has kept what he calls, “the goodness of the...
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PUMA IFV Formally Handed over to Bundeswehr
Today, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall formally handed over the PUMAinfantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). Being one of the most advanced systems of its...
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PUMA IFV Meeting the Customer's Exacting Requirements
On 24 June 2015 in Unterluess, Germany, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall officially handed over the new PUMA infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The PUMA...
View ArticleAustrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) Outlines Future Protection Plans
The Austrian Ministry of Defence (MoD) described an emphasis on protection and lethality as it progresses with its soldier modernisation efforts, the Soldier Technology conference heard this week....
View ArticleReturn to Conventional Ops
After more than a decade concentrating on counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, more conventional warfare is making a comeback, according to senior defence sources. Speaking at...
View ArticleJungle Warriors in the Making
Almost 1,800km from the sea and 5,000 from the source of the Amazon river, the 2.2 million inhabitants of the city of Manaus live in the steamy, hot and humid climate that immediately springs to mind...
View ArticleRUSI Land Warfare Conference Recap
The UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Michael Fallon has called upon the British Army to, “adopt and accommodate,” the higher technology wars of the future, the Royal United Services...
View ArticleClose Encounters of …a Different Kind…
Much has been written of ‘military ethos’ and the dire need for it in retaining and refining the esprit de corps essential for making men – and women – do extraordinary things in the name of defence of...
View ArticleRoyal Air Force Air Power Conference Opens in London
The annual Royal Air Force Air Power conference in London began on Wednesday with a welcome from Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, Chief of the Air Staff who was mindful of the 75th Anniversary of...
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Royal Air Force (RAF) Fights Modern Day ‘Battle of Britain’ Over Iraq and Syria
“I believe we are fighting a new Battle of Britain,” said Michael Fallon, UK’s Secretary of State for Defence, during his keynote speech on the second day of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Power...
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“Strong Arm, Friendly Hand” – The Brazilian Army in the Amazon
Almost 400 years ago, Captain Pedro Teixeira’s “Bronze Guns and Iron Men” made an epic voyage of exploration along the Amazon, as far as modern day Quito in Ecuador. Since then, and as the modern state...
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International Jungle Warfare Symposium
Brazil’s Amazon Military Command (CMA - Comando Militar de Amazonia) confronts an immense task in its Area of Responsibility (see separate post Strong Arm, Friendly Hand). Part of the expertise it has...
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