Brightlingsea-based marine vessel builder CTruk unveiled its Twin-Hulled Offshore Raider (THOR) demonstrator to invited journalists on 31 July.
The vessel, a catamaran design constructed using composite materials, is currently undergoing final preparations before being put in the water for the
THOR demonstrator vessel unveiled by CTruk
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Satellite imagery shows scale of strike in Syria
The 5 July attack on a munitions storage facility near Latakia in Syria was far more extensive than previously believed, suggesting it was not launched from a submarine as claimed by some sources, according to IHS Jane's satellite imagery analysis.
The incident was first revealed by Syrian
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Lockheed Martin improves K-MAX situational awareness, increases autonomy
Key Points A new US Army technology will enable K-MAX to re-plan a mission during flight K-MAX will be able to send HD video through its rotors via SATCOM
Lockheed Martin unveiled a package of system upgrades to the K-MAX unmanned cargo system on 30 July that will give the air vehicle the ability
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Briefing: Vietnam's surveillance and reconnaissance investment plans
A strategic requirement to enhance capability to secure and protect assets in the South China Sea is driving Vietnam to invest in the development and procurement of a range of indigenous and foreign C4ISR-related systems.
Vietnam's industrial capabilities in these areas are basic, given the
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UN Congo mission to get Falco UAVs
Selex ES has been awarded to provide Falco unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), a UN spokesman announced on 2 August.
"The selected vendor is the Italian company Selex ES. The UAV is known as the Falco and is
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Kerry hints at end to UAV strikes in Pakistan
US Secretary of State John Kerry has given the strongest indication yet that the Obama administration is considering an end to its controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to target suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan's semi-autonomous tribal areas along the Afghan
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Images suggest China's first carrier under construction
Sections of a ship at Jiangnan Group's Changxing Island shipbuilding facility near Shanghai may be parts of China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier.
Images of the blocks recently began appearing on Chinese military forums and websites and have been corroborated by DigitalGlobe satellite
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Brazil considers armoured 4x4 procurement
The Brazilian Army is expected to procure a family of protected 4x4 multipurpose wheeled tactical vehicles as part of a project called VBR-LR (Viatura Blindada de Reconhecimento Leve de Rodas - Lightweight Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle), IHS Jane's has learned.
A team set up by the army is
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US amends Libyan export restrictions
The US Department of State (DoS) announced on 5 August it was amending export regulations imposed on Libya following the adoption of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2095 in March.
The UNSC resolution removed the requirement for approval from the UNSC Committee Concerning Libya
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UK's Vanguard SSBNs to start LIFEX in 2015
The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) will begin its Life Extension (LIFEX) programme in 2015 as part of a planned deep maintenance period at Babcock's Devonport dockyard.
HMS Vanguard will be the first of the four Vanguard-class
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UAE receives final A330 MRTT
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has received its third and final A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT), Airbus Military announced on 5 August.
Converted from A330 airliners, the MRTT can be used as a tanker and transport aircraft. The MRTTs ordered by the UAE are equipped with the probe-and-drogue
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Turkey overhauls its top ranks
On 3 August Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) replaced the commanders of all four military services in an overhaul of its top ranks, a mark of the government increasingly asserting its power over its military, further curbing its political role.
Land Forces Commander General Hayri Kivrikoglu,
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Russian airborne commander discusses force structure changes
Three Russian air assault brigades currently under army control will be re-subordinated to the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, the commander of Russia's airborne forces, stated on 31 July in an interview with Russian state news.
Gen Shamanov discussed potential force
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Russia orders 40 Mi-8AMTSh helicopters
Russia has ordered 40 additional Mil Mi-8 'Hip' helicopters from Russian Helicopters, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 3 August.
The purchase, worth RUB12.6 billion (USD383 million), will see Russian Helicopters build 40 Mi-8AMTSh 'Terminator' armed utility helicopters for the
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Peru receives, displays new anti-tank weapons
The Peruvian Army (EP) has displayed for the first time its new Dynamit Nobel Defence Panzerfaust 3 and Instalaza ALCOTAN-100 rocket launchers.
As previously reported by IHS Jane's , the Peruvian Army is buying about 1,700 Panzerfaust 3 rockets and 181 launchers that are being distributed among
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India to put assault rifle contenders through winter trials
The Indian Army is expected to begin long-delayed high-altitude winter trials of five 5.56x45 mm assault rifles in northern Kashmir's Leh region.
The army is choosing from Italy's Beretta ARX160; the Czech Republic's Czeca CZ 805 BREN; Israel Weapon Industries' ACE 1 - a variant of its ACE rifle;
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RAN's SM-2s get mid-course guidance update
Operational release of the mid-course guidance mode of the SM-2 Block IIIA air-defence missile system on the Royal Australia's Navy's (RAN's) Adelaide-class frigates (FFGs) was achieved in July, a Department of Defence spokesperson confirmed to IHS Jane's on 5 August.
The spokesperson said
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USAF's X-56A technology to boost efficiency at higher speeds
Key Points The USAF is testing a new UAV that paves the way for a generation of new high-speed, high-efficiency aircraft The UAV's high aspect ratio wing and advanced flight controls could inform the development of new USAF surveillance and strike assets
The US Air Force's (USAF's) X-56A
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US Army approves buying third brigade of Stryker DVHs
Key Points Army acquisition officials granted authority to buy a third brigade's worth of Stryker DVHs The procurement would run from FY14-16, but is 'based on available funding'
The US Army has been approved to buy as many as 337 more Stryker double-V hulls (DVHs) under an exchange programme to
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USAF seeks to balance strategy, cost in upcoming QDR process
Key Points The USAF is positioning itself as a low-cost answer to winning wars in an austere budget environment Air force contributions to the QDR will take into account funding constraints
As the US Air Force (USAF) prepares to participate in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), due to the US
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