Lockheed Martin is interested in adapting its 60 kW laser systems for the US Navy (USN) Surface Navy Laser Weapons System (SNLWS), Jim Murdoch, Director of Advanced Technologies Business Development for Lockheed Martin, told reporters at the Annual Navy League conference in National Harbor,
Navy League 2017: Lockheed Martin seeks to adapt laser system for USN
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Navy League 2017: BAE Systems, Iveco vehicle swims from Italian amphibious ship
In late March the Italian Marines trialled an Iveco-built version of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 that Iveco and BAE Systems are developing for a competitive US Marine Corps (USMC) programme.
The vehicle, based on Iveco's SuperAV, is driven by a six-cylinder 700-hp FPT Industrial Cursor
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Mattis concerned about 'Russian activity' in Afghanistan
US secretary of defence Jim Mattis has expressed concern about what he described as "Russian activity" in Afghanistan.
"We have seen Russian activity vis-à-vis the Taliban,' he said in a joint press conference in London with UK defence secretary Michael Fallon on 31 March.
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KSEW shipyard lays keel for Pakistan Navy's fourth Azmat-class fast attack craft
Pakistan's state-owned Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) held a keel-laying ceremony on 30 March for the country's fourth missile-capable Azmat-class fast attack craft (FAC).
The Pakistan Navy (PN) currently operates two 63-m Azmat-class FACs, PNS Azmat (1013) and PNS Dehshat (1014),
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Indian MoD clears import of 100 Barak-1 SR-SAMs
India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved procurements worth INR8.6 billion (USD132.3 million) on 3 April that include 100 Israel Aerospace Industries/Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Barak-1 short-range surface-to-air missiles (SR-SAMs) for INR5 billion for the Indian Navy (IN), MoD officials told
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First Indian submariners complete Scorpène training
The first of two crews of Indian submariners for the Kalvari (Scorpène)-class diesel-electric submarines being licence-built for the Indian Navy (IN) has completed its training, according to a 4 April press statement issued by Défense Conseil International (DCI): the reference operator of
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Defence scientists develop eye-safe laser device
Defence scientists in Australia have developed an eye-safe laser-based device to warn people that they are approaching a restricted location, according to a press statement issued by the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) on 3 April.
"Checkpoint operators want to get a person's attention
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Brexit could impact future European fighter development, Airbus warns
The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union could have a major impact on Europe's plans to design, develop, and manufacture the next generation of combat aircraft, Airbus Defence and Space (DS) chief executive Dirk Hoke has warned.
Speaking to Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper on 31
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Boeing Poseidon contract includes first UK aircraft
Boeing has received a USD2.2 billion contract for 17 P-8A Poseidon Multimission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) that includes the first for the United Kingdom.
The contract, which was announced by the company on 3 April but awarded on 30 March, covers 11 aircraft for the US Navy (USN), 4 for the Royal
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Batam shipbuilder cuts steel on Indonesian Navy's 122 m replenishment tanker
Indonesian shipbuilder PT Batamec has begun work on a 122 m replenishment tanker on order for the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL).
A first steel-cutting ceremony for the vessel, which was presided over by the TNI-AL's Assistant for Logistics to the Navy Chief,
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Airbus to enter co-operation discussions with Indonesia over A400M contract
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Airbus is entering discussions with Indonesia over possible industrial collaborations for an impending A400M contract
The deal, which aims to transfer aerospace expertise to Indonesian industries, will likely include a number of state-owned aerospace companies
Airbus Defence and Space
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Aero restarts L-159 ALCA production, touts Argentina as potential customer
The first L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) to be built for 13 years made its public debut on 31 March. Production of the jet, at Prague-based Aero Vodochody, ceased in 2004 after the last of 72 L-159s was delivered to the Czech Air Force.
In a ceremony attended by Czech prime minister
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USAF mulls programme for more survivable tankers
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun studying concepts for a future tanker aircraft that could add persistence and survivability to the service's workhorse refuelling fleet.
The USAF is buying 179 new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tankers, but it has several hundred more tanker aircraft that
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US military leaders to discuss 'pilot shortage' with commercial airlines in May
US military officials are planning a 'summit' on 18 May with airline industry executives to discuss a pilot shortage and certain regulations that lead commercial businesses to seek military-trained personnel.
Military leaders - including US Navy and US Marine Corps aviators, but especially the US
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Update: Delivery of Spain's second BAM tranche brought forward
Delivery of the first of the second tranche of Buques de Acción Marítima (BAM) offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the Spanish Navy, Audaz (P45), has been set for June 2018, shipbuilder Navantia said on 30 March following the vessel's launch ceremony.
When the order was approved by the
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Spain prepares to initiate wheeled AIFV programme
Spain is gearing up for a first-phase order for 348 of a planned new fleet of eight-wheeled armoured infantry fighting vehicles (AIFVs) in a programme expected to cost EUR3.8 billion (USD4.05 billion), Secretary of State for Defence Agustin Conde has told the country's Congress Defence Commission.
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Saab gives update on Gripen F development with Brazil
Sweden's Saab is moving into the next phases of delivering the JAS 39E/F Next-Generation Gripen fighter to the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira: FAB). In a briefing on 3 April at the Latin American Aerospace and Defence exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Saab's Mikael Franzén
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Navy League 2017: USS Gerald R Ford heads to sea trials
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Lead-of-class Ford heads to sea trials before delivery to the USN
With a larger size and greater power output, Ford represents the first new US carrier design in more than 35 years
The US Navy's (USN's soon to be commissioned first-of-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R
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Navy League 2017: Textron seeks to leverage Aerosonde for USCG small UAS
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Textron Systems plans to offer its Aerosonde SUAS to cover the US National Security Cutters' existing aerial surveillance gap
The selected SUAS would be used to extend the 'eyes and ears' of the NSC with manned-unmanned teaming
Textron Systems plans to offer its Aerosonde system to
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Embraer announces defence partnership with Rockwell Collins
On the 3 April opening day of the Latin American Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) exposition in Rio de Janeiro, the military division of Brazil's Embraer announced a co-operative agreement with Rockwell Collins. The agreement is centred on jointly developing applications for the defence sector.
The
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