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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 29 October 2020 - 13:45 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 126'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

US Navy to reduce wear on 'Doomsday' aircraft with E-3D trainer

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 29/10/2020 - 13:15
The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry...
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ROV utilised to salvage crashed Dutch NH90 helicopter in the Caribbean

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:41
A remote operated vehicle (ROV) was utilised by a civilian company, Maritime Capacity Alliance (MCA), to salvage the wreck during September of the Dutch navy’s...
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Boeing would perform Canadian Super Hornet final assembly in US

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:40
Boeing would perform final assembly of its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets in the United States rather than Canada if it wins Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project...
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Chilean Air Force uses Black Hawks without modifications for Covid-19 response

Jane's Defense News - Thu, 29/10/2020 - 09:40
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile: FACh) this year used its fleet of Sikorsky S-70i (MH-60M in Chile service) Black Hawk utility helicopters without...
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Greek Media Outlets Claim Six F-35s Originally Destined to Turkey May End Up in Greece

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 18:57

Greek media outlets report that the U.S. will divert to Greece six F-35s originally built by Lockheed Martin for Turkey. Although the details are still pretty fuzzy, Greek social media went abuzz following the reports [...]

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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 28 October 2020 - 16:45 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 124'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Update: US Army receives first four ISVs, half of the initially anticipated delivery

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:48
General Motors (GM) Defense handed over its first four Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) to the US Army in late October, but had to strike a deal with the service for more...
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RoCA practises urban camouflage techniques for armoured vehicles

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:47
The Republic of China Army (RoCA) practised different camouflage techniques for tanks and armoured vehicles operating in an urban environment during a five-day exercise...
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Video of a committee meeting - Wednesday, 28 October 2020 - 14:00 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 143'

Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

Sikorsky contracted to build Lot 4 King Stallion helos for USMC

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
Sikorsky has been awarded USD550 million to build low-rate initial-production (LRIP) Lot 4 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the US Marine Corps (USMC),...
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South Korea aiming to develop ‘core technologies' for light aircraft carrier by 2024

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
South Korean officials and defence researchers have held their first meeting to discuss the development of “core technologies” for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s)...
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LM contracted to build MH-60R helos for Greece

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:11
Lockheed Martin has been contracted to build four MH-60R Seahawk maritime multimission helicopters for Greece, the US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 26...
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Northrop Grumman begins building first Triton UAV for Australia

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 16:10
Northrop Grumman commenced assembly of the first of up to seven MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Australia, it...
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IITB pushes Matsya 6 AUV development

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 11:30
The autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) team at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (AUV-IITB) is looking to evolve its Matsya series of AUVs with new...
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Obsolescence issues could increase cost of Leclerc XL upgrade

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 11:29
The cost of the Leclerc XL main battle tank upgrade programme could increase significantly due to years of unaddressed obsolescence issues, according to a 21 October...
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Italian Air Force Museum Welcomes “New” BR-1150 Atlantic and F-16 Fighting Falcon

The Aviationist Blog - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 11:08

The BR-1150 Atlantic and F-16 Fighting Falcon join the outstanding collection of the Italian Air Force Museum. Located some 25 kilometers to the northeast of Rome, the Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare – Italian Air Force [...]

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US approves potential sale to Taiwan of Defense Systems and missiles, worth USD2.4 billion | Janes analysis

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 10:43
On the same day that China announced sanctions against several US companies selling weapons to Taiwan, the US State Department approved another potential multibillion-dollar Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the island.
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China enacts new defence export legislation

Jane's Defense News - Wed, 28/10/2020 - 09:54
China has formally enacted legislation to strengthen controls of military exports. The ‘Export Control Law’ was approved recently at the 22nd session of the Standing...
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When The Right Stuff Goes Wrong: Real F/A-18E Super Hornet Crash Site Photo Mirrors Movie Scene

The Aviationist Blog - Tue, 27/10/2020 - 21:27

A photo of the Super Hornet pilot near the crash site after ejection is strikingly similar to a famous scene from “The Right Stuff”. On Oct. 20, 2020, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet departed [...]

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