An infographic released by the Singapore Ministry of Defence, which depicts the MRCV as a mother ship for various unmanned systems. (Singapore Ministry of Defence)
Singapore has awarded its state-linked defence prime ST Engineering with a contract to design and build six multirole combat vessels (MRCVs).
The award was announced by the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) in a 28 March news release, but no contract value was provided.
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The Republic of Korea Army is moving to replace its ageing fleet of Sikorsky CH-47D helicopters with the newer ‘F’ version. Pictured above, members of the US National Guard conduct sling-load training with a CH-47D in 2016. (US Army National Guard photo/Capt Brian Hare)
The South Korean government said it has finalised the acquisition of Boeing CH-47F heavy-lift transport helicopters for the Republic of Korea (RoK) Army.
South Korea has been seeking to acquire 18 CH-47F helicopters to replace the army’s ageing fleet of CH-47D Chinooks.
The US Marine Corps’ unfunded priorities list include a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. (HII)
The six US military services have told Congress they have identified more than USD12.6 billion in “unfunded priorities”, or necessary programmes that did not receive funding in the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request, according to documents obtained by
Janes
.
The US Marine Corps’ unfunded priorities list (UPL) totals USD3.7 billion, including USD1.
The Netherlands Marine Corps’ existing fleet of 12 LCVPs will be replaced by 20 new landing craft, comprising a mix of eight LACs and 12 LCMs. (Netherlands MoD)
The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined plans for the replacement of the Netherlands Marine Corps’ landing craft vehicle personnel (LCVP) vessels from 2025.
In a 23 March report to the Dutch parliament’s House of Representatives, State Secretary of Defence Christophe van der Maat said the existing fleet of 12 LCVPs
would approach the end of their service lives in 2024.
A model of the Medium Power Radar (MPR) Arudhra displayed by BEL at Aero India 2023 held in Bangalore in February. BEL will manufacture and supply an undisclosed number of MPRs to the IAF under a contract worth INR28 billion. (Janes/Prathamesh Karle)
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed two separate contracts with public sector undertaking (PSU) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to procure multiple units of a radar and a radar warning receiver for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
A file image of USS
Chinook
patrolling in the Persian Gulf. The vessel was retired on 28 March 2023 with its sister ship, USS
Monsoon
. Both are being transferred to the Philippines.
(US Navy)
The Philippine Navy is set to receive two more Cyclone-class coastal patrol boats that were formerly in service with the US Navy (USN).
The vessels, USS
Monsoon
and USS
Chinook
, were retired by the USN’s Fifth Fleet on 28 March at a decommissioning ceremony in Manama, Bahrain.
China showcased the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile weapons system at Airshow China 2022. The country has deployed the upgraded system with eight smaller missiles in PLA’s Central Theater Command. (Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed the upgraded HQ-9B medium-range, medium-altitude air-defence system in an anti-aircraft brigade of Central Theater Command (CTC).
Video footage released by PLA-affiliated broadcaster js7tv shows the PLA deploying and testing the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the CTC.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems a $15m contract modification on 27 March for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) system already in production.
Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Michigan; Anniston, Alabama; and Lima, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of 24 March 2024.
The MPF system was purpose-built for the US Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) to provide them with decisive lethality, mobility, and survivability with upgraded capabilities on the multi-domain battlefield.
Elbit Systems has reported consolidated revenues of $5.511bn for the fiscal year (FY) 2022, representing a growth from $5.278bn in FY2021.
This increase has been attributed to the company’s Airborne systems and C4ISR systems segments, which recorded the majority of revenues in the year.
Elbit Systems said the growth in the C4ISR area of operations was primarily due to an increase in sales of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to European customers and a rise in sales of Sparton’s products in the US.
The company’s cost of revenues for FY22 was $4.13bn, approximately 75.1% of revenues.
The US Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission.
The test against Class-2 uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) was conducted at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, and marked a milestone in deploying precision-guided rockets.
The APKWS technology transforms unguided rockets into smart munitions for precision strikes on soft and lightly armoured targets.