Land Warfare
Poland seeks 500 HIMARS launchers
Poland is requesting 500 HIMARS launchers to boost its precision-strike artillery capabilities.
Defence Notes
Finland must apply to join NATO ‘without delay’, say president and prime minister
Political, diplomatic and military discussions — undertaken since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began — will result in Finland becoming a member of NATO with broad popular support.
Training
IT2EC 2022: Agincourt lifts the veil on BattleVR
The recently developed BattleVR firearms training solution from Agincourt is fully integrated with the BISim VBS games engine.
Air Warfare
US hails HAWC test but still plays catch-up on hypersonics
The second successful test flight of the HAWC missile fails to obscure patchy progress overall in US hypersonic programmes.
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Naval Warfare
Berdyansk disaster hits Black Sea Fleet capabilities
24th March 2022
As the Russian Navy assesses the damage from explosions and ship fires at the occupied port of Berdyansk, the strategic consequences for the Black Sea Fleet could be severe.
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Defence Notes
Forewarned is forearmed: Poland fast-tracks procurement and surges defence spending
23rd March 2022
Long-standing concerns over potential Russian aggression meant that Poland was already positioned to react to the invasion of Ukraine by raising defence spending and procuring new equipment.
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Defence Notes
Boats on a plane, Turkish sanctions and corvette market insight (Podcast)
6th August 2021
Welcome to Episode 31 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Defence Notes
UK/European defence industrial policies, plus integrated test and evaluation (podcast)
30th July 2021
Welcome to Episode 30 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Defence Notes
Croatia sets out its 2020 procurement vision
7th February 2020
Salient features of the Croatian defence procurement programme for 2020 were unveiled on 6 February, with new detail provided on plans to purchase new aircraft …
