Tim Martin

PREMIUM: Germany admits ‘not all talks’ are over on Tornado replacement

The coronavirus crisis has prevented the German Ministry of Defence from concluding discussions on the fate of its Tornado replacement acquisition, despite a report that ...

PREMIUM: US Army savours FARA respite but hurts from COVID-19 budget shortfall

Following the on-schedule downselect of Bell and Sikorsky to compete for the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype design and test phase, the US Army has confirmed it sees ...

PREMIUM: Saab not feeling ‘immediate consequences’ of coronavirus crisis

Manufacturer Saab has said that it will not speculate on how the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic will disrupt company plans or financial expectations, but confirmed that the Gripen ...

PREMIUM: Germany tells of no ‘substantial’ changes to future procurement targets

The German MoD and industrial base are reporting that key domestic procurements continue to run as scheduled, although the outbreak of COVID-19 is causing catastrophic international operational ...

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Tim Martin is Editor, Air for Shephard Media, based in London.

Tim has experience writing and editing across a range of B2B publications before joining Shephard as rotary reporter in October 2017. He holds a masters degree in Journalism from the University of Wales .

Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Defence awakens to European COVID-19 nightmare

18th March 2020

The impact of COVID-19 has caused widespread disruption to the European defence industry which has introduced exceptional operational measures to protect the health of armed forces personnel, ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: No mention of Egyptian AW149 order in Leonardo's 2019 financials

13th March 2020

A supposed contract for at least 20 Leonardo AW149 8t-class helicopters from Egypt has not been listed among the orders signed off by the manufacturer ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Sweden tells Europe there can be ‘no business as usual’ with Russia

12th March 2020

The Swedish government has said that Russian military aggression and violation of international law must not be followed by meeting demands from Moscow to form ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Short UK defence review timetable draws criticism

11th March 2020

Experts appearing before the UK Defence Select Committee have suggested that the government is mistaken to plan to complete new national spending and defence reviews ...
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PREMIUM: US sees huge spike in Middle East arms exports

10th March 2020

Booming arms export trade between the US defence industry and the Middle East has risen by 79% over the course of the last five years, ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Combat air set to play the fall guy in UK defence review

6th March 2020

As high-profile budget difficulties tie the UK government to making tough, long-term procurement decisions across air, land and sea domains, the RAF’s combat air plans ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Sea Venom design delay raises Wildcat capability questions

5th March 2020

The anti-ship weapons capabilities of the RN AW159 Wildcat have been dealt a blow with confirmation that the new MBDA Sea Venom missile has suffered from design ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Bell not conceding defeat on Israeli V-22 deal

28th February 2020

Manufacturer Bell-Boeing will continue to push for an export order of the V-22 Osprey from Israel despite political uncertainty and funding shortages casting major doubts over ...
Defence Notes

PREMIUM: Industry at odds on Canada’s Future Fighter delay

28th February 2020

Two of the three industry competitors involved in Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP) have said they did not ask decision-makers for an RfP submission ...
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PREMIUM: RAF warns of data loss dangers

26th February 2020

Senior leadership of the RAF have raised fears of data loss from accelerated data transfer techniques, but expect that key airborne C2 procurement decisions will ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: US Army distances itself from high-speed Apache talk

21st February 2020

The US Army has made explicitly clear that it is not taking any notice of an AH-64 high-speed Apache Block 2 configuration under study by ...
Defence Helicopter

PREMIUM: Clean bill of health offers springboard for Defiant’s FLRAA fight

20th February 2020

The SB>1 Defiant Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) is moving towards increased speed flight tests, having overcome a gearbox joint ‘bearing creep’ issue that was ...
Defence Helicopter

Kuwait suspends H225M deliveries pending investigation

14th February 2020

The Kuwait MoD has decided to stop receiving further deliveries of the Airbus H225M Caracal heavy-lift helicopter, following the discovery of technical faults on two ...
Unmanned Vehicles

Northrop Grumman not pausing for thought on MQ-4C

13th February 2020

The US DoD's decision to pause production of the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAV is not one that concerns the platform’s manufacturer. A two-year ...
Defence Notes

DoD plays it safe on air power spending

12th February 2020

The proposed US DoD FY2021 defence budget runs at a shortfall of $800 million for aircraft and associated systems compared to last year’s figures. In total, ...
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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 ...
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Finland looks to crown new fighter from overcrowded acquisition

16th January 2020

Tests and evaluations of five candidates involved in Finland’s HX Fighter Programme (HX-FP) are set to run through to 26 February and will act as ...
Defence Helicopter

Winning streak continues as Leonardo scoops USN trainer award

14th January 2020

Leonardo has beaten off competition from Airbus, Bell and two other contenders to win the USN’s TH-73A trainer helicopter programme, with its offer coming in $265 million ...
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Insight: Iran in the dock over potential Ukrainian airliner downing

10th January 2020

Don't miss out on more news and analysis from Shephard Media. Sign up to our Premium News. Firm conclusions about how Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed, killing all 176 ...
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USAF begins search to provide F-35A with more punch

9th January 2020

The USAF is looking to give a considerable anti-access/area denial capability boost to its fifth-generation fighter jet. It also plans to develop ‘future advanced capabilities’ ...