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Naval Warfare

Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer

Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

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Land Warfare

Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities

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Land Warfare

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Naval Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Land Warfare

Rheinmetall to upgrade Fuchs/Fox vehicles

14th December 2016

Rheinmetall will modernise the German armed forces’ Fuchs/Fox armoured transport vehicles under a €135 million contract announced on 12 December. The company will upgrade 90 …
Land Warfare

Ukroboronprom demos digital FCS

14th December 2016

Demonstrations have been carried out on a new digital fire control system installed on the BMP-1UMD infantry fighting vehicle. The demonstrations were conducted in the …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems rolls out ACV 1.1 design

14th December 2016

BAE Systems rolled out its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 prototypes, based on Iveco's SuperAV platform, for the United States Marine Corps on 13 December. The prototypes will be …
Naval Warfare

Analysis: Waters rage in South China Sea (Part 2)

14th December 2016

In Part 1 of this analysis, Shephard looked in some detail at Chinese and Taiwanese reactions to the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling on …
Naval Warfare

Japan Coast Guard to get cash injection

13th December 2016

Japan is proposing to raise the budget of its overworked coast guard in the coming fiscal year, giving it its largest funding ever. The government …
Land Warfare

Thailand orders Chinese SAM

13th December 2016

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bought a battery of KS-1C medium-range surface-to-air missiles from the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), with delivery expected …
Defence Helicopter

Saudi Arabia wants Chinook helicopters

13th December 2016

The US State Department has approved a $3.51 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment, training and support, the …
Defence Notes

Qatar and Kuwait closer to fast jet deals

13th December 2016

Last month the GCC states of Qatar and Kuwait moved one step closer to completing one of the largest fast-jet programmes in recent years with …
Defence Helicopter

Ka-52 first export deliveries set for 2017

13th December 2016

Russian Helicopters plans to begin export deliveries of the Ka-52 coaxial rotor attack helicopters in 2017. The launch export customer for the type is Egypt, …
Military Logistics

Qatar requests spare C-17 engines

13th December 2016

The US State Department has approved a $81 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for spare C-17 engines, equipment and support, the Defense Security …
Defence Helicopter

UAE requests Apaches from US

13th December 2016

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested Apache AH-64E helicopters and services from the US government under the foreign military sales programme. The potential $3.5 billion …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Brimstone planned for Protector UAS

13th December 2016

Plans are underway for UK’s Protector UAS is to be armed with the Brimstone precision strike missile when it enters service with the Royal Air …
Land Warfare

RTD awarded French VLTP-NP contract

13th December 2016

Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) has been awarded the French unprotected light passenger vehicle (VLTP-NP) contract, the company announced on 8 December. The contract covers the …
Land Warfare

India's new rifle opts for 7.62mm

13th December 2016

The Indian Army is rerunning a competition for a general assault rifle to replace the problematic Indian Small Arms System (INSAS). The specifications for the new …
Military Logistics

SEA to support Royal Navy sonars

13th December 2016

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a two year contract worth £1 million to Cohort subsidiary SEA to provide technical support for a …
Military Logistics

BAE Systems wins AWD support

13th December 2016

BAE Systems Australia will support the Royal Australian Navy’s three Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs) as they are delivered and transitioned into service under …
Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky opens testing lab for CRH

12th December 2016

Sikorsky has inaugurated a new Systems Integration Lab in Stratford, Connecticut, to begin testing key systems for the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme. The 2,500 …
Naval Warfare

Belgian-Dutch intent goes beyond joint ship procurement

12th December 2016

In addition to the joint procurement of new frigates and mine hunters under a letter of intent signed by Belgium and the Netherlands in Brussels …
Land Warfare

Russia’s Armata is coming…

12th December 2016

The Russian Army is set to receive over two-thousand new Armata T-14 tanks within the next decade. A contract signed between the Russian MoD and …

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