Despite bolstering its patrol fleet with new Evolved Cape-class vessels, the Royal Australian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel programme remains mired in delays, indecision and criticism over underwhelming capabilities.
The Hurjet is pitched as the front runner for the Spanish Air Force’s Advanced Jet Trainer replacement programme for its ageing F-5M aircraft.
The US Army also added that it would push to get the long-range assault aircraft online “years ahead” of its original 2030 timeline.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
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10th April 2019
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat, Te Mataili II, to Tuvalu under Australia's Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement project. …
10th April 2019
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) conducted its first C-802A anti-ship missile test on 5 April, successfully hitting a target 100km away from HTMS Kraburi. This …
10th April 2019
The Australian government has extended Airbus Australia Pacific’s through-life support contract for the Australian Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, the Australian Department of Defence announced …
9th April 2019
Technology manufacturer Prismatic is to commence prototype flight testing on its PHASA-35 (Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft) HALE UAV programme before the end of the …
9th April 2019
Jacobs has received an IDIQ contract for architect and engineering services to renovate the US Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) headquarters buildings at Wright-Patterson Air …
9th April 2019
The US Office of Naval Research has awarded up to $20.5 million for the development of a new ‘at the edge’ armed reconnaissance vehicle. Winning …
9th April 2019
Seamor Marine has delivered a Chinook remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Manitoba for inspection of the High …
9th April 2019
Two competitors are remaining hopeful ahead of the delayed next phase in Brazil’s geostationary defence satellite programme, SGDC 2. Having successfully passed the request for …
9th April 2019
Teledyne Technologies was out in force at Ocean Business, displaying its range of sensors and unmanned vehicles, including the SeaRaptor autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). With one …
9th April 2019
India's air force presented what it called ‘irrefutable evidence’ on 8 April that it downed a Pakistan fighter jet in February, as the regional foes …
9th April 2019
Triumph Group has received a contract from Boeing to supply hydraulic system components for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling programme, the company announced on 4 …
9th April 2019
As pressure mounts on European supranational agencies to follow through on repeated calls from industry to issue regulations befitting a new era of commercial unmanned …
9th April 2019
Stockholders of Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies have approved the merger of the two companies. The combined company will be called L3 Harris Technologies and …
9th April 2019
Advanced Simulation Technology (ASTi) has delivered 26 simulated AN/PRC-117G radios to the US Army’s Fires Center of Excellence Mission Simulation Center, the company announced on …
9th April 2019
Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has received a $27.98 million contract for the development and production of the US Navy’s Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) …
9th April 2019
QinetiQ has signed an amended Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to modernise 16 of the country’s critical defence …
9th April 2019
April Fools’ Day is not traditionally regarded as an auspicious day to make serious announcements to the media. But in keeping with his reputation as …
9th April 2019
The Australian Army has successfully tested its new Sensor-fused Munition for Artillery (SMArt) 155mm round, the Australian Department of Defence announced on 4 April. The …
8th April 2019
The need for disaster relief agencies to carry out unmanned aerial surveillance of affected areas has prompted a growth in requests for access to geo-referencing …
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