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Naval Warfare

South Korea advances next-gen naval concepts for future force needs

HHI and Hanwha Ocean outline highly autonomous and unmanned-enabled designs as the ROKN explores force structure for the 2030s and beyond.

Defence Notes

Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide

The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.

Air Warfare

Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025

The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.

Air Warfare

Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance

New presidential directives for UAV production are intended to remove bureaucratic barriers and support suppliers.

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Land Warfare

Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities

Dominate the electromagnetic spectrum. Make it an unfair fight with the EA-37B.

Land Warfare

TROPHY® APS: Revolutionizing Ground Maneuver Operations

TROPHY® APS revolutionizes combat maneuverability, safeguarding crews and vehicles while enabling operations in complex terrains.

Featured Industry Spotlights

Naval Warfare

Fincantieri’s Vulcano Class: a new era of versatility and innovation in naval operations

Land Warfare

Need more flexibility in battle management system delivery?

Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

Introducing the MITR-M1 Half Mask: Tactical respiratory protection for every scenario

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Naval Warfare

HamiltonJet supports USN EOD operations

6th July 2020

HamiltonJet is to provide its JETanchor technology, HJ292 waterjets, control systems, spare parts and training to Ribcraft USA, which is providing 48 RIBs for the …
Digital Battlespace

Wearable belt helps Dutch soldiers to navigate

6th July 2020

Soldier situational awareness in the Royal Netherlands Army is being improved with first delivery of the Mission Navigation Belt (MNB), manufacturer Elitac Wearables claimed on …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Patria heavy UGV evolves with latest tests

6th July 2020

The Patria AMV 8x8 vehicle can now be operated remotely from BVLoS as a heavy UGV with 4G and 5G wireless network technology, the Finland-based …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Finnish coast guard agency to use Camcopter S-100

6th July 2020

The Finnish Border and Coast Guard is to operate the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 VTOL UAS for maritime surveillance, in a service offered by the European …
Naval Warfare

Philippines eyes Israeli-built interceptors for a more potent navy

4th July 2020

The Philippine government recently confirmed that it will proceed with an acquisition of eight boats under its Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M) programme …
Air Warfare

GE to build engines for F-15EX

3rd July 2020

General Electric (GE) is to provide an undisclosed number of of F110-GE-129 engines to power USAF F-15EX fighter aircraft, under a $101.3 million contract from the …
Land Warfare

EOS to provide RWS for Australian vehicles

3rd July 2020

The Australian Department of Defence announced on 2 July that it will procure 251 RWS for installation on Bushmaster and Hawkei protected mobility vehicles operated …
Digital Battlespace

AR helps image analysts move towards ‘situational understanding’, says FLIR

3rd July 2020

FLIR plans to integrate AR into its new Star SAFIRE 380X long-range imaging system with the aim of significantly improving operator situational awareness, company officials …
Land Warfare

Ukroboronprom delivers four more BTR-4Es

3rd July 2020

The Ukrainian Army has received four more BTR-4E 8x8 IFVs from manufacturer Ukroboronprom. The Ukrainian MoD signed a contract with Ukroboronprom for 45 BTR-4E IFVs in …
Air Warfare

Honeywell orders sonobuoy launch carousels

3rd July 2020

Marshall Advanced Composites has received a £890,000 ($1.1 million) order from Honeywell for 21 sonobuoy launch carousel assembly units. The units will be delivered in …
Land Warfare

COVID-related production problems prompt Poles to pick alternative Honker replacement

3rd July 2020

The Polish MoD is buying Ford Ranger XLT vehicles for the army to replace a fleet of Honker 4x4 off-road vehicles, after a previous deal …
Digital Battlespace

SE Asian airborne data links have a long way to go

3rd July 2020

Despite numerous modernisation programmes in Southeast Asian air forces, their true data link capabilities still have a long way to go to reach Western standards. …
Naval Warfare

More than 90% of first RN Type 26 is under construction

3rd July 2020

After nearly three years and four UK Secretaries of State for Defence, progress on the first-in-class Type 26 frigate destined for the RN offers a …
Defence Notes

PODCAST: Russia lifts the veil on new military equipment and the tracks versus wheels debate

3rd July 2020

Welcome to Episode 26 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
Digital Battlespace

Link 16 Breaks New Ground (sponsored whitepaper)

3rd July 2020

This whitepaper is brought to you by Viasat Digital Situational Awareness for Dismounted Ground Forces INTRODUCTION Link 16 has evolved as the modern battlefield needs …
Naval Warfare

Gowind corvettes to include iXblue navigation technology

3rd July 2020

French shipbuilder Naval Group has picked iXblue to provide navigation systems for two Gowind corvettes. The vessels, both destined for export to an undisclosed country, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Greece holds firm on Israeli defence agreement amid annexation controversy

3rd July 2020

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, the Greek Minister of National Defence, has told the country’s parliament that efforts to ratify a defence co-operation pact with Israel should not …
Digital Battlespace

Raptor launches VIS-SWIR camera for integration with EO systems

3rd July 2020

Northern Ireland-based Raptor Photonics has launched a low-power (8W) version of its Owl 1280 visible shortwave infrared (VIS-SWIR) camera with high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI) …
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin to upgrade more MLRS units for US Army

3rd July 2020

Lockheed Martin has obtained another contract from the DoD to overhaul and upgrade M270 MLRS launchers for the US Army. The $226 million contract, covering …

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