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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

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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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Defence Helicopter

Honeywell and US Army to test next-gen Chinook engine

5th June 2020

Honeywell and the US Army have signed an agreement to demonstrate and trial its upgraded T55-GA-714C engine on the heavy-lift CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The latest …
Land Warfare

Algeria donates combat and transport vehicles to Mali

5th June 2020

The Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) received a donation of 53 vehicles from Algeria on 27 May, under a bilateral defence agreement that included logistics, …
Land Warfare

Czechs start negotiations for CAESAR

5th June 2020

The Czech MoD reported on 4 June that it has entered into negotiations with Nexter to procure 52 CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers, to replace Dana …
Land Warfare

BAE Systems delivers more Bradley A4 vehicles to US Army

5th June 2020

BAE Systems confirmed on 3 June that the first batch of Bradley A4 tracked vehicles has been delivered to the US Army. The US Army …
Defence Helicopter

Poland reshapes helicopter procurement strategy but more effort may be needed

4th June 2020

The Polish MoD has shifted its helicopter procurement strategy with the launch of the Perkoz programme, which calls for acquisition of at least 32 light …
Uncrewed Vehicles

GDLS awarded UGV contract by British Army

4th June 2020

General Dynamics Land Systems confirmed on 4 June that it has delivered two of its fully electric 8x8 Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) UGVs to the …
Defence Notes

BAE Systems CORDA to provide policy analysis to UK MoD

4th June 2020

BAE Systems CORDA is providing analysis on strategy, policy and investment challenges to the UK MoD, under a £350 million ($439 million) contract from Dstl. …
Air Warfare

Airbus obtains automatic low-level flight certification for A400M

4th June 2020

Airbus has secured automatic low-level flight certification for the A400M, following tests over the Pyrenees and across central France in April. The aircraft performed operations …
Defence Notes

US Defence Secretary opposes use of Insurrection Act

4th June 2020

US Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper has told a Pentagon press briefing that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807. Doing so …
Digital Battlespace

DoD announces additional 5G testing locations

4th June 2020

The DoD confirmed on 3 June that seven additional locations will be used to test its 5G communications capabilities as part of its second tranche …
Training

UK launches Project VULCAN

4th June 2020

The UK is looking to streamline its armour training, through what MoD Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S;) describes as ‘provision of a suite of comprehensive simulator …
Defence Notes

Boeing delivers first Super Hornet for USN Blue Angels

4th June 2020

Boeing on 3 June reported that it has delivered the first F/A-18 Super Hornet test aircraft for the USN’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron. The …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SeeByte to extend USN UUV capabilities

4th June 2020

SeeByte has secured its first delivery order in the second option year of a five-year contract from the USN. The UK-based company will provide engineering, …
Land Warfare

Vincorion receives Patriot spare parts order

4th June 2020

Vincorion revealed on 3 June that it has received an order from Raytheon Missiles and Defense to supply spare parts for the Patriot SAM missile …
Land Warfare

USMC squad modernisation includes large-scale rifle procurement

4th June 2020

The USMC is continuing to improve its inventory by expanding the use of the H&K; 5.56 mm x 45 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle. During this …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Indian Army seeks micro-UAVs

3rd June 2020

Responses from domestic and foreign vendors to an Indian Army RfI for micro-remotely piloted aircraft systems (Type B) will close on 26 June. The military …
Defence Notes

COVID-19 prompts RCAF to enhance medevac capabilities

3rd June 2020

The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is procuring a new isolation system to facilitate the transport of up to four highly infectious patients on …
Air Warfare

Kongsberg secures F-35 air-to-air pylon contract

3rd June 2020

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace confirmed on 3 June that it has secured a contract with Marvin Engineering, for the provision of air-to-air pylons for the …
Land Warfare

NP Aerospace and Supacat sign partnership agreement

3rd June 2020

NP Aerospace on 3 June signed a framework partnership agreement with OEM Supacat, to deliver platform improvements for the UK MoD’s fleet of protected mobility …

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