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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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Digital Battlespace

BAE Systems delivers IFF antenna to US Navy

30th July 2018

BAE Systems has delivered its 150th OE-120 Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) antenna to the US Navy, the company announced on 25 July. The antenna will be …
Special Operations

USSOCOM identifies “capability needs”

30th July 2018

The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has disclosed a list of “capability needs” to be considered at the 2018 Special Operations Forces Warrior Industry Collaboration …
Naval Warfare

USCG commissions Nathan Bruckenthal FRC

30th July 2018

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has commissioned the 28th Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Nathan Bruckenthal, in Alexandria, Virginia, it was announced on 25 July. The …
Military Logistics

Saab to provide SDS for RAF’s Typhoons

30th July 2018

Saab has been selected by BAE Systems to develop a new pyrotechnic smart self-protection system for the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to defeat radar- and IR-guided …
Land Warfare

CIO to deliver Centauro II vehicles to Italy

30th July 2018

The Iveco - Oto Melara Consortium (CIO) has signed a contract with the Italian MoD for the delivery of ten Centauro II armoured vehicles to …
Digital Battlespace

QinetiQ to support delivery of BATCIS to UK

30th July 2018

QinetiQ has received a three year contract with options to extend for a further two years, worth up to £95 million ($124 million) to support …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Advanced Navigation’s Spatial Dual INS for Gremlins

30th July 2018

Advanced Navigation’s Spatial Dual inertial navigation system (INS) has been selected by Dynetics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Gremlins programme, the company …
Naval Warfare

Insight: China owns South China Sea

30th July 2018

The US appears to have lost the South China Sea permanently to China due to a failure by Washington to check China’s long-term strategy of …
Naval Warfare

Russian navy in show of strength with 26 new ships this year

29th July 2018

Russia's navy will deploy a total of 26 new ships this year including four carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, President Vladimir Putin said on 29 July …
Uncrewed Vehicles

UK government consults on further drone misuse powers

29th July 2018

The UK government has initiated a consultation process to prevent the misuse of drones, with deterrents such as the issuance of on-the-stop fines for offenders …
Naval Warfare

Saab receives additional Sea Giraffe AMB contract

29th July 2018

Saab has received an additional order from the US Navy to supply the Sea Giraffe AMB Multi Mode Radar (MMR) for the US Coast Guard’s …
Special Operations

SOF seeks enhanced ground SIGINT designs

27th July 2018

United States Special Operations Command has released a combined special notice / RfI describing a planned demonstration under which the command will explore new designs …
Digital Battlespace

ARGOS–II HD for German Federal Police helicopters

27th July 2018

Hensoldt’s Optronics business line has received a three-year supply contract to deliver electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) system, ARGOS–II HD, to ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik for …
Defence Helicopter

Luxembourg orders two H145M helos to boost security missions

27th July 2018

Airbus has received an order for two H145M light-twin multipurpose helicopters from the government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, with both aircraft to be used …
Defence Helicopter

SNC offers Sierra Force for UH-1N replacement programme

27th July 2018

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has submitted its Sierra Force helicopter in its final bid and proposal to replace the US Air Force’s (USAF) UH-1N Huey …
Naval Warfare

Umoe Mandal to support Type 26 programme

27th July 2018

Umoe Mandal has received a contract to supply three shipsets of composite mast and SCOT Sponsons structures for the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Global Combat …
Land Warfare

Cat-and-mouse game continues in bid to defeat ISIS

27th July 2018

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Iraqi roadside remains a chief security concern in the battle against ISIS but threats from incoming adversarial drones are …
Defence Notes

Opinion: Fractious NATO gives Russia upper hand in Europe

27th July 2018

NATO is an alliance founded to protect member states being threatened by a strategic shock. Yet the most recent NATO summit saw the previously unthinkable …
Digital Battlespace

Booz Allen Hamilton to support PMW 130

27th July 2018

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a $92 million task order to provide cybersecurity, technical and programme management services Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office …

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