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Air Warfare

M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force

The Leonardo M-345 High-Efficiency Trainer (HET) basic/advanced trainer is similar to the M-346, which is the second part of the Italian Air Force’s training system, but is a substantially smaller and less powerful aircraft.

Land Warfare

UK artillery factory opens as defence review inches forward

The new artillery and howitzer factory pre-dates the emphasis on this capability from this month’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The first joint industry-government meeting outlined in the review took place this week.

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.

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Naval Warfare

German-Filippino defence collaboration agreement edges closer in South China Sea

6th August 2024

The countries have agreed to have a collaboration plan in place by the end of 2024.
Digital Battlespace

Orbit to collaborate with ViaSat for the development of new satellite terminals

6th August 2024

The agreement includes delivery of 30cm and 45cm airborne terminals for military and government use, utilising dual polarisation and supporting the entire 3.5GHz of Ka-band frequencies.
Air Warfare

US Army finally moves forward with FLRAA next-generation rotorcraft programme

5th August 2024

Agreeing the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum means rotorcraft design and planning can begin.
Digital Battlespace

US Space Force to launch “hundreds of satellites” to better protect its assets from Russia and China

5th August 2024

As part of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM programme, the service intends to operate a swarm of smaller, cheaper LEO satellites.
Naval Warfare

Spearfish weapons system passes UK Royal Navy Sea Acceptance test

2nd August 2024

The upgraded torpedo weapon system has now achieved Sea Acceptance on two separate classes of Royal Navy submarines.
Air Warfare

US Army Special Operations orders two more Chinooks

2nd August 2024

Including the new order, the US Army has contracted for a total of 46 MH-47G Block II aircraft.
Air Warfare

Indonesia commits to Baykar Bayraktar TB2 UAS

2nd August 2024

The Bayraktar TB2, or Bayraktar-2, can conduct ISR and armed attack missions and has a payload capacity of 150kg.
Training

Thales and German armed forces sign mobile threat simulator enhancement contract

2nd August 2024

The three-year deal will continue work that has been ongoing for 15 years in Koblenz.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Ukraine gets new Trinity drone donation from Quantum Systems

2nd August 2024

The Trinity, like the Vector, is a tactical surveying and imaging drone, used in Ukraine to assess the extent of war damage.
Land Warfare

US Army set for Beowulf CATV first-year delivery milestone as Arctic threats mount

1st August 2024

Deliveries will enable the service to progress with the replacement of the ageing fleet of SUSVs.
Air Warfare

First Triton welcomed into RAAF service

1st August 2024

Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at its Palmdale facility in 2023.
Training

QinetiQ wins 10-year aerial training contract with German armed forces

1st August 2024

The deal will be worth €284 million across the course of a decade of training provision.
Air Warfare

Slovakia approved for US$600 million AH-1Z helicopter order

1st August 2024

The US offered a dozen AH-1Z Viper helicopters to Slovakia at two-thirds discount with the latter sending fighter aircraft to Ukraine, which would extend H-1 production beyond 2024.
Training

General Atomics to develop autonomous air training

1st August 2024

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working on several UCAV programmes as well as a new autonomous training effort.
Digital Battlespace

Viasat reveals new lightweight comms gateway in collaboration with USSOCOM

1st August 2024

The Secure Wireless Hub (SWH) is a lightweight, wearable communications system.
Land Warfare

Malaysia’s armed forces go shopping for hundreds of support vehicles

1st August 2024

Malaysia is issuing tenders to acquire more than 300 vehicles of 11 different types as part of efforts to recapitalise and restructure its ground forces.
Air Warfare

Why the USAF's Sentinel ICBM faces multiple challenges

31st July 2024

Although it has survived the Nunn-McCurdy Review, the Sentinel ICBM programme must get Congressional support and extra resources to progress.
Naval Warfare

Italy to get two new generation FREMM frigates under a US$1.62 billion deal

31st July 2024

The Bergamini-class frigates for the Italian Navy are based on the Franco-Italian multipurpose European frigate design (Fregata Europea multi-missione or FREMM) the latest order is for a new generation of two ships.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Specialist solutions: the growing importance of niche UAS in defence

31st July 2024

DARPA and Northrop Grumman outline plans for the XRQ-73 uncrewed aerial system with hybrid-electric power, which will join the growing ranks of highly specialist UAV designs.