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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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Digital Battlespace

Thales APAR aces Royal Danish Navy firing trials

31st January 2014

The Royal Danish Navy’s HDMS Peter Willemoes has demonstrated its air defence capabilities using the Thales Active Phased Array Radar (APAR). The vessel performed live …
Uncrewed Vehicles

General Atomics receives DAOS certification in UK

31st January 2014

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GAASI) has been awarded a design competence certification by the UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA). Announced on 30 January by the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

France and UK make £120 million UCAV pledge

31st January 2014

Promises made under the 2010 Anglo-French Lancaster House treaties are starting to come to fruition as the leaders of both nations have pledged £120 million …
Defence Helicopter

Saab wins US Army low-altitude air surveillance contract

31st January 2014

The US Army has chosen Saab to install a low-altitude air surveillance system, designed to prevent mid-air collisions during tactical aviation training, on one of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Autonomous convoy in urban area demonstrated

30th January 2014

Lockheed Martin has taken part in a US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstration to show that mixed fleets of fully autonomous …
Land Warfare

Austria joins Sweden for BvS10 procurement

30th January 2014

Austria is joining Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds BvS10 armoured all-terrain vehicle (ATV) project. Swedish Defence Minister Karin Enström said the government had approved on 23 …
Defence Helicopter

Iraq requests AH-64E Apache helicopter FMS

29th January 2014

The US government will consider a request from Iraq to purchase 24 AH-64E Apache Longbow attack helicopters at an estimated cost of $4.8 billion. The …
Military Logistics

Oshkosh P-19R ARFF set for government testing

29th January 2014

Protypes of the P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle in development by Oshkosh for the US Marine Corps have been delivered for …
Digital Battlespace

Thales wins French network-centric operations study

29th January 2014

Thales has been awarded a contract to conduct a strategic study that will inform decisions on systems architecture for future network-centric operations by the French …
Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin achieves laser development milestone

29th January 2014

The 30-kilowatt electric fibre laser under development by Lockheed Martin has been successfully demonstrated by the company, marking a significant milestone on the path to …
Land Warfare

Syrian negotiations limited by military stalemate

29th January 2014

Expectations remain low of a fruitful outcome at the UN-sponsored international summit in Geneva, Switzerland that is aimed at ending the grinding three-year civil war …
Defence Helicopter

AgustaWestland wins £760 million in UK contracts

29th January 2014

AgustaWestland has won two contracts from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth an estimated £760 million, it was announced on 29 January. The first …
Defence Helicopter

Kratos announces MH-60 training device award

28th January 2014

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will supply a number of MH-60 training devices to US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) under a single $35 million …
Military Logistics

BAE secures £100m Typhoon support extension

28th January 2014

The UK MoD and BAE Systems have agreed a one-year extension to the support contract for the UK RAF’s Typhoon fighter aircraft, according to the …
Land Warfare

UK Warrior upgrade completes preliminary design review

28th January 2014

Lockheed Martin UK announced on 28 January that the UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has passed its preliminary design review. The Warrior IFV is …
Defence Helicopter

Airbus Helicopters caps difficult year with EC175 certification

28th January 2014

Increased deliveries and the certification of the EC175 was the focus of Airbus Helicopters’ annual address to the press, as the company attempted to put …
Military Logistics

Cubic and Arviem announce strategic partnership

28th January 2014

Cubic Global Tracking Solutions will supply container tracking and monitoring equipment for Arviem’s Global Cargo Monitoring Service under a new five year leasing agreement and …
Uncrewed Vehicles

GKN Aerospace Predator fuel kit contract extended

28th January 2014

GKN Aerospace will supply an additional 100 fuel bladder systems for the General Atomics Predator UAV, under a new $5 million contract announced on 28 …
Digital Battlespace

Raytheon to proceed with US Navy jammer contract

27th January 2014

Raytheon will recommence work on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) nearly six months after being selected for the $279.4 million contract to conduct …

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