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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

TROPHY® APS: Revolutionizing Ground Maneuver Operations

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Naval Warfare

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

Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

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Land Warfare

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Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: Aselsan hits the ground running in Singapore

10th April 2019

Turkish first-time exhibitor Aselsan demonstrated its unmanned ground portfolio on the show floor at Unmanned Systems Asia 2019. On display was the company’s UKAP, a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Industry unsettled on C-UAS pathways

10th April 2019

A number of technical and development issues encountered by commercial C-UAS manufacturers are still unresolved as the emerging market struggles to meet increasingly sophisticated customer …
Land Warfare

KMW to modernise German Leopard 2 tanks

10th April 2019

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has received a contract to modernise 101 German Leopard 2 A6 main battle tanks, the company announced on 5 April. The contract, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: ACSL debuts drones in Singapore

10th April 2019

Japan-based Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL) is hoping to expand its operations in Singapore, building on successes in its home market in areas such as …
Naval Warfare

Tuvalu receives Guardian-class patrol boat

10th April 2019

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has handed over a Guardian-class patrol boat, Te Mataili II, to Tuvalu under Australia's Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement project. …
Naval Warfare

Thai navy performs first C-802A test firing

10th April 2019

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) conducted its first C-802A anti-ship missile test on 5 April, successfully hitting a target 100km away from HTMS Kraburi. This …
Defence Helicopter

Australia extends Tiger ARH support contract

10th April 2019

The Australian government has extended Airbus Australia Pacific’s through-life support contract for the Australian Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, the Australian Department of Defence announced …
Uncrewed Vehicles

PHASA-35 solar UAV to begin test flights

9th April 2019

Technology manufacturer Prismatic is to commence prototype flight testing on its PHASA-35 (Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft) HALE UAV programme before the end of the …
Military Logistics

Jacobs to renovate AFMC headquarters

9th April 2019

Jacobs has received an IDIQ contract for architect and engineering services to renovate the US Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) headquarters buildings at Wright-Patterson Air …
Land Warfare

New armed reconnaissance vehicle for US military

9th April 2019

The US Office of Naval Research has awarded up to $20.5 million for the development of a new ‘at the edge’ armed reconnaissance vehicle. Winning …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Seamor Marine delivers Chinook ROV in Canada

9th April 2019

Seamor Marine has delivered a Chinook remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Manitoba for inspection of the High …
Digital Battlespace

Competition hots up in Brazil's defence satellite race

9th April 2019

Two competitors are remaining hopeful ahead of the delayed next phase in Brazil’s geostationary defence satellite programme, SGDC 2. Having successfully passed the request for …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Ocean Business 2019: Teledyne shows off the SeaRaptor

9th April 2019

Teledyne Technologies was out in force at Ocean Business, displaying its range of sensors and unmanned vehicles, including the SeaRaptor autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). With one …
Defence Notes

Radar images prove Pakistan F-16 shot down: Indian Air Force

9th April 2019

India's air force presented what it called ‘irrefutable evidence’ on 8 April that it downed a Pakistan fighter jet in February, as the regional foes …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Triumph components for MQ-25

9th April 2019

Triumph Group has received a contract from Boeing to supply hydraulic system components for the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling programme, the company announced on 4 …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Insight: European UAS industry approaches boom or bust tipping point

9th April 2019

As pressure mounts on European supranational agencies to follow through on repeated calls from industry to issue regulations befitting a new era of commercial unmanned …
Digital Battlespace

Harris Corporation, L3 Technologies to merge

9th April 2019

Stockholders of Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies have approved the merger of the two companies. The combined company will be called L3 Harris Technologies and …
Training

ASTi delivers simulated AN/PRC-117G radios

9th April 2019

Advanced Simulation Technology (ASTi) has delivered 26 simulated AN/PRC-117G radios to the US Army’s Fires Center of Excellence Mission Simulation Center, the company announced on …
Digital Battlespace

Ultra Electronics awarded NGSSR work

9th April 2019

Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has received a $27.98 million contract for the development and production of the US Navy’s Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) …

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