Despite bolstering its patrol fleet with new Evolved Cape-class vessels, the Royal Australian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel programme remains mired in delays, indecision and criticism over underwhelming capabilities.
The Hurjet is pitched as the front runner for the Spanish Air Force’s Advanced Jet Trainer replacement programme for its ageing F-5M aircraft.
The US Army also added that it would push to get the long-range assault aircraft online “years ahead” of its original 2030 timeline.
An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
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31st May 2019
The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium bid, led by Leonardo, to replace Poland’s Soviet era MiG-29 and Su-22 jets remains on track despite the Eastern European country …
31st May 2019
Boeing, through its subsidiary Tapestry Solutions, has received a 10-year contract from the US Air Force to provide Weapon Planning Software (WPS) for aircraft and …
31st May 2019
Croatia has launched a second fighter procurement attempt after a widely-publicised failure to secure secondhand F-16s offered by the Israeli government. Defence minister, Damir Krstičević …
31st May 2019
Pack Rabbit has reconfigured its ETH3100 Pack Mule II Backpack Carrier to optimize its support of special operations anti-tank and sniper teams, industry sources have …
31st May 2019
Russia plans to develop an upgraded version of the Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter by 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 28 May. …
31st May 2019
TRU Simulation + Training has announced that it is offering aircraft and synthetic training equipment to a number of the bidders on the Royal Canadian …
31st May 2019
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ Space and Missile Defense Systems supported Exercise Formidable Shield 2019 at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Hebrides Range in Scotland. …
31st May 2019
Rostec’s TSNIITOCHMASH has developed a new technology that increases the service life of automatic firearms and increases their reliability. The new technology has been tested …
31st May 2019
Milrem Robotics has delivered two THeMIS UGVs to the Robot and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Unit of the 13th Light Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army, …
31st May 2019
Just weeks after receiving the first two Mk11 Shallow Water Combat Submersibles (SWCS) to begin replacing its fleet of Mk8 Mod1 SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), …
31st May 2019
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30th May 2019
Since starting discussions with industry in 2013 concerning its Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) requirement, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has now selected five companies …
30th May 2019
Typhoon International promoted the latest member in its family of drysuits at the Underwater Defence Technology (UDT) exhibition last week, specifically designed to support combat …
30th May 2019
Following the decision by Lockheed Martin to withdraw from the US Navy’s FFG(X) process, the company will focus its efforts on the programme’s future combat …
30th May 2019
The US and the United Arab Emirates announced on 29 May that a mutual defence cooperation agreement had come into force, amid increasing tensions between …
30th May 2019
The US Army is exploring the concept of segmented composite rubber tracks to replace the currently fielded steel track system on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. …
30th May 2019
Rheinmetall has partnered with FRAEN to establish a joint venture (JV) in the US, the company announced on 27 May. The JV called Rheinmetall Fraen …
30th May 2019
Austal USA is formally challenging a recent US Navy contract award to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to oversee work on in-service Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). …
30th May 2019
The UK mobile satellite provider Inmarsat is seeking to increase its civil UAV sector footprint having established a set of five new partnerships with drone …
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