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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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Training

CAE expands Tampa C-130 training centre

8th March 2016

CAE USA has added a new C-130H/L-382 full-mission simulator to expand its C-130 training centre in Tampa, Florida, the company announced on 7 March. The …
Land Warfare

Ajax facility inaugurated in Wales

8th March 2016

General Dynamics Land Systems-UK has inaugurated its new Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) facility at Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, from where …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop technology on nEUROn UCAV

8th March 2016

Northrop Grumman, together with Saab Aerosystems, has supplied the attitude and heading reference system (AHRS) for the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, it …
Naval Warfare

Ukraine plans for 20 new patrol boats

8th March 2016

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence plans to purchase up to 20 new armoured patrol boats for the Ukraine Coast Guard during the next three years, …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Tekever launches new UAS

8th March 2016

Tekever has launched a new version of its AR3 Net Ray UAS with an increased payload capacity and the option to carry a 25Nm range …
Land Warfare

Malaysian Army boosting firepower

8th March 2016

Malaysia is to dramatically increase the firepower of its artillery units with the acquisition of its first self-propelled howitzers (SPH). The country is understood to …
Land Warfare

Canada looks at Arctic mobility

7th March 2016

The Canadian Army has purchased new Argo XT vehicles and D900 snowmobiles as part of work to refine requirements for the vehicle it will acquire …
Training

Ruag awarded Swiss training contract

7th March 2016

RUAG Defence has been awarded a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement to continue operating the Swiss armed forces' combat training centres …
Defence Helicopter

Heli-Expo 2016: Black Hawks swoop on market (video)

7th March 2016

The presence of three ex-US Army UH-60A Black Hawks, all now owned by private companies, was one of the big talking points at this year's …
Military Logistics

Australia extends QinetiQ ASI deal

7th March 2016

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has extended its agreement with QinetiQ Australia for Aircraft Structural Integrity (ASI) engineering and management services for a period …
Naval Warfare

Third German F125 frigate named

7th March 2016

The third of four 125 class frigates being built by Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for the German Navy has been named ‘Sachsen-Anhalt’ the company announced on …
Land Warfare

FICV: And then there were eight

7th March 2016

India's Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) programme has moved a step closer to the starting blocks with industry putting forward an expression of interest (EoI). …
Defence Helicopter

Aurora contracted for X-Plane phase 2

7th March 2016

Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a contract by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for phase two of the Vertical Takeoff and …
Digital Battlespace

Singapore commissions new SDRs

7th March 2016

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have introduced their latest software-defined radio (SDR) to cap off development of the Army Battlefield Internet (ABI). Both were officially …
Defence Helicopter

Heli-Expo 2016: And that's a wrap

5th March 2016

As Heli-Expo 2016 draws to a close, Editor Richard Thomas looks back at some of the highlights from the Airbus Helicopters booth and what the …
Military Logistics

Betafence acquires Hesco

4th March 2016

Betafence has announced its acquisition of Hesco in a deal that follows on from Betafence’s recent intellectual property rights agreement with Gibraltar US and acquisition …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US Army considers load-carrying robots

4th March 2016

The US Army is considering options for a new unmanned ground vehicle that could take on the load currently carried by soldiers, called the Squad …
Training

US, Japan conduct joint training

4th March 2016

Units from the US Navy conducted a Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) units in February, the US Navy announced …
Land Warfare

Alcoa to lighten combat vehicles

4th March 2016

Alcoa has received a five-year contract from the US Army for research and development (R&D) projects involving the development of lightweight solutions for ground combat …

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