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Defence Notes

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Air Warfare

Rolls-Royce wins $711 million contract to support UK Royal Air Force Typhoon engines

The contract covers maintenance and service for the EJ200 engine that powers the UK Royal Air Force’s Typhoon fleet.

Naval Warfare

Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?

The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.

Land Warfare

How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication

A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.

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Air Warfare

Airbus takes step towards autonomous refuelling with A310 MRTT demonstration

28th March 2023

Airbus has demonstrated in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a UAV using an A310 MRTT tanker aircraft.
Land Warfare

How NATO countries plan to overcome ammunition shortages

28th March 2023

Measures include ramping up production, facilitating acquisitions, improving infrastructure and logistics and increasing cooperation and joint procurements.
Land Warfare

RBSL cuts metal for first British Army Boxer vehicle

28th March 2023

RBSL has declared the achievement of an AFV industrial capacity and intended to ramp up production at its Telford site to 50 Mission Modules a year for the British Army's Boxer armoured vehicle programme.
Uncrewed Vehicles

Baykar offers first look at Bayraktar TB3 ahead of UCAV's first flight

28th March 2023

Turkish UAV manufacturer Baykar has released images of the in-development Bayraktar TB3 before its imminent first flight.
Naval Warfare

Italian Navy secures funds for two new FREMMs amid push for a bigger fleet

28th March 2023

Italy plans to procure two more FREMM frigates as part of a push to strengthen its naval capabilities amid an increased Russian presence in the Mediterranean.
Naval Warfare

Brunei receives a first ex-Singaporean patrol vessel

28th March 2023

Singapore has donated two of its former patrol vessels to Brunei, with the first being commissioned on 21 March.
Naval Warfare

Singapore selects Saab and ST Engineering for Multi-Role Combat Vessel

28th March 2023

Singapore is proceeding with a new class of warship to replace its Victory-class corvettes.
Air Warfare

Bell makes move on FLRAA test lab construction despite ongoing Defiant protest

27th March 2023

Bell Textron began laying the foundations for a new testing facility for its V-280 Valor helicopter despite protest over its US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract win.
Uncrewed Vehicles

TAI debuts Anka-3 flying wing combat drone

27th March 2023

The UCAV is designed to operate alongside crewed fighter jets such as Turkey’s future TF-X.
Naval Warfare

Cairo adds more American ships to its fleet

27th March 2023

The Egyptian Navy recently has taken delivery of three former USN Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships.
Training

Ukrainian crews to complete Challenger tank training

27th March 2023

The British Army has provided training on the Challenger 2 tank to Ukrainian soldiers ahead of a planned donation of 14 tanks to Kyiv.
Digital Battlespace

EU Commission invites tenders for new satellite constellation with military applications

27th March 2023

The European Commission has launched an invitation tender for a contract to implement the EU satellite constellation dubbed IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).
Land Warfare

IVAS programme has made major progress, says US Army Chief of Staff

27th March 2023

The US Army and Microsoft are currently working on the third version of the product, the 1.2 variant.
Naval Warfare

Keel laid for Brazil's MEKO-based Tamandaré frigate

27th March 2023

Tamandaré is the first of our ships being acquired under the Brazilian programme, which will be built in blocks.
Land Warfare

EU to supply Ukraine with one million artillery shells

24th March 2023

The European Union has agreed to supply Ukraine with one million rounds of artillery ammunition over the next 12 months.
Naval Warfare

Malta takes delivery of new flagship

24th March 2023

At a ceremony in Valetta, Italy's Cantiere Navale Vittoria delivered the new flagship of the Maltese armed forces.
Air Warfare

Nordic nations plan to jointly operate air forces

24th March 2023

Four Scandinavian countries have signed a joint declaration to strengthen the air defence of the region in the face of a heightened Russian threat.
Training

US Air Force jet trainer upgrade prevents obsolescence and improves availability

24th March 2023

Contractor Field Aerospace has completed work on the Avionics Modification Program for the USAF's T-1 Jayhawk fleet to address obsolescence issues, increase aircraft availability and decrease sustainment costs.
Land Warfare

Turkish Armed Forces to begin testing latest Altay tank ahead of 2025 mass production

24th March 2023

Manufacturer BMC says the Altay's design has evolved considerably since the programme began and expects to begin mass production by 2025.