Funding of £300 million will go towards training personnel on the FIRCTS programmes to meet a growing demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) platforms.
The Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) is slated to replace the existing Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) fleet, including cargo, dump, wrecker, tractor and re-supply variants which are in use with the USMC. Significantly, the vehicles will include hybrid electric technologies and onboard and export power.
Given the geopolitical gravity, analysts have said the defence and security agreement established falls short of what is needed for future UK-EU co-operation.
Tiberius Aerospace has deep roots in the entrepreneurial high-technology Silicon Valley in the US with its owners having established or been involved with major technology companies such as Nest, Veritone, Apple and Google. The owners shifted from this world to that of defence at the outbreak of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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26th October 2020
Three vessels are scheduled to be built by mid-2024
23rd October 2020
Romania will invest $6.5 million to procure multifunctional hand grenades and 40x47mm explosive grenades manufactured by the national company.
23rd October 2020
Chess Dynamics has been awarded by French shipbuilder Kership for the supply of electro-optical surveillance systems that will equip the class of 12 mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) being developed for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies.
23rd October 2020
The Italian Air Force has received a delivery from Leonardo of the 'most advanced' Eurofighter Typhoon to be used for domestic security missions.
23rd October 2020
The vehicles have off-road capability and will be used in evacuation missions for all levels of medical support. The ambulances will be based on an Iveco chassis, with a permanent 4x4 drive system and 132kW engine.
23rd October 2020
MASA is to supply AI-based SWORD software to the University of Defence, Czech Republic.
23rd October 2020
Leonardo has unveiled its Lionfish range of small-calibre remotely operate turrets, adding to its existing portfolio of main and secondary gun systems on offer to the naval market.
23rd October 2020
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) obligations of the US DoD have increased by 712% between FY2015 and FY2019. The largest proportion of these resources is going to non-traditional contractors and is primarily being used for R&D. The army was the leader in OTA usage across the DoD and accounted for 67% of obligations in FY2019.
23rd October 2020
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract for the US Air Force's Skyborg programme.
23rd October 2020
Welcome to Episode 42 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
23rd October 2020
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
23rd October 2020
Myanmar has operationalised its first ever submarine, as evidenced by its inclusion in a recent naval exercise.
22nd October 2020
The US is willing to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, including offensive missiles, in a move that will incense Beijing
22nd October 2020
OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR
22nd October 2020
A Standard Missile-2 was launched successfully in the test
22nd October 2020
Aiming to improving naval commonality across Europe’s surface platforms, the fledgling European Patrol Corvette (EPC) concept has embraced modularity in the hope that the continent’s naval powers buy into its design philosophy and, more importantly, the programme itself.
22nd October 2020
A series of tests and demonstrations will complement an earlier Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between Patria and the US Army
22nd October 2020
In the middle of a joint safety review at Boeing's AH-64 production facility in Arizona, the company has restarted flight operations of the attack helicopter.
22nd October 2020
The 20 new aircraft would be procured as part of the wider Project Halcon F-18 replacement programme
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