While industry reception to the SDR has been positive, questions still remain from analyst and trade associations about what this could mean for future investment and the future UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
The large-scale Ukrainian UAV offensive against airbases in Russia is likely to affect the conflict in multiple ways in addition to impacting the warfare of tomorrow.
The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was launched as one of the first acts of the UK’s new Labour Government in June last year. The review has recommended a major big-picture reform of the country’s forces.
The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was designed to answer two questions: What is needed to fix UK defence and make it fit for the 2040s, and what do you get for a fixed financial profile? The SDR outlines that work still needs to be done on specifics.
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1st April 2020
Avarint was awarded a $52.35 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, indefinite-quantity engineering service contract by the USAF Test Centre Specialised Contracting Branch. Under the agreement, Avarint will …
1st April 2020
The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $22.9 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to integrate Belgium into the F-35 Lightning II enterprise. It …
1st April 2020
The TOS-2 Tosochka thermobaric MLRS is scheduled to make its first public appearance at the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May. The …
1st April 2020
Swedish defence procurement agency FMV expects to start its Sniper Weapon System (SWS) programme later this year. An FMV official told Shephard that preparations are …
1st April 2020
USN Naval Air Systems Command has placed an order worth $4.7 billion for 78 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin. The fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price …
1st April 2020
Blighter Surveillance Systems has developed a low-cost and lightweight ground surveillance/vehicle-mountable radar called Orbiter, designed for military and non-military uses. Orbiter can detect a moving …
1st April 2020
The captain of the Nimitz-class USS Theodore Roosevelt has written to US Navy leaders demanding extra resources and assistance to deal with an onboard outbreak …
1st April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in India’s 21-day lockdown is disrupting the supply chain of global OEMs dependent on Indian subsidiaries and suppliers. Sukaran Singh, …
31st March 2020
The coronavirus crisis has prevented the German Ministry of Defence from concluding discussions on the fate of its Tornado replacement acquisition, despite a report that …
31st March 2020
Quantum3D has released the latest version (v.3.5.0) of its MANTIS image generation software. According to the California-based company, this iteration has been developed to ‘push …
31st March 2020
A system intended to avoid "blue-on-blue" incidents among ground forces is now being extended to personnel operating combat helicopters and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). …
31st March 2020
The Australian Army has established a new management office with an initial annual budget of A$5 million ($3.6 million), as it pursues the accelerated adoption of disruptive technologies. …
31st March 2020
Draken International has begun supersonic radar-equipped F1M missions to support combat training of USAF pilots at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Modernised Mirage F1Ms are being used …
31st March 2020
Raytheon has secured a new $146.08 million firm-fixed-price contract for the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2/2A Guided Missile Round Pack and spare replacement parts …
31st March 2020
General Electric has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract modification worth $215 million for the provision of 48 new F414-GE-400 engines. These will be installed on …
31st March 2020
The Russian Navy anticipates a major replenishment of its nuclear submarine fleet, with plans in place to receive or put into service four new boats …
31st March 2020
The construction of the third Arafura-class OPV for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has begun at the Civmec shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. It is the …
31st March 2020
The US State Department has approved a potential FMS for an upgrade to Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-16 Block 32 aircraft with Mode …
31st March 2020
Boeing announced on 30 March that it has received a $1.5 billion contract for a total of 18 new P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the USN. …
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