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France unveils new strategic review as Macron vows to accelerate defence spend
The 2025 National Strategic Review highlights the importance of readiness against a growing Russian threat and was published days after a speech from the French President Macron who called for an increase in defence spending worth €6.5 billion by 2027.
Digital Battlespace
Australia looks towards space with force restructure, investment and training
Australia is looking to improve its presence in space with a focus on communications and creating a dedicated segment of its defence forces committed to the domain.
Air Warfare
“Gloves are off” as US Defense Secretary memo calls for sweeping drone procurement reform
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has promised to usher in a new era of “military drone dominance”.
Naval Warfare
US Navy receives final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship
The delivery acceptance of the future USS Pierre marks the conclusion of the construction phase for the Independence-variant.
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Defence Notes
Boeing suspends production at Puget Sound until further notice
6th April 2020
Boeing announced on 5 April that it is extending the suspension of production in at its plants in the Puget Sound area and Moses Lake …
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Air Warfare
Sukhoi prepares for Su-57 deliveries
6th April 2020
Sukhoi Corporation plans to start deliveries this year of its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter for the Russian Aerospace Forces despite the December 2019 crash of a test aircraft …
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Naval Warfare
HII set to build next USN amphibious transport dock
6th April 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been awarded a $1.5 billion fixed-price-incentive modification to a previous contract for the construction of an amphibious transport dock LPD …
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Naval Warfare
USS Delaware joins USN fleet
6th April 2020
The USN commissioned USS Delaware (SSN-791) on 4 April, welcoming it as the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine in the fleet. The vessel has been designed …
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Special Operations
Denmark to provide EH101s for Task Force Takuba
6th April 2020
Denmark will provide an undisclosed number of EH101 helicopters as its main contribution to a multinational task force to bolster security in the Sahel, Shephard has learned. …
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Naval Warfare
South Korea installs HUSS to protect ports
3rd April 2020
South Korea has finished installing a new indigenously developed surveillance system that can monitor ports against threats such as surface vessels, submarines, submersibles, divers or …
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Naval Warfare
As Operation Irini starts, the question is who will benefit?
3rd April 2020
The EU’s new maritime security mission, created to aid enforcing the UN arms embargo on Libya, officially stood up this week as the bloc shifts …
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Defence Helicopter
RNLAF receives first upgraded Chinook
3rd April 2020
Boeing announced on 3 April that it has delivered the first of 20 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The helicopter …
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Defence Notes
Czech Army cancels Bahna 2020 event
3rd April 2020
The Czech Army has cancelled the 31st Bahna event, which was scheduled to take place on 20 June at Brdy Military Area. The decision was …
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Digital Battlespace
Waveform translation simplifies special forces communications
3rd April 2020
Joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) have numerous tools at their disposal to communicate with aircraft overhead providing close air support (CAS). In recent years, US …
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Land Warfare
Ukraine test fires Neptune cruise missile
3rd April 2020
The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine has confirmed that the Armed Forces have carried out a successful test of the Neptune ground-based cruise …
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Air Warfare
SNC hypersonic engine passes next stage of OpFires programme
3rd April 2020
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has progressed to the next phase of the Defence Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Operational Fires (OpFires) programme with its Vortex …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon nets MDA’s first-ever multiyear contract
3rd April 2020
Raytheon has locked in $2.1 billion in orders for Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptors, in a watershed development that marks the first time the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UAV Navigation FCS integrated with Sky Power Engines
3rd April 2020
Spain-based UAV Navigation has teamed up with Germany’s Sky Power to design modernised flight control solutions (FCS). As a result, the FCS used by UAV …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing to deliver more MQ-25 refuelling UAS for USN
3rd April 2020
Boeing has been awarded a contract modification to provide three more MQ-25 unmanned refuelling aircraft for the USN, bringing the total order number to seven. …
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Defence Notes
PODCAST: Friendly fire avoidance, USN plans for LCS and spotlight on UK air power
3rd April 2020
Welcome to Episode 13 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 …
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Land Warfare
Arquus to supply around 300 vehicles to French Army
3rd April 2020
Arquus is to provide around 300 new and retrofitted vehicles to the French Army, under an agreement with the country's MoD. A media spokesperson for …
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Defence Notes
Boeing temporarily suspends production in Philadelphia
3rd April 2020
Boeing will suspend production at its Ridley Township facilities near Philadelphia to reduce the risks posed by the worsening COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In a statement …
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Defence Notes
Virus left Q1 performance unaffected, says BAE Systems
3rd April 2020
BAE Systems has claimed there was ‘no material impact’ on its financial performance as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Q1 2020. Although …
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