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Australia commissions HMAS Arafura three-and-a-half years behind schedule
The Royal Australian Navy has finally commissioned the first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel – more than three years behind schedule – highlighting the programme’s delays, design compromises and ongoing industrial restructuring.
Land Warfare
Borsuk IFV programme marks turning point for Poland’s armoured modernisation
The Borsuk vehicles are to replace the Soviet-designed BMP-1 as the Polish military’s main tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV).
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DroneShield nets largest order ever with $40 million European CUAS contract
The package of three standalone follow-on contracts makes this the largest contract won by the Australian company and larger than its total 2024 revenue.
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US Navy’s FA-XX programme still an “option”, as FY2026 US defence budget outline proposed
The US Navy’s answer to a sixth-generation fighter has experienced a range of setbacks and delays to the programme, with only $47 million in this latest proposed budget set aside for completing the aircraft.
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Digital Battlespace
DroneShield releases DroneGun MKIII
15th July 2019
DroneShield has introduced DroneGun MKIII as an alternative to its DroneGun Tactical unit, the company announced on 14 July. DroneGun MKIII is a portable pistol-shape …
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Naval Warfare
Opinion: Will diplomatic gulf threaten Iran stance?
15th July 2019
Following the recent rise in tensions between the UK and Iran over the detention of the tanker MV Grace 1 by Royal Marine Commandos, the …
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Defence Helicopter
Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters
15th July 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, …
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Training
USAF trains Nigerien Armed Forces
15th July 2019
As the threat from extremist groups in Africa continues to be felt, many nations from around the world are offering military support to the affected …
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Land Warfare
Germany requests PAC-3 MSE from US
15th July 2019
Germany has requested Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles Segment Enhanced (MSE) from the US government under its foreign military sales programme. Under a package …
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Training
Talisman Sabre 2019: Australian Army’s joint training evolves upwards
15th July 2019
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 is but one event of the Australian Army’s joint land collective two-year training calendar, the latter now known as the Joint Warfare …
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Military Logistics
Portugal opts for KC-390
15th July 2019
The Portuguese government has announced that it will acquire five Embraer KC-390 for the Portuguese Air Force. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2023. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Talisman Sabre 2019: Australian UGVs are put to work
13th July 2019
The Australian Army is utilising the opportunities that Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 presents to continue testing of six Mission Adaptable Platform System (MAPS) 6x6 UGVs …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon details Qatar orders
12th July 2019
Raytheon has released details of the recent announcement that Qatar is to acquire the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Patriot system.The company has …
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Naval Warfare
Barracuda launch sees France open new nuclear chapter
12th July 2019
The product of a generation of intellectual and physical labour from French industry, government and military agencies, the first of the French Navy’s Suffren-class nuclear-powered …
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Special Operations
Gentex wins USSOCOM helmet contract
12th July 2019
Gentex has received an IDIQ contract from the US Department of Defense to supply personnel equipment for US Special Operations Forces. Under the contract – …
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Naval Warfare
Boeing awarded UK P-8A support
12th July 2019
Boeing will support the UK Royal Air Force’s P-8A programme under a foreign military sales agreement with the US Department of Defense announced on 11 …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman details Northern Edge input
12th July 2019
Northrop Grumman displayed a number of new strike, ISR and multi-domain C2 capabilities with military partners during the Northern Edge 2019 joint training exercise. Northern …
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Naval Warfare
US Southern Command to host Littoral Combat Ship
12th July 2019
The US Navy plans to send a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to US Southern Command’s region in October to bolster efforts to stem illegal …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon wins B-52 radar work
12th July 2019
Raytheon will provide the new radar for the US Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet under a contract from Boeing announced on 11 July. The B-52 …
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Land Warfare
Spain’s Pizarro vehicle requires cold climate enhancements
12th July 2019
Spain’s Pizarro tracked armoured vehicle requires a number of technical enhancements in order to make it suited for operations in harsh weather conditions, it has …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Delair begins subscription service
12th July 2019
Delair has introduced a subscription programme to allow customers to access its Delair UX11 family of UAS and delair.ai cloud-based data management solution. The programme …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: The future of the 8x8 armoured vehicle market, meeting defence training needs and why is Australia looking for a new attack helicopter?
12th July 2019
Welcome to Episode 25 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Military Logistics
Damen to modernise Dutch vessels
12th July 2019
Damen Shipyards Den Helder has signed a contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to support various vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the company …
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