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Naval Warfare

Royal Canadian Navy advances with the construction of its first River-Class destroyer

Scheduled for delivery by 2033, HMCS Fraser will be a major surface component of the Canadian maritime combat power.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus and France sign framework agreement for VSR-700

The framework agreement is for the future acquisition of the system under the French Navy’s SDAM programme. The agreement also paves the way for cooperation with other nations via government-to-government agreements.

Air Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: Milkor and Hanwha partner to integrate the latter’s SAR payload into the Milkor 380

Hanwha Systems and Milkor announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show to integrate the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system into the Milkor 380 drone.

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Land Warfare

Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities

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Land Warfare

TROPHY® APS: Revolutionizing Ground Maneuver Operations

TROPHY® APS revolutionizes combat maneuverability, safeguarding crews and vehicles while enabling operations in complex terrains.

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Naval Warfare

Fincantieri’s Vulcano Class: a new era of versatility and innovation in naval operations

Land Warfare

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Air Warfare

Tiltrotor: The Long-Range Maneuver Solution

Land Warfare

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Defence Helicopter

Quad A 2019: Defiant on track for full envelope expansion

16th April 2019

After a series of past development issues, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant JMR-TD aircraft is now expected to complete its full flight test envelope before year end. …
Land Warfare

More Silvershield systems for Afghanistan

16th April 2019

L3-Micreo has been selected to deliver more than 14,000 additional Silvershield systems for the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces, the Australian Department of Defence …
Military Logistics

ROKAF introduces second MRTT aerial tanker

16th April 2019

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has introduced its second A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aerial refuelling aircraft, local media reports. The new MRTT …
Defence Helicopter

Quad A 2019: AVX and L3T show FARA hand

15th April 2019

Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) partners AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies (L3T) have revealed a compound coaxial helicopter design proposal for the US Army …
Land Warfare

Elbit to supply Stylet to Asia-Pacific country

15th April 2019

Elbit Systems has received a $30 million contract to supply its Stylet precision guided mortar munition (GMM) to an unnamed Asia-Pacific country, the company announced …
Defence Notes

Classified note confirms French weaponry in Yemen: report

15th April 2019

French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified military note revealed on 15 April …
Military Logistics

Invisio equipment for US Army SFABs

15th April 2019

Invisio has received a $2.8 million order to provide communication equipment for the US Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFAB), the company announced on 11 …
Digital Battlespace

Switzerland orders Thales’ image intel

15th April 2019

Thales has received a contract from the Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement to supply an IMINT/GEOINT image intelligence system for the Swiss armed forces, …
Defence Notes

India hopes to avoid US sanctions over Russian missile deal

15th April 2019

India is hopeful it will avoid US sanctions over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told AFP. New Delhi has …
Digital Battlespace

Harris’ MDU for GPS IIIF satellites

15th April 2019

Harris Corporation has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide its fully digital navigation signals for the US Air Force’s (USAF's) first two GPS III …
Land Warfare

Romanian Piranha 5 completes live firing testing

15th April 2019

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has successfully completed live firing test of the Piranha 5 wheeled armoured vehicle for the Romanian Army, the company …
Defence Helicopter

Insight: Rostvertol’s heavy-lifting boosts Russia's helicopters

15th April 2019

Rostvertol’s manufacturing complex and airfield are situated in a single territory within the boundaries of Rostov on Don in the south-western part of Russia.
Digital Battlespace

UK launches C-UAS competition

15th April 2019

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the launch of a £2 million competition for proposals to develop a range of solutions to mitigate …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: Embraer X treads carefully

15th April 2019

Whilst industry can sometimes be seen to be taking a rather aggressive approach to urban air mobility (UAM), Embraer X, an established business unit of …
Land Warfare

Australian Army orders Carl-Gustaf ammo

15th April 2019

Saab has received an $18.14 million order to supply Carl-Gustaf ammunition to the Australian Army, the company announced on 11 April. The Australian Army placed …
Training

CAE offers new courses at Dothan Training Center

15th April 2019

The CAE Dothan Training Center (DTC) in Alabama is the site for US Army fixed-wing flight training programme as well as for US Air Force …
Land Warfare

Arnold Defense receives order for Fletcher

15th April 2019

Arnold Defense has received the first order for its Fletcher 70mm land based, laser guided rocket launcher system from an unnamed customer, the company announced …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: Gladius takes a stab at underwater work

13th April 2019

Singapore’s Public Utilities Board has been using unmanned systems to conduct subsurface inspections of its network of reservoirs, demonstrating a growing acceptance of such technology …
Naval Warfare

GAO disputes reliability of Columbia class costs

12th April 2019

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the US Navy’s (USN) costing figures for its new Columbia-class SSBNs may be unreliable. A recently released …

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