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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.
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
The UK’s National Security Strategy brings together the recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Strategic Security Review, AUKUS Review and Industrial and Trade Strategies. At the same time, the UK made a commitment to reach defence spending of 5% of GDP by 2035 and Germany committed to 3.5% by 2029.
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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13th September 2021
A concept for containerised modular systems is on track to enter service over the next decade.
13th September 2021
German company to replace HF receivers used by Canadian armed forces.
11th September 2021
PGZ sheds more light on the timeframe for development and construction of three new multi-purpose frigates for the Polish Navy.
11th September 2021
India now possesses its first missile tracking vessel, which had been laid down in 2014.
10th September 2021
As competition intensifies across industry to fight it out for the RAF's New Medium Helicopter acquisition, Airbus has announced a compelling production plan.
10th September 2021
BAE Systems secured a $26 million contract to provide IFF for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
10th September 2021
Oceaneering International supports USN submarine rescue systems.
10th September 2021
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10th September 2021
The RAF claims that cost increases associated with the MQ-9B Protector are 'behind us now'.
10th September 2021
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems can independently perform shipyard alterations of its EMALS and AAG systems.
10th September 2021
Kirintec will unveil a new product at DSEI for cyber and electromagnetic activities.
10th September 2021
Northrop Grumman testbed F-16 flew last month with the Next Generation Electronic Warfare system and Scalable Agile Beam Radar.
10th September 2021
UK company releases WADER V8.3 ocean information system.
10th September 2021
Where does development of the UTS-800 leave Russian MoD plans to buy the Yak-152 trainer aircraft?
10th September 2021
In a procurement that has dragged on for nearly a decade, India has passed another hurdle in the process of renewing its transport aircraft fleet.
9th September 2021
A British Army-backed hackathon will be hosted at the Defence BattleLab from 15-17 September, running in tandem with DSEI 2021 in London.
9th September 2021
Attrition and heavy maintenance demands affect French Naval Aviation fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter requirements.
9th September 2021
The contract will ensure the destroyers’ sonar systems continue to meet the needs of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
9th September 2021
USMC seeks multi-domain radar with improved interoperability and ease of integration with emerging technologies.