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Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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.
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UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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.
Air Warfare
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
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Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
The House Committee on Appropriations approved a FY2026 bill reducing investments in main defence programmes.
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Paris Air Show 2025: Parrot’s new microdrone ANAFI UKR breaks cover
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.
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France and Sweden sign defence roadmap as Naval Group positions FDI frigate for Swedish surface ship programme
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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Final testing of Tsircon hypersonic missile in 2019
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Aero India 2019: HAL bullish about Tejas Mk 1A timelines
23rd February 2019
While the Indian Air Force has received final operational clearance for its LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Mk 1 Tejas jet, talk at Aero India 2019 …
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China is maintaining a secret military base in Tajikistan
22nd February 2019
China has been running a secretive military base in Tajikistan, just 14km from the Wakhan Corridor and the border with Afghanistan, for at least the …
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Naval Warfare
Submarine deal shows France-Australia ties in 'new phase'
22nd February 2019
A giant submarine deal between France and Australia is the latest sign of deepening relations between the two countries, which are being driven together by …
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Marine Corps looks to AAV autonomy and water speed
22nd February 2019
US Marine Corps representatives are looking at the possibilities of equipping the ageing Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) fleet as autonomous combat platforms as well as continuing …
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Germany under fire for Saudi arms export ban
22nd February 2019
Export power Germany has long had a troubled relationship with selling arms abroad, a legacy of its dark history that is now spelling deep discord …
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Around 200 US troops to remain in Syria after pullout
22nd February 2019
The US military will keep around 200 troops in Syria after President Donald Trump's pullout from the war-torn country, the White House said Thursday. ‘A …
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Naval Warfare
Aero India 2019: UK-India sharing ship stories
22nd February 2019
New Delhi and London can share many a tale of the high seas together and the dialogue continues between the two countries as India looks …
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The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 5
22nd February 2019
Welcome to Episode 5 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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IAI launches Mini Harpy loitering munition
22nd February 2019
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a new tactical loitering attack missile called Mini Harpy, the company announced on 19 February 2019. The Mini Harpy …
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Naval Warfare
Iran announces 3-day navy drill from Gulf to Indian Ocean
21st February 2019
Iran is to launch a three-day annual navy drill from 22 February 2019 in a vast area of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean including …
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Aero India 2019: No cooling of jets for India’s fighter options (Insight)
21st February 2019
The tarmac was hot in Bengaluru and so too the competition for India’s next fighter jet programme as Lockheed Martin and Boeing both stake their …
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Digital Battlespace
Aero India 2019: Saab is IDAS-ready for next-gen Indian platforms
21st February 2019
Saab and its subsidiary Grintek Defence have a long-standing history in supplying its Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) to the Indian armed forces’ military rotary-wing …
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Special Operations
SOF looks to next generation Combatant Craft Heavy
21st February 2019
Collaborative efforts focused on assessing the current industrial capability to design a new craft, or modify an existing design, to meet the requirements for the …
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Defence Notes
BAE Systems posts improving annual profits
21st February 2019
BAE Systems, the British maker of military equipment, announced on 21 February 2019 that annual net profit jumped by a fifth, despite a slowdown in …
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IDEX 2019: UAE stocks up on military kit (video)
20th February 2019
Editor-in-chief Richard Thomas and deputy editor Beth Maundrill discuss the highlights from IDEX 2019. On land, wheels have been stars of the show, from the …
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Naval Warfare
US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant to reflect DDG-1000 lessons
20th February 2019
The US Navy’s future Large Surface Combatant (LSC) will draw heavily on lessons learned from its tiny fleet of ‘extraordinarily expensive’ but cutting-edge DDG 1000 …
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Naval Warfare
IDEX 2019: Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding mulls corvette design for GCC market
20th February 2019
Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) is developing a multirole corvette solely to export into the GCC market, which, should it occur, would see the UAE taking …
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Defence Notes
Aero India 2019: Air platforms on display (Insight)
20th February 2019
Dark clouds loomed over the 12th edition of Aero India, at the Yelahanka air force in Bengaluru, following the mid-air collision of two Surya Kiran aircraft …
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost]()
UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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![US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities]()
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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![Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion]()
Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost]()
UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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![US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities]()
US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
