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Air Warfare
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.
Defence Notes
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.
Defence Notes
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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Naval Warfare
US Navy receives future USS Billings
8th February 2019
The US Navy accepted delivery of its eighth Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Billings, at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, …
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Digital Battlespace
US Army seeks follow-up to IAMD Raytheon A-Kit
8th February 2019
The US Army announced that it is looking for developers interested in creating a follow-up to Raytheon’s A-kit of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense …
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Military Logistics
US Army looks to recapitalise more HEMTTs
8th February 2019
On 7 February 2019 the US announced four more contracts with Oshkosh Defense for recapitalised Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT). These contracts total $233 …
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Defence Notes
Morocco officially restarts compulsory military service
8th February 2019
Morocco on 7 February 2019 officially restored compulsory military service, despite complaints from some young people in the North African country. King Mohammed VI gave …
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Defence Notes
The Weekly Defence Podcast - Episode 3
8th February 2019
Welcome to Episode 3 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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Defence Notes
Iranian Revolutionary Guards unveil 'new ballistic missile'
8th February 2019
Iran's Revolutionary Guards on 7 February 2019 unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000km, the official news agency Sepah News reported. The …
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Defence Notes
Moscow beefing up its MiG-31 fleet
8th February 2019
The Russian military has extended the scope of its MiG-31BM/BSM upgrade programme by placing a new contract for overhauled and deeply upgraded aircraft. The works, …
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Land Warfare
Marine West 2019: USMC consolidates ACV efforts
8th February 2019
The USMC is working to consolidate the previously-separate Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 and 1.2 programmes into a single ACV programme effort. Current activities follow recent …
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Defence Notes
China intimidates Philippine reconstruction on Thitu Island
8th February 2019
The Philippines has been constructing a new beaching ramp on Thitu Island in the South China Sea, a move that has drawn firm resistance from …
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Defence Notes
SO/LIC 2019: US DoD unveils prototyping guide
7th February 2019
The US DoD, which has been pushing to develop more equipment prototypes to cut through its acquisition bureaucracy and speed up modernisation, has put together …
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UK Merlin Mk4/4a programme hit by delays
7th February 2019
The UK's ongoing AW101 Merlin Mk4/4a delivery programme has been delayed beyond its original end date of December 2020 after manufacturer Leonardo and the MoD …
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Defence Notes
From Yerevan to Yangon Su-30SM is in global demand
7th February 2019
Armenia has emerged as the latest customer for the Russian-made Su-30SM heavyweight fighter. This was officially confirmed on 5 February by the Armenian MoD. A …
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Defence Notes
US restocking on APKWS II system
7th February 2019
The Naval Air Systems Command in Maryland has awarded a $225 million contract to BAE Systems for the delivery of over 9000 additional units of …
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Naval Warfare
Diligence still on the cutting block
7th February 2019
The UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary's (RFA) former support vessel Diligence, put up for sale in 2016, appears to be struggling to find suitors after an …
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA’s advancements in hypersonic time travel
7th February 2019
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating advances in materials that could allow hypersonic vehicles to travel through Earth’s atmosphere for longer …
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Defence Notes
Indian defence budget to rise… but not by enough
7th February 2019
On 1 February, the Indian government announced a FY2019/20 interim defence budget amounting to INR3.019 trillion ($42.7 billion), excluding pensions, the highest ever figure in …
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Defence Notes
US Army to buy two Israeli Iron Dome air defence systems
7th February 2019
The US Army said on 6 February 2019 that it wants to purchase a pair of Iron Dome short-range air defence systems, an interceptor technology …
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Defence Notes
Embraer sells 12 military aircraft to Nigeria
7th February 2019
Brazil's aircraft maker Embraer said on 6 February 2019 that it has finalised a contract to sell 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria's air force, …
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Defence Notes
Qatar takes delivery of first French-built Rafale jet fighters
7th February 2019
Qatar on 6 February 2019 took delivery of the first of 36 Rafale multi-purpose jet fighters it has ordered from French manufacturer Dassault. The hand-over …
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Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion
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![Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)]()
Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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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
