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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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Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
New presidential directives for UAV production are intended to remove bureaucratic barriers and support suppliers.
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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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New Zealand to reset defence posture, says defence minister
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New Zealand is expected to focus its defence policy towards the Pacific and reassess its defence procurement plans under new proposals from Defence Minister Ron …
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Digital Battlespace
Trumps orders Pentagon to create US 'Space Force'
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US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on 18 June to create a new US ‘Space Force’, which would become the sixth branch of the …
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South Korea holds war games to defend against Japan
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South Korea began two days of war games on 18 June to practice defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast against an unlikely …
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Insight: Canadian intelligence spooks New Zealand
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A report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has raised ire in New Zealand over allegations that Wellington is under Beijing’s thumb. The report, …
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Mattis blasts Putin for trying to 'shatter' NATO
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin on 15 June, accusing him of attacking western democracy and trying to break up NATO. …
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Chinese arms deliveries to Africa put on hold
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France, Britain and the US on 14 June 2018 put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic (CAR) for UN Security Council …
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Aerojet Rocketdyne awarded torpedo work
15th June 2018
Aerojet Rocketdyne has received a $2.6 million Phase I contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop a prototype torpedo propulsion system under its …
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SOCOM outlines maritime capabilities demonstration
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Moscow slams Norway plans to double US troop presence
14th June 2018
Moscow on 14 June criticised Norway's plans to ask Washington to double the number of US troops stationed in the Scandinavian country and deploy them …
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UK jet expert held over 'Chinese plot for military secrets'
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America's 'provocative' Korean military drills
14th June 2018
US President Donald Trump's shock decision to suspend ‘war games’, announced after his summit with Kim Jong Un, has left allies scrabbling for a response …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2018: Swedish Army targets combined arms to meet threats (video)
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Land Warfare
New EU 'peace fund' could buy weapons
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The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of …
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Naval Warfare
No fair winds for Polish submarine fleet
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Digital Battlespace
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13th June 2018
China has done it again. As Beijing prosecutes a relentless campaign of cyberespionage against the US, this past week news broke of a major security …
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UK releases security strategy and plans for future defence spending boost
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Combat-proven capabilities: How precision-strike systems are evolving for tomorrow’s battlespace (podcast)
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US fires approximately 75 precision-guided weapons against Iran’s nuclear facilities
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Fincantieri’s Vulcano Class: a new era of versatility and innovation in naval operations
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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
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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
