Defence Notes
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The munitions variant of the Barrauda-100 autonomous air vehicle is being tested for the US Army’s High-Speed Manoeuvrable Missile (HSMM) testbed programme, with further flight tests expected in 2026.
The 2025 National Strategic Review highlights the importance of readiness against a growing Russian threat and was published days after a speech from the French President Macron who called for an increase in defence spending worth €6.5 billion by 2027.
The new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will work on a range of other projects to boost the UK economy and defence industry, including joint development on new high-tech frequency weapons and extended range air-to-air missiles.
Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.
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10th October 2008
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it will be a supplier on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4N aircraft for U.S. Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned …
5th September 2008
Alliant Techsystems announced today that it has been awarded a $97 million contract for the design, development, integration, and test of the Multi-Stage Supersonic Target …
3rd September 2008
Northrop Grumman Corporation is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat …