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Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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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.
Air Warfare
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.
Air Warfare
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
As European countries increase their defence budgets, the Paris Air Show will look to how the aerospace industry’s responds, with programme progression, new technology and industrial partnerships all expected to take centre stage at Le Bourget.
Naval Warfare
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
Hyundai and Hanwha recently unveiled advanced frigate and submarine designs while South Korea eyes new export markets and resolves internal rivalries
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Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390
Just this week Portugal signed for a sixth C-390 with the add-on of an option for 10 for other NATO countries. In April, Sweden signed for four and in December last year Slovakia agreed to buy three, while in the same month an undisclosed country agreed to buy two.
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![Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market]()
Paris Air Show 2025: Fulgur air defence missile revealed in anticipation of potential market
The missile was first unveiled at SeaFuture 2023 and later at the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2024. Operational delivery is expected in 2028.
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Naval Warfare
Royal Navy Type 31 build plans remain unclear as name game gets a head start
18th September 2019
Despite the selection of Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 design for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 light frigate programme, both potential supplier and customer remain cagey …
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2019: UVision looks to extend loitering munition CONOPS
17th September 2019
Israeli company UVision displayed a mock-up of a special operations vehicle (SOV) equipped with multiple Hero 30 launchers at DSEI 2019, as it seeks to …
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Defence Notes
Raytheon developing Peregrine missile
17th September 2019
Raytheon has introduced a new medium-range, air-to-air weapon called the Peregrine missile with advanced firepower and manoeuvrability.Half the size of legacy medium-range, air-to-air missiles, Peregrine …
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Naval Warfare
Third AWD embarks on sea trials
16th September 2019
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) third Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD), Sydney, has begun its first phase of sea trials, the Australian Department of Defence announced …
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Naval Warfare
Bangladesh receives final Indonesian-designed patrol boats
16th September 2019
North Sea Boats, the trading name for the Indonesian shipbuilder PT Lundin, has completed delivery of the final examples of 18 fast patrol boats for …
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: UK MoD outlines C-UAS demand signals
13th September 2019
Officials from the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) C-sUAS team have challenged industry to provide greater capability for armed forces operating in austere conditions. According …
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Military Logistics
DSEI 2019: SAMI-Navantia deal confirms full tech transfer of Catiz CMS (updated)
13th September 2019
A €1 billion ($1.1 billion) deal managed to slip under the defence carpets at DSEI, as SAMI and Navantia agreed a deal through their joint …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DSEI 2019: L3Harris unveils T4 robot
13th September 2019
L3Harris Technologies unveiled the first prototype of its T4 robotic system at DSEI 2019, a medium-sized UGV designed for use in urban environments where space …
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Defence Notes
Poland wants F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
13th September 2019
The US State Department is considering a sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to Poland as part of a package worth $6.5 billion. Poland …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Talking to Team Tempest, the USAF's innovation hub and all the news from DSEI
13th September 2019
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Digital Battlespace
DSEI 2019: Controp launches new weapon director payloads
13th September 2019
Controp Precision Technologies has revealed the Sight Box - a new configuration of the Sight payload in which all sensors are contained within an enclosure …
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2019: SEAD indecision puts pressure on USAF F-16 fleet
12th September 2019
The USAF is still unsure of which trade offs it will have to make as part of an overdue F-16 modernisation programme – the basis …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2019: SEA unveils trainable decoy launcher system
12th September 2019
SEA has launched a trainable decoy launcher system (TDLS) to protect surface platforms from missile and torpedo threats at DSEI. The company, partnering with Chess …
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Naval Warfare
Unarmed Trident II in new test flight
12th September 2019
US Navy submarine USS Nebraska has carried out flight testing of unarmed Trident II (D5) missiles. The firings were carried out from the Ohio-class ballistic …
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Land Warfare
Closing the range gap (sponsored)
12th September 2019
For years, NATO artillery and missile systems have been at a range disadvantage compared to its future potential adversaries. New ramjet technology, however, has the …
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Defence Notes
DSEI 2019: Market for air defence set to skyrocket
12th September 2019
In a new forecast briefed on 11 September at DSEI, Defence Insight predicted that the market for air defence and artillery systems over the next …
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Defence Notes
Spain selects industrial coordinator for FCAS
12th September 2019
Indra has been appointed by the Spanish government as the national industrial coordinator of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, the company announced …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2019: Royal Navy watchers a-quiver as Arrowhead 140 gets the go-ahead
12th September 2019
The multi-episode marathon that has been the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31e light frigate saga has finally come to a conclusion with the announcement on …
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Defence Notes
Insight: Will subservient Cambodia cede military bases to China?
12th September 2019
With China accounting for 51% of the $6.45 billion in foreign direct investment in Cambodia last year, many view the Southeast Asian nation as a …
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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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![Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry]()
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
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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
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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
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![Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry]()
Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry
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![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
