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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.
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.
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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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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: Textron urge development of multi-fuel UAV engines
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Land Warfare
Defence Services Asia: Malaysian Army boss highlights developments
10th April 2014
General Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, Chief of the Malaysian Army, spoke to Shephard about how the service is overcoming the difficulties …
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Land Warfare
Defence Services Asia: Ketua Tentera Darat Menekankan Pembangunan
10th April 2014
Isu kewangan Malaysia telah menyebabkan kekangan atas perbelanjaan pertahanan tetapi Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia, Jeneral Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, walaupun mengakui …
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Defence Services Asia: OEMs anticipate Malaysian attack helicopter RfP
10th April 2014
Anticipation of a potential Malaysian attack helicopter tender remains high, with candidate platforms from Bell, Airbus Helicopters and Boeing to be showcased at the Defence …
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Defence Helicopter
Defence Services Asia: Pelbagai OEM membuat jangkaan untuk RfP helicopter serangan Malaysia
10th April 2014
Jangkaan kekal tinggi terhadap potensi Malaysia untuk tender helicopter serangan, dengan pelbagai calon platform dari Bell, Airbus Helicopters dan Boeing bakal dipamerkan di expo Defence …
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Digital Battlespace
Defence Services Asia: Malaysian service chiefs to tackle 21st Century cyber threat
10th April 2014
Malaysia’s minister of defence, Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, has highlighted cyber security as a ‘crucial’ and ‘unconventional threat’ that must be tackled. Speaking ahead …
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Digital Battlespace
Defence Services Asia: Ketua-ketua perkhidmatan Malaysia untuk menangani ancaman siber abad ke-21
10th April 2014
Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia, Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, telah menekankan sekuriti siber sebagai ‘amat penting’ dan ‘ancaman tidak konvensional’ dan mesti ditangani. Bercakap menjelang pameran …
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Defence Notes
Defence Services Asia: Export decision allows Japan to target SE Asian market
10th April 2014
Japan’s removal of its arms export ban could offer up opportunities for defence sales to Southeast Asian countries, government officials have divulged. The news follows …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: RAF pax to be trained on Triton
9th April 2014
Four Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are to conduct training on the US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS as part of the UK’s Seedcorn programme which …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: Royal Navy considers ScanEagle extension
9th April 2014
Insitu has submitted a bid to the Royal Navy to extend the provision of its ScanEagle operations beyond the existing two-year contract, the company has …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: USN reveals extended test plans for UCAS-D
9th April 2014
The US Navy PM for the UCAS-D programme has outlined a series of objectives for X-47B following the award of additional funding to continue testing …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: UCLASS draft RfP expected within weeks
9th April 2014
The highly anticipated draft RfP for the air vehicle segment of the US Navy’s future Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SAS14: Textron boosts Scorpion test schedule
8th April 2014
Textron AirLand is due to ramp up flight testing of its Scorpion strike/ISR aircraft as it aims to achieve more than 300 flight hours by …
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Defence Helicopter
SAS14: AACUS completes first phase test
8th April 2014
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has completed the first flight test programme of its five year Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) effort, it has …
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Naval Warfare
SAS14: USN chief encourages payload utility extensions
7th April 2014
The US Navy’s (USN) chief of naval operations has stressed that the payload capacity of the service’s vessels needs to be utilised further in order …
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Naval Warfare
SAS14: USCG boss calls for more vessels
7th April 2014
In spite of DoD budget cuts, the Commandant of the USCG has called for more ships to be brought into the force’s fleet as vessels …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
CAA hails prosecution of illegal UAV flight
2nd April 2014
Public understanding of the legal restrictions surrounding the use of UAVs in UK airspace has been called into question following the first prosecution for the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Facebook details high-flying connectivity solution
31st March 2014
Social networking site Facebook intends to build and deploy HALE UAVs in an effort to provide basic broadband connectivity to remote areas of the world, …
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Defence Notes
European defence cooperation still falling short
31st March 2014
While the pooling and sharing of defence capabilities is still regarded as the way forward, many obstacles to its voluntary implementation remain, participants at the …
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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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![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
