Defence Notes
Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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.
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
Paris Air Show 2025 Hide
-
![Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer chalks up another win as Lithuania picks C-390]()
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.
-
![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.
Featured videos
Defence Notes
Banding together to beat ballistic missiles (Sponsored)
The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
More Stories
-
Naval Warfare
BAE Systems: Australian Hunters are ‘progressing very well’
25th May 2022
Flurries of criticism about Australia's future frigates have been growing in intensity, but BAE Systems has come out of its corner to counter the narrative.
-
Land Warfare
Indian military wants hundreds of 4x4 light vehicles
25th May 2022
India needs hundreds of new hardtop 4x4 light vehicles to serve in the army, air force and navy.
-
Naval Warfare
Sweden buys new lightweight torpedo launchers
24th May 2022
New launchers for lightweight torpedos will replace legacy systems aboard Swedish corvettes.
-
Digital Battlespace
NAVSEA goes to the well again with AN/SPY-6
24th May 2022
Raytheon has obtained another contract modification from the USN to produce hardware for AN/SPY-6 radars.
-
Naval Warfare
OSI to provide German K130 Batch Corvettes with integrated navigation systems
24th May 2022
The contract includes upgrades for the navigation systems, radars, WECDIS and various land-based assets.
-
Air Warfare
US, in prescribing Taiwan’s mission, rebuffs MH-60R sale
24th May 2022
The current administration in the US is proving less willing than Trump was to sell military equipment to Taiwan.
-
Naval Warfare
Latest Project 20380 corvette embarks on sea trials
23rd May 2022
The new Steregushchiy-class corvette Merkuriy was destined for the Black Sea Fleet but the Russian Navy will have to change its plans.
-
Naval Warfare
UDT 2022 heads to the Grey Zone (Sponsored)
23rd May 2022
In June, the underwater defence technology community heads to Rotterdam for UDT 2022 to explore aspects of underwater defence and security that are of increasing importance to naval forces and governments worldwide, under the theme of ‘the Grey Zone: Undersea Technologies to Protect Maritime Trade, Operations & Infrastructure’.
-
Defence Notes
Post mortem of Afghan collapse apportions blame all around
20th May 2022
The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban last year was spectacular, and a new American report has assigned blame and given reasons for it.
-
Land Warfare
State Department gives green light to Egypt TOW sale
20th May 2022
The TOW missile has been exported to more than 45 countries.
-
Naval Warfare
India tests NASM-SR from helicopter for first time
20th May 2022
India is developing a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile, which could be integrated on MH-60R helicopters on order from the US
-
Digital Battlespace
How can the West exploit the disruptive technologies of the future? (Studio)
19th May 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed the danger from peer rivals while non-state actors remain a disruptive threat. To meet these evolving challenges, the Five Eyes must embrace the power of emerging technologies.
-
Defence Notes
Teledyne FLIR launches multi-spectral surveillance systems
19th May 2022
The new sensors can conduct a variety of maritime and land-based operations.
-
Naval Warfare
Whiskey Project scouts for more clients
19th May 2022
The Alpha MMRC is being delivered to the Australian Defence Force but its developer Whiskey Project Group is interested in generating further interest.
-
Naval Warfare
USN exercises contract option for Over-the-Horizon Weapon System
18th May 2022
USN long-range anti-ship missile programme progresses with latest contract option for Raytheon.
-
Defence Notes
UK and India to forge closer defence technology ties
18th May 2022
The UK and India are stepping up defence ties across several areas.
-
Air Warfare
Raytheon gains StormBreaker lifecycle support contract modification
18th May 2022
StormBreaker already equips F-15E fighter aircraft and the glide bomb is also undergoing developmental and operational testing with the F-35B.
-
Land Warfare
FNSS pushes ZAHA for Indonesian AAV requirement
18th May 2022
As Indonesia pushes to boost its domestic defence industry, agreements were recently signed for AAVs, small-arms ammunition, C-130 MRO and air surveillance radars.
-
Training
Somalis receive explosive threat reduction training
17th May 2022
Training from a consortium led by Allen-Vanguard met UN standards and will equip Somali personnel with skills to detect and dispose of explosive ordnance effectively.
Subscribe to news feed
RSS
-
![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)
-
![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
-
![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
-
![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
-
![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
-
![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
-
![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
-
![South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays]()
South Korean shipbuilders showcase export ambitions amid ongoing KDDX delays
