Defence Notes

Naval Warfare

Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system

A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.

Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up

The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.

Naval Warfare

Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry “great again”?

The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.

Land Warfare

How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication

A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.

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Naval Warfare

Saab teams up with ThayerMahan to strengthen Australia’s undersea capabilities

8th November 2023

New partnership to explore sovereign undersea warfare capabilities opportunities in Australia was announced at the ongoing Indo-Pacific Maritime exhibition in Sydney.
Naval Warfare

Super Hornet becomes first US Navy aircraft to carry StormBreaker

8th November 2023

Raytheon has announced that the US Navy carried the StormBreaker smart weapon on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet following the US Air Force’s lead with the F-15E Strike Eagle.
Air Warfare

India to strengthen China and Pakistan borders with final S-400 SAM system deliveries

7th November 2023

India's full acquisition of its S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems has been fast approaching its final stages, as officials from India and Russia prepare work on finalising the delivery schedule for the last two squadrons.
Air Warfare

General Atomics Aeronautical – Taking Information Dominance to the Next Level

7th November 2023

With Every New RPA Innovation, General Atomics Aeronautical Pushes the Boundaries of the Possible to Make the World Safer and More Secure.
Air Warfare

Newest generation AMRAAM missiles destined for Sweden

4th November 2023

The deal was approved as a by the US government in July and is the back end of a deal which saw Sweden sell older variants back to the US so they could be donated to Ukraine in its war against invading Russian forces.
Air Warfare

Germany's potential SCAF exit for GCAP unpacked

3rd November 2023

The leaked information about Germany leaving the Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS/SCAF) project and joining the rival Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) hints at the growing complexities and tensions within the Franco-German partnership.
Digital Battlespace

US DoD updates approach to the threats and benefits of AI

3rd November 2023

The first DoD AI Strategy, published in 2018, and revised DoD Data Strategy, published in 2020, are two foundational documents that matured the department's data-centric structures to increase the efficacy of fielding modern AI-enabled capabilities.
Air Warfare

Lockheed wins US Air Force nuclear weapons contract worth almost $1 billion

3rd November 2023

US aerospace giant will carry out engineering, manufacturing and design for an RV for the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM.
Naval Warfare

New US Navy chief of naval operations sworn in after long delay

3rd November 2023

The swearing in of Adm Lisa Franchetti had been delayed which has been predicted to have medium-term effects on the service.
Naval Warfare

Second Jan Mayen-class OPV handed over to Norway

2nd November 2023

The new KV Bjørnøya OVP represents a critical component of Norway's commitment to enhancing its maritime security and replacing its ageing vessels with modern ones.
Air Warfare

French Navy tests VSR700 naval UAS demonstrator on multi-mission frigate

2nd November 2023

The latest Naval Aerial Drone System trials aimed to showcase the UAS performance capabilities in surveillance and intelligence missions.
Air Warfare

Germany selects consortium to develop key SCAF technologies and ‘remote carriers’

1st November 2023

A signed contract between Airbus, FCMS and MBDA will focus on technology maturation, with an emphasis on complementary basic technologies for NGWS and the Future Combat Air System use from 2040.
Defence Notes

BAE Systems grows DI unit with purchase of Eurostep

1st November 2023

BAE Systems and Swedish data sharing company Eurostep have been co-operating on projects for a number of years and the deal will help the development of the UK company’s digital asset management suite PropheSEA.
Naval Warfare

Babcock wins new contract to support UK Royal Navy Phalanx weapon system

30th October 2023

The Phalanx is used on multiple Royal Navy platforms, including the Albion-class landing platform dock, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Type 45 Class destroyer and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.
Air Warfare

US to build new B61 gravity bomb variant

30th October 2023

The new bomb would be deployable from contemporary aircraft and would replace some B61-7s in the existing nuclear stockpile while maintaining a similar yield.
Naval Warfare

Contracts signed for Polish coastal defence subsystems

26th October 2023

The deal for the coastal defence systems was signed in September and the latest contracts formalise the involvement of Polish companies.
Training

Ukrainian Navy participate in Exercise Joint Warrior in UK

26th October 2023

The Ukrainian Navy has joined 10 nations involved in a major multinational exercise in waters off Scotland.
Defence Notes

Rheinmetall joins in Ukrainian JV on the support and manufacture of military vehicles

24th October 2023

Germany’s Rheinmetall will provide further support to Ukraine, on top of billions-of-dollars worth of munitions, by taking a majority stake in a military vehicles company.
Air Warfare

Boeing extends Australian wing kit partnership until 2028

24th October 2023

Boeing will continue working with Australian partner Ferra for the supply of precision aerial munitions for five more years.