Defence Notes
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Developed by France, Spain and Germany, the European 6th-generation combat air programme is progressing apace with new milestones expected by next year after delays to the programme.
The new US administration has introduced or outlined plans for substantial change across the Department of Defence (DoD) and its branches. Several branch heads faced up to Senate Committees to outline needs and challenges.
The UK Strategic Defence Review, which was anticipated to be published by mid-2025, has been given a more definitive release date by the report’s lead reviewer.
Given the geopolitical gravity, analysts have said the defence and security agreement established falls short of what is needed for future UK-EU co-operation.
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18th August 2021
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace first announced the Refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy on 16 March at the Society of Maritime Industries Annual Conference, adding it would include a 30-year pipeline of all government vessels over 150t.
17th August 2021
The new Il-112V military transport aircraft has crashed in a forested area outside the Kubinka airfield, near Moscow, during a training flight.
17th August 2021
Incumbent supplier HDT Global to supply more new transporter erectors for the Minuteman III.
17th August 2021
RfP from Turkish defence procurement agency suggests naval requirements beyond existing unmanned surface platforms.
17th August 2021
USN awards second recent major service contract for the maintenance and modernisation of LCSs to Austal USA.
17th August 2021
Private vessel to aid refuelling and resupply of missile defence radar platform in the Pacific Ocean.
17th August 2021
For more than three decades, Pearson Engineering has provided Armed Forces with the mobility and counter-mobility equipment they need to succeed in their missions around the world.
16th August 2021
The Italian Ministry of Defence released the multiyear 2021-23 spending plan on 5 August. The paper, released by the Italian MoD as the Documento Programmatico Pluriennale …
16th August 2021
New platform to address the issues around coordinating individual and multiple heterogeneous autonomous platforms like UASs and UGVs.
16th August 2021
The Radar Systems Handbook Issue 5 covers the full spectrum of radar systems and subsystems across the land, sea and air domains. Read for free.
16th August 2021
Canada and the US commit to invest in technologies and systems to overhaul NORAD.
16th August 2021
Unarmed Minuteman III was launched on 11 August; meanwhile, China expands its ICBM silo-building.
16th August 2021
Assembly continued of KC-390 tactical transport aircraft in Q2 and more Super Tucanos were delivered, but some Embraer customers are feeling the financial pinch.
15th August 2021
The US officially points the finger at Tehran after the 30 July UAV attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps continues to ratchet tensions with a grandiose new claim.
14th August 2021
Turkish company ARES shipyards hits IDEF 2021 show floor with its Ulaq AUSV.
14th August 2021
Italy has committed to long-term spending on the multinational Tempest Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
13th August 2021
Turkish military aircraft ambitions remain undimmed despite ongoing US sanctions.
13th August 2021
How will practical considerations influence the ability of the USN to achieve its broad strategic objectives?
13th August 2021
The acquisition of Sparton Corporation helped to drive Elbit’s Q2 financial performance.