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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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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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Digital Battlespace
LIMA 2019: Malaysia installing local CMS on frigate
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The upgrade of the combat management system (CMS) on KD Jebat, one of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lekiu-class frigates, is proceeding, and the project …
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Germany's MKS 180 programme on track says MoD
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The decision on the preferred design for Germany's MKS 180 next generation surface combatant is still on track according to the country’s MoD, despite concerns …
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Podcast: South African Army chief on budget issues; ITEC committee chair on simulation and training trends
29th March 2019
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Naval Warfare
HII to build US Navy’s LPD 30
29th March 2019
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.47 billion contract from the US Navy for the detail design and construction of amphibious transport …
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Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban
29th March 2019
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on 28 March 2019 extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted last October …
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Land Warfare
JGSDF reorganises to protect the southwest islands
29th March 2019
Beginning on 7 April, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will deploy a unit of soldiers from the 15th Brigade on Miyako Island in Okinawa …
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Defence Notes
LIMA 2019: Malaysia explores light combat aircraft, but why?
28th March 2019
Flight displays are always an important part of LIMA shows in Langkawi, and this year there were two newcomers – the Yakovlev Yak-130 and the …
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Defence Notes
Modi declares India 'space superpower' as satellite downed by missile
28th March 2019
India said it had destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers. In …
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Naval Warfare
Keel laid for future USS Marinette
28th March 2019
Lockheed Martin and Fincantieri Marinette Marine have laid the keel for the US Navy’s 13th Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 25), the future USS Marinette, …
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Land Warfare
Thai army unveils VL MICA air defence system
28th March 2019
At the end of last year, the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA) Air Defence Command replaced its Spada surface-to-air missiles (SAM), which had been in service …
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Naval Warfare
LIMA 2019: Malaysia awards only one LCS missile contract
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Malaysia’s six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will be armed with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) anti-ship missiles and VL MICA surface-to-air missiles. However, while a deal …
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Defence Notes
US successfully tests anti-ICBM system
28th March 2019
The US military said on 26 March 2019 that it had successfully tested an anti-intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, with a target launched from the …
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Naval Warfare
Submarine contracts highlight importance of forward planning
28th March 2019
If the fiscal focus for March 2019 in the US began with the Trump administration’s FY2020 budget request, attention as the days slide towards April …
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Naval Warfare
Damen to design and build Dutch ESB
28th March 2019
Damen Shipyards Den Helder (DSDH) and the Netherlands’ Defense Material Organization have signed a contract for the design, build and delivery of a prototype Expeditionary …
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Training
LIMA 2019: Malaysian Hawks soldier on but await upgrade decision
28th March 2019
Hawk trainer jets of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will continue to play an important role in the RMAF as they are expected to …
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Naval Warfare
RAN’s Nuship Sydney upgrade brought forward
28th March 2019
Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), Nuship Sydney, is set to receive a technical capability upgrade earlier than planned at the Osborne Naval …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon developing ASARS-2B for U-2
27th March 2019
Raytheon is developing a new version of the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System (ASARS) for the US Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft, the …
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Saab calculates Gripen's manufacturing mathematics
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US Navy to request bids for new frigate this summer
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The US Navy is on track to release the final RfP for the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) this summer, according to a key service official. …
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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
