The Royal Australian Navy has finally commissioned the first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel – more than three years behind schedule – highlighting the programme’s delays, design compromises and ongoing industrial restructuring.
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
The UK’s National Security Strategy brings together the recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Strategic Security Review, AUKUS Review and Industrial and Trade Strategies. At the same time, the UK made a commitment to reach defence spending of 5% of GDP by 2035 and Germany committed to 3.5% by 2029.
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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22nd December 2020
Block V is latest variant of tactical land attack cruise missile used by UK and US navies.
22nd December 2020
Ukraine's Soviet-era combat aircraft fleet is overdue for modernisation, as Kiev seeks to spend big on buying from Western suppliers.
22nd December 2020
Military End User list comprises 103 companies that pose an ‘unacceptable risk’ of diverting goods to the Chinese, Russian or Venezuelan military.
21st December 2020
There is a trust deficit between the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the nation's pilots who would be tasked to go to war.
21st December 2020
Turkish shipyards have until 15 March 2021 to respond to RfP.
21st December 2020
Five representative ship blocks to be manufactured and assembled.
21st December 2020
Fourth aircraft out of 28 is delivered by manufacturer Embraer.
18th December 2020
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18th December 2020
Positive signs for a new partnership between Marshall and the USMC.
18th December 2020
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18th December 2020
Singapore has created an air defence umbrella over the island nation with the integration of new assets such as ASTER-30 missiles.
17th December 2020
Despite discussions between the UK MoD and Lockheed Martin UK to assess driving costs of the F-35B programme down, the two have not talked about how to resolve a multibillion pound funding gap troubling acquisition plans.
17th December 2020
Turbines selected for key USN programme that will deliver new fleet of frigate to the service
17th December 2020
HMS Uppland receives range of new systems ahead of its return to service
17th December 2020
Overhauled and upgraded Su-25s should remain in Bulgarian Air Force service until 2028.
17th December 2020
Beset by ageing legacy airframes, the Indian Navy is making progress in efforts to induct newer rotary-winged and fixed-wing aircraft.
17th December 2020
Taiwan's indigenous shipbuilding programme bears fruit with new corvette, OPV and minelayer classes progressing.
16th December 2020
The Defence Ethics Committee of the French MoD has published a report on the ‘enhanced soldier'. This document analysed ethical issues around improving physical, perceptual, cognitive and psychological capabilities for French warfighters.
16th December 2020
The UK has confirmed a publication date for its National Space Strategy and provided details of a new R&D initiative known as the Defence Space Enterprise Portfolio.
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