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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24th November 2020
Security challenges abound in Asia-Pacific for the incoming US president - so will he be up to them?
24th November 2020
Bundestag committee gives green light to spend on torpedo upgrade, IT improvements and MBT ammunition
24th November 2020
SPA works with SAIC on supporting Conventional Prompt Strike programme
24th November 2020
New K-2 missile would equip F-16, FA-50 aircraft or the future KF-X fighter
23rd November 2020
The first of an extensive class of new frigates for the JMSDF has been launched in Japan.
23rd November 2020
Trials of ORP Kormoran have prompted design modifications to two vessels, delaying their handover to the Polish Navy and raising the overall cost of the programme
23rd November 2020
Fleet of MH-139A helicopters will protect ICBM bases
23rd November 2020
Facility to open for business in 2024
22nd November 2020
Leasing is looking like an increasingly attractive option for the Indian military.
20th November 2020
Country trumpets arrival of new 'aircraft carrier' but analysis indicates that purported capabilities might not be all that are claimed.
20th November 2020
The RAM system has been jointly developed under an international cooperative programme between the US and Germany, and is designed to provide anti-ship missile defence for naval platforms.
20th November 2020
The French government has announced it will contract Dassault for the production of 12 Falcon 2000 Albatros maritime multirole aircraft.
20th November 2020
Welcome to Episode 46 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
20th November 2020
A limited number of Australian special forces personnel stand accused of war crimes in Afghanistan, with 36 incidents referred for criminal investigation.
19th November 2020
A £16.5 billion multi-year boost to UK defence spending, announced on 19 November, has interesting implications for the Royal Navy and the shipbuilding sector.
19th November 2020
Work on Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to finish in November 2021
19th November 2020
The UK government has announced an extra £16.5 billion for defence spending over the next four years, with Royal Navy modernisation a key focus of new commitments.
19th November 2020
IFF transponder waveform integration forms part of a contract for BAE Systems to upgrade MIDS JTRS
19th November 2020
Delivery was delayed by four months due to COVID-19
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