Defence Notes
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An amendment to the Brazilian Constitution currently under discussion would permanently assign 2% of annual GDP to the defence budget, potentially cementing modernisation programmes for the country’s armed forces.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.
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12th November 2020
Marshall Aerospace has received a contract to certify and install new cockpit armour for Danish Air Force C-130J aircraft.
12th November 2020
Australia is planning a rolling renewal of its landing craft inventory in both the army and navy
11th November 2020
The Bangladesh Navy continues its modernisation, commissioning five ships into its fleet.
11th November 2020
As the Israeli flag begins its first day flying from the foremast of INS Magen, the lead ship of four Sa’ar 6 class corvettes being built for the Israeli Navy, new details have emerged about the programme’s timeline.
11th November 2020
Scheduled maintenance, modernisation and repair to last until June 2022
11th November 2020
Higher- and broader-bandwidth radome from Meggitt will operate with next-generation AESA radar on Eurofighter Typhoons
11th November 2020
Defence experts claim that Russian and Chinese cyber threats have become more advanced and threaten UK interests.
11th November 2020
As the UK looks to begin a new chapter in its history and develop new business ties following Brexit, the country’s defence industry will be a key element in the bid to increase inwards and outward trade and investment.
11th November 2020
Exception to usual budgeting rules allows work to proceed on first pair of new SSBNs – but will there be implications for other USN modernisation programmes?
11th November 2020
Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne forms part of GBSD engineering and manufacturing development
11th November 2020
BAE Systems will employ model-based systems engineering architecture to create full design traceability
10th November 2020
DSCA announces US intention to sell aircraft, UAVs and munitions, with an estimated total value of more than $23 billion
10th November 2020
French exporters are likely to be unaffected by heated rhetoric from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while Turkish tests of its controversial S-400 system could still trigger US sanctions
10th November 2020
Twelve new ships to be equipped with Sea deFNder RWS
10th November 2020
Boeing and Raytheon to execute FMS contracts at Al-Udeid Air Base
10th November 2020
Engineering activities to be completed by January 2022
10th November 2020
The Philippine Air Force receives its first Black Hawks from Poland, but new Russian-built helicopters are on their way too
9th November 2020
FMS package will see Canadian Surface Combatant armed with Raytheon-made missile
9th November 2020
Consortium with University of Birmingham aims to deliver disruptive solutions