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.
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
2nd November 2020
Work will support Aegis Ashore as well as fielding Aegis on USN cruisers and destroyers
2nd November 2020
Contract covers six fixed-wing aircraft types and one helicopter type
2nd November 2020
Integrated Air and Missile Defence architectures are attracting the attention of military forces worldwide.
2nd November 2020
Portable test equipment is used in pre-flight and maintenance checks
2nd November 2020
Australian company creates air-launched over-the-horizon training missile
2nd November 2020
DoD contract also includes support for development test activities
1st November 2020
GA-ASI’s proven RPAS delivers a cost-effective solution to meet the global need for persistent maritime surveillance capabilities.
30th October 2020
Boeing is producing two more tankers for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
30th October 2020
Baltic republic is the first customer outside Norway to take delivery of NASAMS III
30th October 2020
Welcome to Episode 43 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 …
30th October 2020
Sole-source deal is worth $700 million over ten years
29th October 2020
The PLA continues its inexorable modernisation, with new artillery and air defence weapons appearing and new armoured vehicles being rolled out to field units
29th October 2020
Company to produce target designator sets and EO systems for FMS customers
29th October 2020
DRS will design, build and test two prototype units
29th October 2020
Sole-source contract comes before a follow-on competitive effort, says DoD
29th October 2020
Technological requirements seem to be a bone of contention between Germany and Norway, but both MoDs remain confident that the programme will proceed
29th October 2020
Defence Vision 2035 includes ambitious measures that would demand at least twice the current defence budget — but even if these changes are necessary, are they affordable in a time of COVID-19?
29th October 2020
Algeria ordered 14 MiG-29M/M2 aircraft in 2019
29th October 2020
Simulation tests, originally planned for 2017 and rescheduled for December 2020, have been delayed again
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