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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

Hormuz mines reopen the MCM capability question

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Hormuz mines reopen the MCM capability question

20th April 2026

The US-led mine clearance mission in the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of the long-overdue reckoning among Western navies. With ageing fleets and uncrewed systems still maturing, the gap between rhetoric and investment is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

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15th July 2021

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15th July 2021

Atlas Elektronik (AEUK) will deliver the Passenger Transfer Boats (PTBs) to the RN for use with the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.

Russian ICBM tests shed light on programme progress

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Recent Russian missile tests are believed to involve the 15P182 and Siren-M programmes.

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Asia-Pacific air safety is under the spotlight after two deadly crashes of military aircraft in the Philippines in the past month.

Boeing announces Q2 aircraft deliveries

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Boeing announces Q2 aircraft deliveries

14th July 2021

US defence giant Boeing delivered a total of 43 military aircraft in the second quarter of 2021

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Israel Aerospace Industries connects with Real-Time Innovations

14th July 2021

RTI has been selected by IAI to incorporate its Connext system into the OPAL framework.

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BAE Systems provides missile warning capability to US Army

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Technical issues force HMS Diamond out of Carrier Strike Group

14th July 2021

RN Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond has detached from the UK's Carrier Strike Group due to 'technical issues', adding to a long history of the class's mechanical problems.

RAF ready to declare Nexus combat cloud operational

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RAF ready to declare Nexus combat cloud operational

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The RAF has hit a new milestone in its bid to successfully develop combat cloud capabilities, and aims to declare a swarming UAV operational capability soon.

Keel laid for ninth German K130 corvette

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Keel laid for ninth German K130 corvette

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The keel for Germany’s ninth Braunschweig-class K130 corvette has been laid during a pared-back ceremony at Lürssen’s Peene shipyard.

Pakistani contract expedites first MPA airframe conversion

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Pakistani contract expedites first MPA airframe conversion

13th July 2021

Pakistan wants a fleet of ten long-range maritime patrol aircraft, and conversion of the first three has been contracted.

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