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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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An armed version of the C295 has finally undergone test flights and ground tests in Spain.

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7th July 2021

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The Italian U212 Near Future Submarine programme will include sonars made in Kiel.

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CAMM integration to boost Type 45 missile arsenal by half

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The UK MoD is upgrading the capabilities of its Daring-class Type 45 destroyers with the addition of MBDA’s Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM), known as Sea Ceptor.

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Egypt taps into FMS for naval technical assistance

7th July 2021

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7th July 2021

The USN is continuing to fund the evolution of Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels.

RN looks forward to remote tower control

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RN looks forward to remote tower control

7th July 2021

The first remote air traffic control tower for the UK armed forces is planned to go live next year.

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Thailand launches second military satellite

7th July 2021

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