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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
Naval Warfare
Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system
A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.
Defence Notes
Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.
Naval Warfare
Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry “great again”?
The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.
Land Warfare
How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication
A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.
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Defence Notes
SSRO loses outspoken chief executive
17th October 2017
The UK's Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) has suffered a further set back with the surprise resignation of the organisation’s outspoken chief executive. The resignation of …
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Digital Battlespace
ADEX 2017: Rafael promotes Iron Dome for Korea
17th October 2017
Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defence Systems is offering Iron Dome, the only dual-mission counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) and very short-range air defence system at this …
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Military Logistics
Largest US overseas base nears completion
17th October 2017
Camp Humphreys, still under construction, is already the largest overseas military facility belonging to the US. The base’s expansion will have absorbed funds of $10.7 …
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Naval Warfare
Trilateral Sulu Sea air patrols are launched
13th October 2017
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines launched Trilateral Air Patrols (TAP) covering the Sulu Sea on 12 October at Subang Air Base in a ceremony witnessed …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2017: US Army eyes Nightwarden
12th October 2017
Alongside showcasing its Nightwarden UAS to the US Army for the first time at AUSA, Textron Systems has also made gains with its Shadow V2 …
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2017: Show review (video)
12th October 2017
Land warfare editor, Grant Turnbull, talks through the hot topics from AUSA 2017 in Washington including short range air defence technologies, active protection systems and …
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Special Operations
AUSA 2017: SOCOM gets new vehicle camouflage
10th October 2017
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has started to receive deliveries of a new camouflage system for its lightweight ground vehicles. The new system is being …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon to supply JSOWs to Qatar
10th October 2017
Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $172.8 million contract from the US Department of Defense to provide AGM-154C Block III Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) to …
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Naval Warfare
Frigates and OPVs parade three by three in Australia
10th October 2017
Frigates and OPVs were a major focus at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney last week, with each programme – Project Sea 5000 and …
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Defence Notes
AUSA 2017: US Army readies for ‘significant restructure’
9th October 2017
Senior US Army leaders have laid out six key priorities it will focus on in order to ensure the force is capable of winning future …
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Defence Notes
AUSA 2017: Ukraine shows military might via US partnerships
9th October 2017
The Ukrainian defence industry has grown in strength since Russia's invasion in 2014, military and industry officials noted at an AUSA 2017 press conference in …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australian award puts wind in Bluebottle’s sail
9th October 2017
For development progress of its Bluebottle persistent USV to date, Ocius Technology received on 4 October the Defence SME Innovation Grant. This was one of …
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Digital Battlespace
Chinese anti-stealth T-radar: Fact or fiction?
9th October 2017
In early October, Chinese-language media in Hong Kong and China began reporting a breakthrough in anti-stealth radar technology with the testing of a new terahertz …
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Military Logistics
Support for Royal Navy as cuts beckon
6th October 2017
The unveiling of a fleet-wide £1 billion common support model (CSM) for the UK Royal Navy this week has come at a time when questions …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Light Typhoon hits Sydney
4th October 2017
Israeli firm Rafael took the opportunity afforded by the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney to internationally launch its latest variant of the Typhoon remote-controlled …
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Defence Notes
Taiwan: Are Chinese invasion plans viable?
3rd October 2017
What would it take for China to invade Taiwan in terms of materiel, logistics, firepower and men? Finally, one new study extracts Chinese-language government papers, …
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Special Operations
Pacific 2017: Tempting Australia with SDVs
3rd October 2017
Australia is looking forward to obtaining 12 new Future Submarines from Naval Group’s design studio under its Sea 1000 programme, but one French company is …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Lacroix to pack a greater wallop
3rd October 2017
Lacroix announced at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney that it had formally acquired the naval business assets of Wallop Defence Systems in the …
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Digital Battlespace
Pacific 2017: Australian frigates go ballistic
3rd October 2017
In his opening address at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull announced the decision to give its planned nine …
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