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%.
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.
At DSEI 2025, James Gray, Managing Director and CEO of Raytheon UK (part of RTX), outlines the company’s century-long presence in the UK and its evolving role across defence, aerospace, cyber, and tra...
At SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida, Stu Bradin, President and CEO of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF), underscored the increasing operational demands placed on special operations forces (SOF) as globa...
Boris Johnson addressed the UK on 23 March and announced further restrictions to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The new measures increase the likelihood that the …
Senior former UK defence officials have said that the country should renew its MCM fleet once the current Hunt and Sandown classes leave service, given the importance of their …
The UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a competition for development of a new semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey system to help British forces …
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sent 100 scientists and epidemiologists to Italy, along with eight medical teams to provide assistance in the country’s …
The Czech Army is improving its refuelling and fuel transportation processes with the procurement of seven CAPL and two CNS semitrailer fuel tankers. The Czech …
Raytheon has secured a $392.41 million modification to a previously awarded contract to produce and deliver Sidewinder Lot 20 AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ short-range …
The Russian Armed Forces is proceeding with its spring draft between 1 April and 15 July, despite the ongoing global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Defence minister …
Few countries are more bullied or ostracised than Taiwan. Whether it is militarily, diplomatically or internationally, China has successfully forced Taiwan into the far-flung outer …
Representatives of the Russian MoD and the General Staff have insisted to Shephard that the country’s naval modernisation programme will proceed as planned, despite a …
General Dynamics Electric Boat has secured a $7.31 million contract modification for planning and execution of the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN …