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PREMIUM: Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13
Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is ...
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PREMIUM: Russia strives to develop shipborne anti-air weapons
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
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OCEA unveils new offshore support vessel design
OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR
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PREMIUM: US DoD bets on non-standard procurement to improve readiness
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) obligations of the US DoD have increased by 712% between FY2015 and FY2019. The largest proportion of these resources is going to non-traditional contractors and is primarily being used for R&D. The army was the leader in OTA usage across the DoD and accounted for 67% of obligations in FY2019.
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PODCAST: Saab reassesses Gripen programme, simulation and training tech in vogue and model-driven AI solutions
Welcome to Episode 42 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 ...
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PREMIUM: US approves bold arms package for Taiwan
The US is willing to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, including offensive missiles, in a move that will incense Beijing
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PODCAST: New Switchblade 600, US Army Robotic Combat Vehicles and Infrastrata future in global market
Welcome to Episode 41 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 ...
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To learn more about our Defence Insight service, arrange a free trial. With Western officials suggesting that Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was hit by ...
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PODCAST: HAPS stumbles, 'super duper' missile development and Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes.
14th August 2020
Welcome to Episode 32 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 ...
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PREMIUM: South Korea looks boldly ahead in mid-term plan
14th August 2020
On 10 August, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a KRW300 trillion ($253 billion) blueprint for defence spending over the coming five years, ...
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Rolls-Royce taps into DPA Title III to expand US production plant
13th August 2020
The Rolls-Royce ship propeller and propulsion components manufacturing facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, is being expanded and upgraded with funding of $22 million under Defense Production ...
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Israel and US complete latest Arrow test
13th August 2020
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), Israeli Air Force (IAF) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed a flight test of the ...
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PREMIUM: 101 deletions - India promotes self-reliance by banning defence imports
12th August 2020
In an attempt to promote indigenous defence production, India has created a list of 101 items that can no longer be imported from overseas suppliers. This ...
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PREMIUM: Brazil tries to shield defence SMEs from COVID-19 financial impact
12th August 2020
In order to protect its small defence companies from the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian MoD and the Federation of Industries of ...
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US picks SpaceX and ULA for NSSL Phase 2
10th August 2020
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX rockets will be used to launch US Space Force payloads under National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2, the DoD announced ...
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Coalition Task Force Sentinel opens new HQ
7th August 2020
The International Maritime Security Construct held a ceremony on 6 August in Bahrain to formally open the new operational HQ for Coalition Task Force (CTF) ...
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Cyprus and France implement defence pact
7th August 2020
A military cooperation deal between Cyprus and France came into effect on 1 August. The Cyprus-France Defence Cooperation Agreement, signed in April 2017, covers enhanced ...
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PREMIUM: UAVs, loitering munitions play significant role in latest Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes
7th August 2020
Hostility between Armenia and Azerbaijan in recent years tended to focus on the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, notably in April 2016, but the ongoing flare-up ...
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PODCAST: Global IFV market forecast, Link 16 for dismounted forces and Asia-Pacific round-up
7th August 2020
Welcome to Episode 31 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 ...
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PREMIUM: IDF demands extra funding with Iran in its sights
6th August 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing a funding boost for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), citing ongoing tensions with Iran and its proxies in ...
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PREMIUM: US commanders seek integrated approach to space and missile threats
5th August 2020
Moves in China and Russia to develop hypersonic missiles, anti-satellite (ASAT) weaponry and other strategic capabilities require an integrated response from the US armed forces, ...
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PREMIUM: India dumbfounds global defence industry, even as it promotes indigenisation
5th August 2020
A recent Indian EoI-cum-RfP to global companies for management consulting towards speedy reforms of 41 archaic facilities of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is likely ...
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DLA Energy picks ten for fuel contracts
3rd August 2020
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy has awarded a series of contracts worth a combined total of almost $1.8 billion to deliver various types ...
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PODCAST: Air defence in focus and the view from the helm at Lockheed Martin UK
31st July 2020
Welcome to Episode 30 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 ...
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US DoD reveals details of European theatre reshuffle
30th July 2020
The US DoD will reposition nearly 12,000 military personnel serving in Germany to alternative NATO countries and in preparation for rotational deployments to the Black ...
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PREMIUM OPINION: NSA appointment reflects UK defence policy vacuum
29th July 2020
The corridors of Whitehall are generally quiet peaceful places, but in recent weeks there has been the Civil Service equivalent of an almighty shouting match, ...
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PREMIUM: Space Force sticks with Rocket Lab despite curse of unlucky 13
28th July 2020
Space payloads usually cost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars and their loss can be a huge setback for their operators. Launcher reliability is ...
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Italy takes delivery of final and 'most advanced' Eurofighter Typhoon
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PREMIUM: US DoD bets on non-standard procurement to improve readiness
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PODCAST: Saab reassesses Gripen programme, simulation and training tech in vogue and model-driven AI solutions
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PREMIUM: US approves bold arms package for Taiwan
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Italy takes delivery of final and 'most advanced' Eurofighter Typhoon
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PREMIUM: US DoD bets on non-standard procurement to improve readiness
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PODCAST: Saab reassesses Gripen programme, simulation and training tech in vogue and model-driven AI solutions
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PREMIUM: US approves bold arms package for Taiwan