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How Canada plans to use the River-class programme to revitalise its defence industry

17th June 2026

The Canadian DND estimates that the construction of destroyers will annually inject C$720 million (US$515 million) into the country’s GDP.

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Why is the US Air Force refuelling tanker fleet under scrutiny?

16th June 2026

In a recent report, the GAO warns that delays, availability issues and operational pressure could create gaps in the USAF refuelling inventory while the branch transitions to the KC-46 Pegasus.

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L3 and Harris merger completes

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Harris and L3 Technologies have completed the all-stock merger of the two companies, now operating as L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris will be headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, …

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The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale (FMS) to Germany via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) of up 91 …

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First Italian PPA vessel launched from shipyard

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The Italian navy’s first Pattugliatori Polivalenti d'Altura (PPA)-class multipurpose offshore patrol ship - the Paolo Thaon di Revel - has been launched from Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano.  …

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PLA shows varied capabilities in Hong Kong

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Over a three-day period from 29 June to 1 July, the Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) opened the gates of three …

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BAE calling upon UK effort to develop skills for industry

28th June 2019

BAE Systems have called upon industry, government and the education sector to make a concentrated effort to prepare the UK for the benefits of the …

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Podcast: Transferring technology, teaming manned and unmanned aircraft, and deconstructing the news.

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Welcome to Episode 23 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.

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NATO releases report on defence spending 2012-2019

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LCS 17 completes acceptance trials

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USS Indianapolis, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 17, has completed acceptance trials at Lake Michigan, the final large milestone before it is delivered to the …

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Swiss ban aerospace firm Pilatus from operating in Saudi, UAE

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On 26th June Switzerland banned aerospace firm Pilatus from further operating in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after finding the Swiss company gave …

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UK ‘likely’ to add remote carrier to Tempest programme

27th June 2019

The UK government has given its strongest hint to date that remote carrier and combat cloud solutions will be added to the BAE Systems led Tempest …

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BAE Systems to modernise US Navy C5ISR

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The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernise and maintain its C5ISR systems. The contract is valued at $90 million. …

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