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Ukraine turns legacy Kongsberg land turrets into semi-autonomous USV weapons

23rd September 2026

The company told Shephard that Ukraine is operating modified Protector weapon stations originally supplied for armoured vehicles, with human operators authorising engagements from hundreds of kilometres away.

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China’s mineral processing dominance exposes naval supply chain vulnerabilities

22nd September 2026

Competition for critical minerals, and China’s dominance of their processing, is emerging as a decisive factor in future naval procurement programmes.

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

28th June 2019

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.

NATO releases report on defence spending 2012-2019

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NATO releases report on defence spending 2012-2019

28th June 2019

NATO has released its defence spending figures for the period between 2012 and 2019 and it will make unhappy reading for some, including the Trump …

LCS 17 completes acceptance trials

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LCS 17 completes acceptance trials

28th June 2019

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

27th June 2019

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 …

UK ‘likely’ to add remote carrier to Tempest programme

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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 …

BAE Systems to modernise US Navy C5ISR

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BAE Systems to modernise US Navy C5ISR

27th June 2019

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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NATO agrees response to new Russia missile

27th June 2019

NATO on 26th June agreed a package of political and military measures to boost its defences against a controversial new Russian missile system. The alliance …

Safran's first MFF delivery due

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Safran's first MFF delivery due

27th June 2019

Safran will deliver its first military freefall (MFF) ensemble to the French Army in the final quarter of 2019 as part of the Multi-Mission Parachute …

High hopes for Hughes BLOS technology

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High hopes for Hughes BLOS technology

27th June 2019

Based on a unique through-the-rotor waveform that enables full motion video transmission, Hughes has recently demonstrated BLoS technology on-board Spanish NH90 TTH aircraft, with a collection of …

Intermarine completes pontoon for RN carriers

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Intermarine completes pontoon for RN carriers

27th June 2019

Intermarine UK has completed the construction of a floating platform for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. It has built a 24x12 metre pontoon that …

US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital 'fog of war'

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US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital 'fog of war'

27th June 2019

A claim by US officials that a retaliatory cyber-attack ordered by the White House crippled Iranian missile launching systems will remain almost impossible to substantiate, …

Insight: China’s marine corps eyes new missions far from home

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Insight: China’s marine corps eyes new missions far from home

27th June 2019

Expanding from the two brigades it possessed just a few years ago, the People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) that was established in 1953 …

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