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

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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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MBDA and Lockheed submit bid for Germany's IAMD programme

25th June 2019

An MBDA Deutchsland/Lockheed Martin joint venture has submitted its proposal for Germany’s future integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) acquisition programme.  The tactical air defence …

Indra contracted for French MRTT simulator

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Indra contracted for French MRTT simulator

25th June 2019

Indra has been contracted by Airbus Defence & Space to deliver a simulator for the French Air Force’s A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) fleet.  The …

Australia and US enter into C-17A service arrangement

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Australia and US enter into C-17A service arrangement

25th June 2019

Australia and the US have agreed on a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of the Boeing C-17A Globemaster strategic transport.  Under the Aircraft …

US Navy tests RAM Block 2A missile

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US Navy tests RAM Block 2A missile

24th June 2019

The US Navy has successfully completed a series of guided flight tests of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2A short-range, surface-to-air missile, Raytheon announced …

US Army adjusts SMET robot concept

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US Army adjusts SMET robot concept

24th June 2019

A tiny name change – from ‘squad’ to ‘small’ – reflects a huge lesson learned in the US Army’s newly named Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) programme. …

Russian Air and Space force takes its first MiG-35s

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Russian Air and Space force takes its first MiG-35s

24th June 2019

The MiG-35 development, test and production effort has marked a serious advance in the last three years according to Ilya Tarasenko, director general at Russian …

Australia planning new port for US Marines

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Australia planning new port for US Marines

24th June 2019

Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter …

US Navy pleased with industry input on Large Surface Combatant

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US Navy pleased with industry input on Large Surface Combatant

23rd June 2019

The US Navy, which released two RfIs for its future Large Surface Combatant (LSC) in February 2019, has received responses from more than 30 potential …

Opinion: New First Sea Lord faces new challenges

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Opinion: New First Sea Lord faces new challenges

21st June 2019

Earlier this week Adm Tony Radakin has been appointed as the new First Sea Lord of the UK Royal Navy, taking over from Adm Sir …

Paris Air Show: Behind the facade (video)

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Paris Air Show: Behind the facade (video)

21st June 2019

For a Paris Air Show that promised so much, has the pre-event anticipation been matched by the outcome, and what insights can be drawn from …

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Podcast: Paris Air Show special - mocked up fighters, flying in the Embraer KC-390 and the future of air combat training

21st June 2019

Welcome to Episode 22 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.

Malaysian MPA and UAV programmes approved

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Malaysian MPA and UAV programmes approved

21st June 2019

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has confirmed to Shephard that the government has given approval for the service to prepare for the acquisition of …

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