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Has France quietly become Europe’s real naval power?

8th April 2026

The Marine nationale’s consistent deployments, healthy shipbuilding drumbeat and growing export portfolio are forcing a reassessment of where European naval capability now resides.

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Predicted air defence spending boom opens doors to Indian industry

3rd April 2026

Recent conflicts have created a surge in interceptor demand worldwide while exposing potential supply chain challenges, positioning India as a cost-effective partner and scalable supplier.

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Fincantieri has launched the Italian Navy’s newest Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), Trieste, at its shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, the company announced on 25 May.The …

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While the speech by US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at the Shangri-La Dialogue yesterday was mild mannered, the same was not true of the …

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Shangri-La Dialogue: Vagueness from US disappoints many

1st June 2019

The highlight of any Shangri-La Dialogue is Sino-US rivalry. However, China is probably rubbing its hands in glee after 1.5 days of the dialogue have …

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Leonardo undeterred by Poland’s F-35 intentions

31st May 2019

The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium bid, led by Leonardo, to replace Poland’s Soviet era MiG-29 and Su-22 jets remains on track despite the Eastern European country …

Croatia launches a new fighter procurement drive

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Croatia launches a new fighter procurement drive

31st May 2019

Croatia has launched a second fighter procurement attempt after a widely-publicised failure to secure secondhand F-16s offered by the Israeli government. Defence minister, Damir Krstičević …

USSOCOM looks to Dry Combat Submersible future

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USSOCOM looks to Dry Combat Submersible future

31st May 2019

Just weeks after receiving the first two Mk11 Shallow Water Combat Submersibles (SWCS) to begin replacing its fleet of Mk8 Mod1 SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), …

Podcast: The air power exercise over the Arctic and the future of the military satellite business

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Podcast: The air power exercise over the Arctic and the future of the military satellite business

31st May 2019

Welcome to Episode 19 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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Combat system concentration for Lockheed Martin after FFG(X) withdrawal

30th May 2019

Following the decision by Lockheed Martin to withdraw from the US Navy’s FFG(X) process, the company will focus its efforts on the programme’s future combat …

US-UAE defence agreement comes into force

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US-UAE defence agreement comes into force

30th May 2019

The US and the United Arab Emirates announced on 29 May that a mutual defence cooperation agreement had come into force, amid increasing tensions between …

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US Army explores rubber tracks for Bradley

30th May 2019

The US Army is exploring the concept of segmented composite rubber tracks to replace the currently fielded steel track system on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.  …

Austal USA protests Littoral Combat Ship services contract

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Austal USA protests Littoral Combat Ship services contract

30th May 2019

Austal USA is formally challenging a recent US Navy contract award to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to oversee work on in-service Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). …

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