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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

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US seeks 32% boost for missile defence budget with $23 billion earmarked for interceptors

22nd April 2026

The Pentagon’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes an impressive increase in the procurement of interceptors, with the number of the US Army’s PAC-3 MSE rounds expanding by 683%, the US Navy’s Standard Missile by 365% and the MDA’s SM-3 IIA by more than 1,000%.

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Hormuz mines reopen the MCM capability question

20th April 2026

The US-led mine clearance mission in the Strait of Hormuz is a reminder of the long-overdue reckoning among Western navies. With ageing fleets and uncrewed systems still maturing, the gap between rhetoric and investment is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

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The Russian MoD is set to place the first significant order for production-standard Su-57 fifth-generation fighters in 2020; however, this year the Russian Air and Space …

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South Sudan has called on the international community to fund efforts to implement a peace deal, which is already four months behind schedule due to …

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Raytheon’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) has been demonstrated to US services in Yuma, Arizona on 16 January, Shephard has learnt. The trial flight …

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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is investing a lot of effort to improve the training of personnel, with the overarching goal to make combat training …

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ADECS 2019: Indonesia orders more fast attack craft

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The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) has ordered four additional KCR-60M fast attack craft, with these to be built by PT PAL. This will rise the number …

ADECS 2019: Japan plans new electronic attack aircraft

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ADECS 2019: Japan plans new electronic attack aircraft

22nd January 2019

Japan has decided to develop its own EW aircraft to oppose China and Russia, countries that are already reinforcing their own EW capabilities. This goal …

ADECS 2019: Malaysia revamps naval fleet modernisation

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ADECS 2019: Malaysia revamps naval fleet modernisation

22nd January 2019

Adm Mohamad Reza Mohamad Sany, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), announced a series of priority tasks, including readjustment of the 15-to-5 transformation plan, …

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ADECS 2019: Indonesia pursues trio of additional submarines

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The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) is currently negotiating with South Korea over a possible purchase of a batch of three additional Type 209/1400 (known in South …

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