The MV-75, previously V-280, was originally designed as an assault aircraft which would replace some of the Black Hawk helicopters and add speed as a tilt-rotor platform. It is now envisioned to add a greater multirole capability reminiscent of the Black Hawk fleet.
The US Army requires 2,907 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles to replace its M113 family, and there are multiple versions in production.
10th October 2025
Satellite navigation is increasingly critical for global maritime defence, and Low Earth Orbit satellites are rapidly overtaking the traditional and more widely used Medium Earth Orbit option as they are less susceptible to jamming or spoofing.
9th October 2025
The US Government Accountability Office recently released two reports; one into the availability of selected equipment and another looking at how the government gets data and intellectual property rights through contracting.
At DSEI 2025, James Gray, Managing Director and CEO of Raytheon UK (part of RTX), outlines the company’s century-long presence in the UK and its evolving role across defence, aerospace, cyber, and tra...
At SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida, Stu Bradin, President and CEO of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF), underscored the increasing operational demands placed on special operations forces (SOF) as globa...
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21st June 2018
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 21 June acknowledged the ‘real’ disagreements between Europe and the US but insisted the trans-Atlantic bond on defence and …
21st June 2018
The US military must increase spending to develop emerging technologies, with long-range precision strike and hypersonic weapons, to head off a violent conflict with China, …
21st June 2018
Uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's commitment to the NATO alliance requires European nations to bolster efforts to forge a common defence policy, France's Defence …
21st June 2018
At long last, on 14 June, the two NC-212i light transport aircraft that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) had ordered in January 2014 – and …
20th June 2018
Change is afoot in Whitehall, as Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach hands over as chief of the defence staff (CDS) to General Nick Carter. This …
20th June 2018
Bids for the UK Royal Navy’s programme to replace the combat management system (CMS) on its mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs) were submitted in May, as …
20th June 2018
A contract award for a technological insertion upgrade into the US Navy’s Mk 48 heavyweight torpedo is imminent. Defence sources have told Shephard that an …
20th June 2018
Thales will support efforts by Australia to upgrade systems and capabilities of the Collins class submarines as part of an overall A$542 million ($400 million) …
20th June 2018
Among Saab’s displays at the forthcoming Undersea Defence Technology conference and exhibition will be a full size model of its new lightweight torpedo (SLWT), with …
20th June 2018
The two figures at the centre of the civil war that has ravaged South Sudan are scheduled to meet on 20 June for the first …
20th June 2018
BAE Systems secured a US Marine Corps contract to produce the new fleet of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV 1.1). The award announcement, made 19 June, …
19th June 2018
New Zealand is expected to focus its defence policy towards the Pacific and reassess its defence procurement plans under new proposals from Defence Minister Ron …
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