Defence Notes
PREMIUM: No F-35 funding gap talks between MoD and Lockheed Martin UK
The UK MoD and Lockheed Martin UK have not spoken about how to bridge a £7.9 billion ($10.7 billion) funding gap for the 48 F-35B fighter jets currently on contract and additional aircraft to be bought in the future.
The funding black hole was originally identified by the ...
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PODCAST: US presidential transition, countering cyber risks and Surface Navy Symposium
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IBCS programme passes Milestone C
Major air and missile defence capability for the US Army to move into LRIP.
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PREMIUM OPINION: Taiwan is piggy in the middle amidst Sino-US competition
A strategic 'Great Game' is going on between China and the US, with Taiwan unfortunately stuck in the middle and under pressure.
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PREMIUM: Hundreds of UK defence export applications held up over Saudi backlog
Despite the UK's Export Control Joint Unit attempting to clear a licence application backlog, hundreds have been held up.
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PREMIUM: Sweden pledges surge in cyber investment
Sweden will improve the cyber defence capabilities of the armed forces under the Total Defence Bill 2021-2025, including measures to enhance inter-service cooperation in this area.
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PREMIUM: Effective C-sUAS demands agile mindset
A new strategy from the DoD describes how the US armed forces can mitigate or defeat the risks posed by small drones to personnel, facilities and assets. Whereas previous strategies followed a piecemeal or service-specific approach, this time the DoD looked at the challenges confronting the whole department.