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Powerful, long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities
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The Philippines strengthens maritime defences amid rising tensions in South China Sea
The Philippine Navy is fast-tracking its maritime modernisation with new warships, unmanned platforms, and international shipbuilding partnerships to bolster its regional deterrence posture.
Air Warfare
Update: India’s Rafale-M deal postponed
New Delhi had been gearing up to sign a Navy Rafale deal as talks swirled around a potential assembly line in Nagpur.
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Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
First quarter 2025 results have been dropping for companies in the past week but many of the US results come with a health warning in their forward-looking aspects about the potential impact of actions by the Trump administration.
Land Warfare
CV90 revels in northern exposure while looking for new customers (updated April 2025)
The BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 IFV has been around for decades but continual refreshing to maintain power and relevance, along with a healthy market at home in Sweden and neighbouring countries, has led to more than 1,700 vehicle orders with 10 countries.
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Digital Battlespace
US awards CIRCM contract to Northrop
1st September 2015
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $35.37 million contract by the US Army for a next-generation helicopter survivability system, beating out a bid from rival …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
China unveils ‘game-changing’ CH-5
1st September 2015
State television in China has revealed the existence of a new CH-5 UCAS, a new type of platform equipped with a sense-through-the-wall radar. China Central …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AEODRS Inc 2 set for EMD phase
1st September 2015
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has approved Milestone B for the Advance Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) Increment 2 tactical operations variant. …
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Land Warfare
New Zealand downselects new rifle
1st September 2015
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has selected a replacement rifle for the incumbent 5.56mm Steyr AUG A1 under the Individual Weapon Replacement programme. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
FAA releases B4UFLY beta app
1st September 2015
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched the beta version of the B4UFLY app for unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators, it announced on 28 …
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Defence Helicopter
Russian high-speed testbed revealed
1st September 2015
A high-speed helicopter testbed based on a Mi-24K attack helicopter will take to the air for the first time in late 2015, it has emerged. …
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Naval Warfare
P-8A Poseidon for RAAF ordered
1st September 2015
The US Navy has ordered 13 Full-Rate Production (FRP) Lot 2 P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Boeing Defense in a nearly $1.5 billion contract, it was …
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Defence Helicopter
Russian Helicopters eyes Indian after-sales
1st September 2015
Russian Helicopters has put forward a proposal to improve its after-sales service provision for Russian-made helicopters operated in India at the Russia-India conference. One of …
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Military Logistics
NUSHIP Adelaide completes sea trials
31st August 2015
The Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) NUSHIP Adelaide Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship has now completed its second and final sea trials, BAE Systems announced on …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop-led team outlines WGS proposal
31st August 2015
A Northrop Grumman-led team has submitted a proposal to the Australian government for utilisation of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) system. The team also includes …
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Digital Battlespace
DoD awards FHE manufacturing contract
31st August 2015
FlexTech Alliance has been awarded a cooperative agreement by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage a Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed-WUT conclude UAV research project
31st August 2015
Lockheed Martin and the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) have concluded an advanced applied research programme on the integration between unmanned and manned airborne platform …
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Naval Warfare
CVN 72 begins steam system tests
28th August 2015
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has reintroduced steam to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier to allow final testing …
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Land Warfare
ADF signs grenade launcher contract
28th August 2015
The Australian government has signed the contract with Nioa for the lightweight automatic grenade launcher acqusition, the Department of Defence announced on 27 August. The …
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Military Logistics
USAF concerned over KC-46A delays
28th August 2015
Continuing delays to the maiden flight of the USAF’s next generation aerial tanker has increased concerns among Pentagon officials. This has prompted a revision of …
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Digital Battlespace
UK MoD extends Niteworks to 2018
28th August 2015
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended its contract with Niteworks for two years beyond its scheduled end date of March 2016, with the …
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Defence Helicopter
Viper gains first export customer
28th August 2015
Pakistan continues to build up its attack helicopter capability and is now to receive new-build aircraft from the US, according to a contract awarded to …
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Naval Warfare
AN/AQS-20A sonar set for improvements
28th August 2015
Raytheon and the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) are working to improve the capabilities of the US Navy’s AN/AQS-20A minehunting sonar, the company announced …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Neuron programme progresses
27th August 2015
The Neuron unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator has been successfully tested in a flight test campaign in Italy, it was announced on 25 August. …
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