Defence Notes

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.

Naval Warfare

Interview: DSTA collaborates with Leonardo, Thales and Safran for naval C-UAS

In an exclusive interview with Shephard, DSTA chief Ng Chad-son outlines how the agency is reshaping defence tech development through deeper collaboration with industry partners, from AI-enhanced radar to smart naval munitions.

Defence Notes

Spain unveils new multi-billion euro defence investment plan

The new plan outlined how Spain would reach 2% of its GDP spend on defence by 2025, with €1.9 billion earmarked for new equipment acquisition with several land, naval and air platforms disclosed to be replaced or upgraded.

Naval Warfare

How the Force Design 2028 will impact US Coast Guard acquisitions

The FD 2028 strategy intends to reduce the bureaucracy in procurement processes while speeding up the field of assets.

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Land Warfare

Defence Services Asia: Malaysian Army boss highlights developments

10th April 2014

General Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, Chief of the Malaysian Army, spoke to Shephard about how the service is overcoming the difficulties …
Land Warfare

Defence Services Asia: Ketua Tentera Darat Menekankan Pembangunan

10th April 2014

Isu kewangan Malaysia telah menyebabkan kekangan atas perbelanjaan pertahanan tetapi Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia, Jeneral Datuk Raja Mohamed Affandi Bin Raja Mohamed Noor, walaupun mengakui …
Defence Helicopter

Defence Services Asia: OEMs anticipate Malaysian attack helicopter RfP

10th April 2014

Anticipation of a potential Malaysian attack helicopter tender remains high, with candidate platforms from Bell, Airbus Helicopters and Boeing to be showcased at the Defence …
Defence Helicopter

Defence Services Asia: Pelbagai OEM membuat jangkaan untuk RfP helicopter serangan Malaysia

10th April 2014

Jangkaan kekal tinggi terhadap potensi Malaysia untuk tender helicopter serangan, dengan pelbagai calon platform dari Bell, Airbus Helicopters dan Boeing bakal dipamerkan di expo Defence …
Digital Battlespace

Defence Services Asia: Malaysian service chiefs to tackle 21st Century cyber threat

10th April 2014

Malaysia’s minister of defence, Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, has highlighted cyber security as a ‘crucial’ and ‘unconventional threat’ that must be tackled. Speaking ahead …
Digital Battlespace

Defence Services Asia: Ketua-ketua perkhidmatan Malaysia untuk menangani ancaman siber abad ke-21

10th April 2014

Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia, Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, telah menekankan sekuriti siber sebagai ‘amat penting’ dan ‘ancaman tidak konvensional’ dan mesti ditangani. Bercakap menjelang pameran …
Defence Notes

Defence Services Asia: Export decision allows Japan to target SE Asian market

10th April 2014

Japan’s removal of its arms export ban could offer up opportunities for defence sales to Southeast Asian countries, government officials have divulged. The news follows …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAS14: RAF pax to be trained on Triton

9th April 2014

Four Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are to conduct training on the US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS as part of the UK’s Seedcorn programme which …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAS14: Royal Navy considers ScanEagle extension

9th April 2014

Insitu has submitted a bid to the Royal Navy to extend the provision of its ScanEagle operations beyond the existing two-year contract, the company has …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAS14: USN reveals extended test plans for UCAS-D

9th April 2014

The US Navy PM for the UCAS-D programme has outlined a series of objectives for X-47B following the award of additional funding to continue testing …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAS14: UCLASS draft RfP expected within weeks

9th April 2014

The highly anticipated draft RfP for the air vehicle segment of the US Navy’s future Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme is …
Uncrewed Vehicles

SAS14: Textron boosts Scorpion test schedule

8th April 2014

Textron AirLand is due to ramp up flight testing of its Scorpion strike/ISR aircraft as it aims to achieve more than 300 flight hours by …
Defence Helicopter

SAS14: AACUS completes first phase test

8th April 2014

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has completed the first flight test programme of its five year Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) effort, it has …
Naval Warfare

SAS14: USN chief encourages payload utility extensions

7th April 2014

The US Navy’s (USN) chief of naval operations has stressed that the payload capacity of the service’s vessels needs to be utilised further in order …
Naval Warfare

SAS14: USCG boss calls for more vessels

7th April 2014

In spite of DoD budget cuts, the Commandant of the USCG has called for more ships to be brought into the force’s fleet as vessels …
Uncrewed Vehicles

CAA hails prosecution of illegal UAV flight

2nd April 2014

Public understanding of the legal restrictions surrounding the use of UAVs in UK airspace has been called into question following the first prosecution for the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Facebook details high-flying connectivity solution

31st March 2014

Social networking site Facebook intends to build and deploy HALE UAVs in an effort to provide basic broadband connectivity to remote areas of the world, …
Defence Notes

European defence cooperation still falling short

31st March 2014

While the pooling and sharing of defence capabilities is still regarded as the way forward, many obstacles to its voluntary implementation remain, participants at the …
Uncrewed Vehicles

FIDAE: EXPAL displays Shepherd UAV

31st March 2014

Spanish defence manufacturer EXPAL unveiled its hand-launched Shepherd-MIL UAV at the FIDAE exhibition in Santiago, Chile. Designed for silent, autonomous aerial reconnaissance, the platform is …