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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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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.
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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Defence Notes
Analysis: ADIZ in South China Sea unlikely for now say experts
6th December 2017
Last week the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) deployed J-11B fighters to Woody Island in the South China Sea. Simultaneously, Y-9 transport aircraft from …
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Defence Notes
V-92S2F engine ready for serial production
5th December 2017
Uralvagonzavod’s V-92S2F diesel tank engine has successfully passed testing and received documentation for serial production, Rostec announced on 28 November. The V-engine’s development work was …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Japan’s pacifist identity is changing, slowly
1st December 2017
After a clear victory in the recent snap election, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) were returned with a two-thirds …
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Defence Notes
Super Tucanos are finally Philippines bound
1st December 2017
On the final day of November, the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer announced that it had been awarded ‘a firm order' of six A-29 Super Tucano …
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Digital Battlespace
NZDF fields networked elements during Southern Katipo
1st December 2017
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) used the large-scale Exercise Southern Katipo in October-November to field elements of its Network Enabled Army (NEA) programme, ahead of …
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Defence Notes
China’s ICBMs come to maturity
1st December 2017
Recent Chinese-language media reports indicate that China’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will be deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) in early 2018. The …
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Naval Warfare
Cost versus capability for future Canadian frigate
30th November 2017
The future shape of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will be decided in 2018 based on bids submitted for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme, …
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Digital Battlespace
Australia awards lucrative Land 200 Tranche 2 contract
30th November 2017
Australia announced approval for Project Land 200 Tranche 2 on 28 November. This wide-ranging programme valued at up to A$1.4 billion ($1.06 billion) will continue …
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Military Logistics
Japan will expand military base in Djibouti
29th November 2017
Great attention has been paid to the establishment of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) base in Djibouti – and rightly so – but less attention …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Corruption reigns in the ‘Wild East’
29th November 2017
After surveying 22,000 people in 16 Asia-Pacific nations, Transparency International reported this year that just over one in four persons had paid a bribe to …
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Defence Notes
QinetiQ opens new laser research facility
28th November 2017
QinetiQ has opened a new facility for the development and testing of advanced laser technology at its headquarters in Farnborough, UK, the company announced on …
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Defence Helicopter
HForce to test Thales laser guided rockets
27th November 2017
Following on from successful ballistic development testing of its HForce weapon system on a H145M helicopter at Pápa Airbase in Hungary, Airbus Helicopters is to begin a similar operation …
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Defence Helicopter
AW101 programme suffers setback
27th November 2017
The Leonardo AW101 Norwegian All-Weather SAR Helicopter (NAWSARH) programme has suffered a setback only a week after the first type was delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of …
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Naval Warfare
Familiarity breeds content for Sweden’s submarine flotilla
27th November 2017
Crews working up towards the introduction of the new A26 conventional submarines to the Royal Swedish Navy (RSN) by the middle of the next decade, …
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Naval Warfare
Analysis: Will China establish an ADIZ in South China Sea?
24th November 2017
A Chinese air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the South China Sea would be arduous, but not an impossible task to enforce, according to a RAND …
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Naval Warfare
Lürssen wins Australian OPV contract
24th November 2017
The Australian government announced that prime contractor Lürssen had won a design and construction contract for 12 OPVs for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under …
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Land Warfare
US Army releases much-anticipated fighting vehicle request
23rd November 2017
The US Army has released its formal request for proposals (RFP) for a new Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) system. The MPF is ‘a new combat vehicle …
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Naval Warfare
Sweden and Finland close on IOC for combined task force
22nd November 2017
The chief of the Royal Swedish Navy is hopeful that an initial operating capability (IOC) of the joint Sweden and Finland combined naval task group …
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Defence Helicopter
USSOCOM seeks helicopter sensor turret
22nd November 2017
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Technology Application Contracting Office (TAKO) has released an RfI identifying government interest in a turreted EO sensor system for …
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