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Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.
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The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.
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How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication
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Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
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LIMA 2015: MBDA pushes Sea Venom and CAMM
15th March 2015
The Malaysian Armed Forces currently field a number of MBDA weapon systems and, based on these previous successes, the European missile house is exhibiting a …
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BAE Systems to continue Vanguard class successor work
13th March 2015
BAE Systems has received additional funding of £257 million for the final phase of design work for the successor to the UK Royal Navy's Vanguard …
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Naval Warfare
LIMA 2015: Malaysia looks to naval constraints
13th March 2015
Since the 2013 incursion by Sulu militants, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has had to focus on both blue water and brown water operations simultaneously. …
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LIMA 2015: Malaysia looks at air priorities
13th March 2015
As Malaysia is coming to the end of the 10th Malaysian Plan (2011-2015), which outlines government spending, no major procurement is expected to be undertaken …
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DARPA details next phase of ALIAS programme
12th March 2015
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has detailed the next phase of its Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) programme, with all three contract …
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Naval Warfare
Raytheon details US Navy Tomahawk order
12th March 2015
Raytheon will supply 114 Tomahawk Block IV All Up Round missiles for the US Navy under a $122 million contract modification announced by the company …
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Defence Notes
China boosts defence spending
10th March 2015
China revealed a defence budget of RMB886.9 billion ($141.5 billion), a rise of 10.1%, during its annual National People’s Congress session on 5 March 2015. …
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Defence Notes
South Korea accepts two bids for KF-X fighter
10th March 2015
Two companies have submitted bids for South Korea’s US$7.9 billion programme to develop and procure a locally-build fighter. The project suffered a slight hiccup when …
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Naval Warfare
DCNS to participate in NATO Ballistic Missile Defence
9th March 2015
DCNS will participate in the NATO Ballistic Missile Defence system engineering and integration, as part of an industrial team led by Leidos, the company said …
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US-India tech cooperation slows
3rd March 2015
The US-India Defense Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) appears to be at a standstill. Three unsigned agreements remain to be signed before the four Pathfinder …
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Military Logistics
Avalon 2015: RAAF to trial tanker with allied aircraft
27th February 2015
Following a successful remediation program, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) expects to conduct boom refuelling trials with its Airbus KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) …
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Defence Notes
IDEX 2015: Rockwell Collins seeks partnerships in region
26th February 2015
Rockwell Collins expects to see continued growth in the Middle East as the region continues to invest and grow its own industrial base through investment …
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Defence Notes
Avalon 2015: USAF confident F-35 will meet targets
25th February 2015
The re-baselining of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme has been successful and ongoing improvements in areas such as support and …
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Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2015: DCI expands training offer
25th February 2015
The recently appointed CEO of the French training services enterprise DCI, Jean-Michel Palagos, has ambitious plans for the business and has set an annual growth …
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Naval Warfare
IDEX 2015: DCNS eyes Middle East expansion
24th February 2015
Following the sale of a FREMM frigate to Egypt this month, DCNS believes that there are further opportunities for naval vessels in the Middle East …
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Naval Warfare
IDEX 2015 (video): Oto Melara unveils Forty Light
23rd February 2015
Oto Melara has launched a new 40mm naval weapon system at IDEX 2015. The Forty Light is a weapon system appropriate as a main armament …
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IDEX 2015: CAE eyes Gulf opportunities
22nd February 2015
CAE wants to increase its share of training for local armed forces in the GCC area as they modernise their equipment and look to enhance …
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Defence Notes
IDEX 2015: UAE defence dependence to end
22nd February 2015
The UAE is set to become a regional power with the development of a larger defence industrial base. Speaking at the IDEX Conference in Abu …
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IDEX 2015: Sudan hails joint solution to border control
22nd February 2015
Cross border joint operations can go some way to solving difficult security problems in border regions, the Sudanese MoD has revealed. Speaking at the IDEX …
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Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
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Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?
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How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication
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Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
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Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
