The Royal Australian Navy has finally commissioned the first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel – more than three years behind schedule – highlighting the programme’s delays, design compromises and ongoing industrial restructuring.
The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.
The UK’s National Security Strategy brings together the recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR), Strategic Security Review, AUKUS Review and Industrial and Trade Strategies. At the same time, the UK made a commitment to reach defence spending of 5% of GDP by 2035 and Germany committed to 3.5% by 2029.
In the operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators and more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles.
While the Paris Air Show marked the first time the ANAFI UKR has been publicly shown, the ISR drone has been in use with various armed forces for the last eight months, Parrot told Shephard.
A pact signed at the Paris Air Show has seen Sweden turn to the French FDI frigate to lead its next-gen surface combatant fleet amid shifting security dynamics in the Baltic Sea.
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22nd June 2021
Malaysia has been talking about new light combat aircraft for some time, but finally a tender is out for 18 aircraft.
22nd June 2021
Dstl chief executive, Doug Umbers, has written an open letter urging the best minds in the country to work with Dstl to combat future threats.
22nd June 2021
Spanish F110 frigates to benefit from TUUM-6 digital communication system
21st June 2021
UVision to provide its Hero-120 aerial loitering munitions systems to the US Marine Corps.
21st June 2021
Israel claims success in a series of C-UAS tests using an airborne high-powered laser.
21st June 2021
The MOESS programme intends to deploy a sovereign Australian tactical electromagnetic sensor capability, installed on a constellation of CubeSats. DEWC is developing a sensor that can conduct radar electronic support in defence-relevant radio frequency bands used by assets such as ships and aircraft.
21st June 2021
Naval Group spearheads French industry efforts to meet Greek future frigate requirements, as the decision day looms.
21st June 2021
Equipping the USAF Stratofortress fleet with new commercial engines is proving an expensive undertaking.
21st June 2021
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to develop the Fast Event-based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics program.
18th June 2021
Duterte remains true to character by leaving in limbo, but not severing, a legal agreement that allows US troops to train in the Philippines.
18th June 2021
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to provide support and production services for the Trident missile system.
18th June 2021
Insitu will provide aircraft and services to support the USN and FMS operators of the RQ-21A Blackjack and ScanEagle.
18th June 2021
Welcome to Episode 24 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
18th June 2021
Safran Electronics & Defense and Teledyne e2v Semiconductors are developing CORAIL System-in-Package products with backing from the French government.
17th June 2021
NP Aerospace has been awarded the second-ever NIJ certification for its new bomb disposal suit.
17th June 2021
Bittium has received a purchase order from the Finnish Defence Forces for Bittium TAC WIN and Tough VoIP system support.
17th June 2021
Plans for Russia to build its own orbital station could enable geospatial intelligence-gathering missions and onboard military experiments away from international observers.
17th June 2021
Work on planar array assembly production for the USN Cooperative Engagement Capability will be completed by late 2023.
17th June 2021
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific will source hardware and software support for surface and subsurface mine countermeasure systems.
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