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.
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
11th June 2021
SAM system, air defence radar and armed UAV take top billing in Tehran.
11th June 2021
Turkish USV fires laser-guided missiles at a stationary target.
11th June 2021
Leonardo has delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the USN as part of a contract worth $648.1 million for 130 aircraft.
11th June 2021
Northrop Grumman will continue helping to ensure the reliability of Minuteman III force.
11th June 2021
Raytheon will upgrade, integrate, and test SM-3 Block IIA flight test round software under latest MDA contract modification.
11th June 2021
Welcome to Episode 23 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
11th June 2021
Contract modification for Boeing covers support for the AGM-84H obsolescence redesign programme in Saudi Arabia.
11th June 2021
Indonesia has been spreading its net widely for new warships, but it has finally made a catch with the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
11th June 2021
An as-yet-unapproved light carrier, and an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS), grabbed the headlines at South Korea's MADEX naval exhibition.
10th June 2021
Ukroboronprom’s new 80K6KS1 radar station has successfully passed Ukrainian state tests.
10th June 2021
The UAE is set to continue using Russian carrier rockets in its growing military space programme.
10th June 2021
Fincantieri will support Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in the design of a potential new South Korean aircraft carrier.
10th June 2021
USSOCOM advances the Leidos team’s, including Paramount Group USA and Vertex Aerospace, Bronco II aircraft to the next phase of development.
10th June 2021
Boeing and the US Navy have demonstrated the first successful test of unmanned air-to-air refuelling.
10th June 2021
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract as systems integrator for the US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter programme.
10th June 2021
Modular payloads will include Kraken surveillance systems and SH container modules for offshore patrol vessels.
9th June 2021
Raytheon Intelligence & Space expands logistics and equipment support for US Marine Corps as part of a $495million contract.
9th June 2021
Elbit Systems awarded $16 million contract to supply XACT nv33 night vision goggles to UK Armed Forces.
9th June 2021
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