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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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26th April 2021
Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee.
26th April 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth will embark in May on a 28-week deployment.
26th April 2021
DoD issues FMS modification for Polish integrated air and missile defence programme.
26th April 2021
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23rd April 2021
USAF requires enterprise management software support for its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.
23rd April 2021
A 60m-long vessel is on its way to Nigeria, to be used for variety of missions.
23rd April 2021
A tender will open next month as the Argentine Navy seeks to buy two second-hand helicopters to enhance its Antarctic capabilities — but financial constraints remain.
23rd April 2021
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23rd April 2021
Leonardo will provide Lockheed Martin Canada with four OTO 127/64 LW Vulcano naval guns for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new multirole frigates.
23rd April 2021
The Spanish Navy's decade-long wait for its new submarines could now be over. The launch of the first S-80A Plus boat by shipbuilder Navantia could mean delivery of the new platforms from 2023.
23rd April 2021
The Indian Air Force will be better equipped to defend air bases after delivery of its first armoured vehicles from Ashok Leyland.
22nd April 2021
The delivery of the RQ-4B Global Hawk to Japan will equip the country with intelligence gathering and threat monitoring capabilities.
22nd April 2021
Two companies commit to deliver sovereign manufacturing capability in Australia for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile – Surface Launch.
22nd April 2021
AAG is being installed for the USN aboard all four Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carriers.
22nd April 2021
A U-turn from the UK, as seen in last month’s Integrated Review, typifies concern over the risk of Chinese interference in strategically important industries.
22nd April 2021
The USAF now has a pair of Lot 1 production F-15EX multirole fighters in place for flight tests.
22nd April 2021
Indonesia has lost 20% of its submarine capability after a diesel-electric boat went missing off the coast of Bali.
21st April 2021
BAE Systems launch new Astute-class submarine HMS Anson, built for the UK Royal Navy.
21st April 2021
Minuteman engineering and programme management support deal is worth $2.31 billion.