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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14th April 2021
A pair of MQ-9As can no longer be operated and owned by General Atomics for strike and targeting missions in the CENTCOM area of operations.
14th April 2021
Modified KC-135s will play their part in developing a military Internet of Things for the US.
14th April 2021
MK 18 UUV to receive Increment II hardware.
14th April 2021
Taiwan continues to upgrade its navy with domestically built vessels, and a new LPD is now on the horizon.
13th April 2021
Partners IAI and Thales wish to equip Type 23 frigates with next-generation missile technology.
13th April 2021
Will the USN have to backtrack on its plans to arm unmanned surface vessels with long-range strike missiles?
13th April 2021
South Korea's project to create an affordable but capable modern fighter still appears to be on track, as the first prototype is rolled out.
12th April 2021
Northrop Grumman will design a new radar instrumentation system for the B-1B.
12th April 2021
Three bidders are vying for a lucrative contract to replace more than 600 engines powering the B-52H but the USAF faces a tricky decision.
12th April 2021
General Atomics is working on the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) programme.
12th April 2021
The latest contract modification for Lockheed includes hardware and provisioned items for the combat management system aboard LCS.
9th April 2021
Russian optimism on arms exports to Saudi Arabia is energised by icier relations between Riyadh and Washington.
9th April 2021
Read the latest edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop.
9th April 2021
AGM-183A hypersonic glide weapon undergoes abortive booster vehicle flight test.
9th April 2021
The ACURL lab at Eglin AFB plays an important role in the F-35 programme.
9th April 2021
Babcock and BAE Systems carry on support for 4.5-inch guns arming Type 23 and Type 45 vessels.
9th April 2021
ORP Albatros and ORP Mewa will include the X-band SharpEye maritime surveillance radar.
9th April 2021
Welcome to Episode 14 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
9th April 2021
The developer of a Russian pulse detonation engine demonstrator claims that initial tests show an improvement in specific thrust compared to conventional engines.
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