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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6th April 2021
F-35B fighters belonging to both the US and Japan will be stationed on Japanese soil.
2nd April 2021
Welcome to Episode 13 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
1st April 2021
USN will obtain 11 more P-8A aircraft and RAAF fleet will grow by two.
1st April 2021
A330 MRTT set to go up against KC-46A in Strategic Tanker Transport Capability competition.
1st April 2021
Naval Strike Missile is equipping Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships for the USN.
1st April 2021
A flurry of announcements in recent days have detailed the structure of France’s new carrier programme and progress on the FDI frigate build.
1st April 2021
Tier 1 companies in Europe have weathered the COVID storm so far, but how are governments addressing the needs of essential SMEs?
1st April 2021
Taiwan releases a major defence report every four years after elections take place.
31st March 2021
Integrated review fails to mention the UK strategy to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
31st March 2021
Northrop Grumman will provider launcher subsystem hardware for new USN and RN submarines.
31st March 2021
Deliveries to Japan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the US are covered in the latest Rolling Airframe Missile contract modification.
31st March 2021
Robotic process delivers optimal coating for complex missile components.
31st March 2021
The Integrated Review is certainly ambitious in its scope but how realistic is it?
30th March 2021
Almost 30 years after it was laid down, the longest nuclear-powered submarine in the world is scheduled to start state trials in May. Is it a case of 'better late than never'?
30th March 2021
A recent flight test using a 3D-printed hatch on Saab's Gripen fighter jet could lead to more efficient ways of repairing damaged aircraft on the frontline.
30th March 2021
Landing at Borcea Air Base marks the completion of an eight-year programme to acquire second-hand F-16s for the Romanian Air Force. The next step is an upgrade in 2023-2025.
30th March 2021
French and Japanese companies to jointly develop a dual-frequency sonar demonstrator for mine countermeasures.
30th March 2021
China poured more than 200 boats into a reef in the South China Sea, alarming the Philippines.
30th March 2021
The arrival of replacement helicopters for Singapore's sizeable Super Puma fleet has begun.
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