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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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8th December 2020
DRS Laurel Technologies and VT Milcom to sustain COTS equipment
8th December 2020
Smart fire control system will be integrated with assault rifles.
8th December 2020
Aircraft to be delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces ‘literally before the end of the year’
8th December 2020
Fully electric propulsion is unfeasible for the UK's Tempest Future Combat Air System, so Rolls-Royce has come up with an alternative.
8th December 2020
Eight UCAVs will be based in northern Nigeria for strike missions against Boko Haram and Islamic State elements, and budget plans for 2021 include UAVs for ISR.
8th December 2020
Two ships are scheduled to be launched in 2021-2022
8th December 2020
Taiwan's communications and C4I networks would be under threat from PLA attack in any conflict, requiring more mobile systems.
7th December 2020
CSL is one of two shipyards building eight ships each for the Indian Navy’s ASWSWC programme.
7th December 2020
The ranges would enable exercises in deep ocean waters and littoral waters, involving surface and sub-surface assets simultaneously.
7th December 2020
Aircraft forms part of the USN ABNCP/TACAMO Weapon System missions
7th December 2020
Baltic republic maintains NATO commitment on 2% GDP minimum for defence spending.
6th December 2020
As US defence exports increase, the future of the proposed sale of F-35 fighters to the UAE depends on a crucial debate in Congress next week.
4th December 2020
Cohort adds more maritime capabilities to its portfolio, focusing on subsurface communications and sonar.
4th December 2020
Programme to deliver new naval vessel to Saudi Arabia continues apace
4th December 2020
Efforts continue to place Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) firmly in the Pentagon's long-term acquisition plans.
4th December 2020
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4th December 2020
The delivery of the HH139B will enhance the Italian Air Force’s emergency response and homeland security capabilities.
4th December 2020
The NITE will allow Australia to ensure data flows are established and verified before its first Triton aircraft arrives.
3rd December 2020
USN requires sustaining engineering support plus diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages management