Defence Notes
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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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The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
28th October 2020
Automated Global Energetics Science and Technology Awareness initiative includes three main elements
28th October 2020
Contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $218.82 million
28th October 2020
River class Batch 2 construction phase comes to an end with departure of HMS Spey from BAE Systems shipyard in Scotland
28th October 2020
Launch of the first USV in the Ulaq family is scheduled for December this year, to be followed by missile firing tests early in 2021
28th October 2020
The USMC will use the CH-53K as its heavy-lift replacement for the CH-53E
28th October 2020
Activity continues apace in South Korea's navy as new vessels are launched and delivered, and older ones upgraded.
27th October 2020
A new agreement between India and the US strengthens the bilateral sharing of military information.
27th October 2020
Close-in weapon system to arm French naval vessels with additional potential to install it on land platforms
27th October 2020
Collaboration with Essentium is designed to save time and money in replacing aircraft parts
27th October 2020
$2.37 billion deal includes 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems and 400 RGM-84L-4 anti-ship missiles
27th October 2020
A submarine upgrade programme is aiming for 'tactical advantage' through a new navigation software solution.
26th October 2020
Lionfish range includes four types, all based on a common architecture
26th October 2020
Defence and decoy systems are intended to protect the vessels from missile attack
26th October 2020
Canadian company bans sales of UAV engines manufactured in Austria
26th October 2020
The 80m-long submarine would carry naval cruise missiles, F21 torpedoes and/or anti-ship missiles
26th October 2020
Three vessels are scheduled to be built by mid-2024
23rd October 2020
Chess Dynamics has been awarded by French shipbuilder Kership for the supply of electro-optical surveillance systems that will equip the class of 12 mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) being developed for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies.
23rd October 2020
The Italian Air Force has received a delivery from Leonardo of the 'most advanced' Eurofighter Typhoon to be used for domestic security missions.
23rd October 2020
Leonardo has unveiled its Lionfish range of small-calibre remotely operate turrets, adding to its existing portfolio of main and secondary gun systems on offer to the naval market.