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Air Warfare

Boeing CEO notes “confidence” in defence arm despite 20% Q4 revenue loss

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg indicated ongoing improvements were being made in its defence programmes going forwards, despite being affected in Q4 by cost pressures, higher manufacturing costs and the impact of the IAM strike.

Air Warfare

Updated US Air Force doctrine emphasises the need for multi-domain capabilities

Modifications in the US Air Force (USAF) doctrine aim to prepare the service for tomorrow’s warfare.

Air Warfare

UK MoD “getting a grip” of budgets as three UK air programmes slip into the red

The E-7 Wedgetail, Future Combat Air System and the Protector programmes were highlighted as items of concern from a recently published UK Infrastructure and Projects Authority report.

Trump enters the White House promising into bring the US military to a “golden age”

The returning US president also reiterated a commitment to supply the services with “made-in-America” capabilities and to end conflicts worldwide.

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Defence Notes

DoD wants to see fuller picture of COVID-19 impact on industry

10th September 2020

It will take time to accurately quantify the economic and operational impacts of COVID-19 on the US defence industry, a senior DoD official noted on …
Air Warfare

RUAG prepares to make Gripen E/F payload suspensions

10th September 2020

RUAG Aerostructures is ready to begin serial production of payload suspension pylons for the Saab Gripen E/F, following final airworthiness test acceptance in late August. This is …
Naval Warfare

Russia splashes the cash on corvettes and frigates

10th September 2020

A series of major contracts for the Russian Navy were signed in late August during the Army 2020 exhibition near Moscow. Two diesel-electric submarines (one …
Digital Battlespace

R&S to provide integrated comms for new Philippine Coast Guard vessels

10th September 2020

Rohde & Schwarz (R&S;) will provide an integrated communications system for two 94m multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) for the Philippine Coast Guard. R&S; will supply the IP-based NAVICS system …
Digital Battlespace

NZ network-enablement project continues apace

9th September 2020

New Zealand continues to progress its four-phase Network Enabled Army (NEA) programme, with the first tranche on track to reach fruition next year. At the …
Naval Warfare

Naval Warfare magazine: nuclear submarines, ISR AUVs and more

9th September 2020

Read the latest edition of Naval Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. What's inside this edition: Comment Recent events in the …
Defence Helicopter

US Army picks Bell Textron for FARA risk mitigation

9th September 2020

Bell Textron has received a $13.5 million order-dependent contract from US Army Contracting Command to conduct design studies, analysis, simulation, testing, integration and fabrication activities …
Naval Warfare

RDA works on ASW systems for USN

9th September 2020

RDA Inc has received a $19.98 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, for continued R&D; of systems for ASW …
Defence Notes

Brazil halts sale of ex-carrier

9th September 2020

The fate of the aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo, which was officially decommissioned from the Brazilian Navy in November 2018 and put up for sale …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Russia tries to close MALE UAV gap

9th September 2020

Russian manufacturer Kronstadt Group unveiled important developments in domestic UAV technology in late August, during the Army 2020 exhibition near Moscow. In particular, three platforms …
Air Warfare

Sweden again proposes Gripen for Croatia

9th September 2020

Saab announced on 9 September that representatives of the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) and the Swedish Embassy in Croatia have submitted a government-to-government proposal …
Naval Warfare

Kormoran II MCM vessels to include Kraken equipment

9th September 2020

Kraken Robotics is to provide mine-hunting systems to the Polish Navy, in the form of its Katfish towed synthetic aperture sonar system, Tentacle winch and Autonomous …
Digital Battlespace

Tekever starts synthetic aperture radar tests

9th September 2020

Portugal-based Tekever announced on 8 September that has begun operational tests of a ‘nano-sized’ synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on crewed and unmanned aircraft. The SAR …
Defence Notes

Northrop Grumman to refresh US nuclear arsenal

9th September 2020

A team led by Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $13.29 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract by the USAF, to deliver the Ground …
Defence Notes

US Army researches self-healing material for autonomous systems

9th September 2020

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has developed a new material that can autonomously heal in air and underwater, with plans now to expand the …
Naval Warfare

Royal Swedish Navy eyes unmanned to augment subsurface capability

8th September 2020

Unmanned systems could become a key force multiplier for the Royal Swedish Navy in a bid to shore up hull numbers and add new capabilities …
Digital Battlespace

Israeli-US project will develop persistent surveillance sensor for UAVs

8th September 2020

Rafael subsidiary Aeronautics is working with US company Prevision are to develop a new wide-area motion imagery (WAMI) persistent surveillance sensor with an automated interface …
Defence Notes

US Army rolls out CIDAS

8th September 2020

Active-duty units and reservists in the US have begun to receive the Contamination Indicator/Decontamination Assurance System (CIDAS), the US Army announced on 8 September. ‘The …
Training

Ukraine shows interest in the Super Tucano

8th September 2020

Ukraine may cut its fleet of L-39 Albatros jet trainers in favour of more modern aircraft such as the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano. The Ukrainian …