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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
First quarter 2025 results have been dropping for companies in the past week but many of the US results come with a health warning in their forward-looking aspects about the potential impact of actions by the Trump administration.
Naval Warfare
Interview: DSTA collaborates with Leonardo, Thales and Safran for naval C-UAS
In an exclusive interview with Shephard, DSTA chief Ng Chad-son outlines how the agency is reshaping defence tech development through deeper collaboration with industry partners, from AI-enhanced radar to smart naval munitions.
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Spain unveils new multi-billion euro defence investment plan
The new plan outlined how Spain would reach 2% of its GDP spend on defence by 2025, with €1.9 billion earmarked for new equipment acquisition with several land, naval and air platforms disclosed to be replaced or upgraded.
Naval Warfare
How the Force Design 2028 will impact US Coast Guard acquisitions
The FD 2028 strategy intends to reduce the bureaucracy in procurement processes while speeding up the field of assets.
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Defence Notes
PODCAST: HAPS stumbles, 'super duper' missile development and Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes.
14th August 2020
Welcome to Episode 32 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert …
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Naval Warfare
USN orders 7m RIBs
14th August 2020
Ribcraft USA is to build 7m RIBs for the USN, in addition to the 48 11m boats it is already providing under a previous contract. In …
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Naval Warfare
USS Preble to undergo comprehensive modernisation
14th August 2020
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair is to ‘maintain, modernise and repair’ the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Preble, the DoD announced on 13 August. …
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Defence Notes
South Korea looks boldly ahead in mid-term plan
14th August 2020
On 10 August, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) released a KRW300 trillion ($253 billion) blueprint for defence spending over the coming five years, …
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Training
Indian homegrown basic trainers cleared for take-off
13th August 2020
India is relying on homegrown expertise to produce its HTT-40 aircraft to address basic training of Indian Air Force (IAF) rookie pilots. With prototypes ready …
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Air Warfare
Canadian FWSAR programme progresses
13th August 2020
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has accepted its second and third CC-295 aircraft in Spain under its Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme. …
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Naval Warfare
Riachuelo performs independent navigation
13th August 2020
The PROSUB diesel-electric attack submarine programme for the Brazilian Navy took a step forward on 12 August, when the first-in-class boat Riachuelo performed its first independent …
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Defence Notes
Rolls-Royce taps into DPA Title III to expand US production plant
13th August 2020
The Rolls-Royce ship propeller and propulsion components manufacturing facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, is being expanded and upgraded with funding of $22 million under Defense Production …
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Defence Notes
Israel and US complete latest Arrow test
13th August 2020
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), Israeli Air Force (IAF) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed a flight test of the …
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Naval Warfare
Spearfish swims on despite latest criticism
13th August 2020
Delivery of the Spearfish Mod 1 heavyweight torpedo upgrade for UK RN submarines is expected to improve following criticism from the Infrastructure and Projects Agency (IPA). …
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Defence Notes
101 deletions - India promotes self-reliance by banning defence imports
13th August 2020
In an attempt to promote indigenous defence production, India has created a list of 101 items that can no longer be imported from overseas suppliers. This …
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Military Logistics
Second A330 MRTT arrives at main base
12th August 2020
The second A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) has been delivered to its main operating base in Eindhoven on …
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Digital Battlespace
Sypris wins contract for Leonardo DRS for electronic assemblies
12th August 2020
Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, on 11 August received an initial contract award from Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics to manufacture and test electronic …
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Defence Notes
Brazil tries to shield defence SMEs from COVID-19 financial impact
12th August 2020
In order to protect its small defence companies from the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian MoD and the Federation of Industries of …
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Air Warfare
Final captive-carry test heralds next chapter for ARRW
11th August 2020
US efforts to rapidly develop and field hypersonic weapons within the next three years took a step forward on 8 August, with a final captive-carry …
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Naval Warfare
Canada names sixth AOPS
11th August 2020
The sixth Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will be christened Robert Hampton Gray, the Canadian Department of …
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Digital Battlespace
VectorNav claims disruptive development with new miniature inertial products
11th August 2020
VectorNav Technologies on 11 August launched a new line of inertial products called VectorNav Tactical Embedded. The product range includes VN-110E IMU/AHRS, the VN-210E GNSS-Aided …
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Naval Warfare
Latest improved Kilo-class boat poised for comprehensive tests
10th August 2020
The second Project 636.3 Varshavyanka (Improved Kilo-II class) diesel-electric attack submarine for the Russian Pacific Fleet is set to begin a comprehensive series of tests. According …
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Air Warfare
NAVAIR orders F-35 flight test instrumentation
10th August 2020
Lockheed Martin will develop and install flight test instrumentation systems for one F-35B Lot 14 aircraft and one F-35C Lot 14 aircraft for government testing, the …
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