Programme update
MBDA progresses Aster ramp-up with first accelerated delivery
31st July 2025
The first delivery comes less than two years after the first joint order was placed. MBDA has committed to halving Aster production lead-time by 2026.
31st July 2025
The first delivery comes less than two years after the first joint order was placed. MBDA has committed to halving Aster production lead-time by 2026.
24th July 2025
The facility, based in Italy, is the first of its kind outside the US and will be used to support the G550 aircraft modifications alongside other air, surface and maritime platforms.
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
29th July 2021
Latest AMRAAM contract for Raytheon includes production for five FMS customers.
29th July 2021
NATO planners face a tricky challenge from a riled and increasingly assertive Russia in the Black Sea — but they cannot afford to back down.
29th July 2021
The UK aims to create a new boat airdrop capability for its A400M fleet — it remains to be seen which branch or branches of the armed forces will adopt it.
29th July 2021
UK defence conglomerate BAE Systems continues role in UK Future Combat Air System as its operating profits surge in H1 2021.
29th July 2021
After commissioning a prototypical corvette in late 2014, Taiwan has received the first of the follow-on series.
28th July 2021
Israel has received the final two Sa’ar 6-class vessels, out of an order of four, from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.
28th July 2021
Extra non-recurring engineering risk reduction work supports French procurement of three E-2D Hawkeyes under the FMS programme.
28th July 2021
BAE Systems has signed a contract with Finland to extend the CV90’s capabilities into the 2030s.
28th July 2021
Discover how the adoption of open source software for military projects and software reuse can be differentiators providing strategic and tactical advantages on the battlefield.
28th July 2021
The Uruguayan Air Force is likely to buy either a Bell 212 or Bell 412, tapping into Global Peace Operations Initiative funds.
28th July 2021
Development of the Kh-59MKM missile typifies recent moves in Russia to modernise air-launched penetrating warhead capabilities.
28th July 2021
Decision to nationalise Sheffield Forgemasters is a move to protect a strategically important industrial capability.