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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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Land Warfare

Caterpillar Defense and Allison Transmission strengthen ties

12th March 2020

Allison Transmission and Caterpillar Defense are reorganising their relationship to work more closely on developing defence applications. Caterpillar will continue to focus on the design, …
Naval Warfare

USN says it needs Virginia option sooner rather than later

12th March 2020

Following the best part of two weeks of testimony on the USN’s plans as part of the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, civilian and military officials …
Defence Notes

Sweden tells Europe there can be ‘no business as usual’ with Russia

12th March 2020

The Swedish government has said that Russian military aggression and violation of international law must not be followed by meeting demands from Moscow to form …
Naval Warfare

Russian Navy to get additional Project 22350 frigates

12th March 2020

United Shipbuilding Corporation’s Severnaya Shipyard is to build an additional unspecified number of Project 22350 frigates for the Russian Navy, according to Deputy Defence Minister …
Training

Connected training enables precise strike planning, says IAF

12th March 2020

Four Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16s fly over Syria and launch different types of weapon systems that hit Iranian rocket upgrade factories. The weapons hit …
Defence Notes

UK Defence Select Committee relaunches industrial policy inquiry

12th March 2020

The UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee has relaunched its Defence Industrial Policy: Procurement and Prosperity Inquiry, which began in the last parliament. The inquiry will …
Defence Notes

DoD expands COVID-19 measures

12th March 2020

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has announced new travel restrictions for serving members of the armed forces, civilian DoD staff and their families. The …
Defence Notes

Israeli MoD begins stockpiling medical supplies as COVID-19 takes grip

12th March 2020

The Israeli Defence Minister, Naftali Bennett has ordered a NIS500,000 ($150,000) procurement of medical supplies. The procurement is the largest of its kind since Operation …
Digital Battlespace

Japan wins order for Philippine air surveillance radars

11th March 2020

Japanese firm Mitsubishi Electric was issued a notice of award by the Philippines on 4 March to supply four radars to complete air surveillance coverage …
Defence Notes

Pele Program looks to expand nuclear power for US forces

11th March 2020

The US DoD on 9 March awarded three contracts to BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy, to begin a two-year engineering and design competition …
Defence Notes

Short UK defence review timetable draws criticism

11th March 2020

Experts appearing before the UK Defence Select Committee have suggested that the government is mistaken to plan to complete new national spending and defence reviews …
Defence Notes

No easy choices for UK in latest strategic review

11th March 2020

With the first phase of Brexit completed, the UK now faces strategic choices about the role it wishes to play in the world, and the …
Defence Notes

US border wall drains funding from military programmes

11th March 2020

As debate rages in Washington, DC, on the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, one of the main sticking points has been the redirecting of funding for …
Naval Warfare

Textron hands over next-gen SSC

11th March 2020

Textron Systems announced on 9 March that it has delivered its first Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Craft 100 to the US Navy (USN). The …
Training

COVID-19 causes curtailment of Cold Response 2020

11th March 2020

The commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces, Lt General Rune Jakobsen, has announced that Cold Response 2020 will be ending early as a result of …
Air Warfare

NORAD F-22s and CF-18s intercept Russian ISR aircraft near Alaska

11th March 2020

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) intercepted two Russian Tu-142 ISR aircraft entering Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone on 9 March. However, the Russian …
Defence Notes

Japan invests in hypersonic and stand-off missiles

10th March 2020

Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) is developing and buying new classes of missile aimed to counter the threats it perceives in its neighbourhood, including a belligerent …
Defence Notes

US Army Europe commander self-isolates after potential COVID-19 exposure

10th March 2020

The commander of US Army Europe and several of his staff have placed themselves in self-isolation after attending a recent conference which may have exposed …
Defence Helicopter

Boeing to oversee UK Apache’s post-production services

10th March 2020

Boeing has secured a $191.85 million cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract to provide post-production services for the UK’s AH-64E Apache helicopter fleet. This will include maintenance …