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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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Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
The company’s Q1 2025 results showed a 20% increase in new orders and a 15% increase in revenue across the business.
Naval Warfare
Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?
The White House and Congress have been increasing efforts to support the national maritime industry.
Land Warfare
How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication
A Ukrainian company in a race against Russian jammers has been demonstrating how the country’s innovative start-ups have been beating the West at its own game.
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Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
Results for Q1 2025 have been strong across the board for many defence companies in Europe with forward-looking statements and predictions for the full year also looking good.
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Defence Insight: Future market forecast (Air)
18th December 2019
The military fixed-wing sector was dominated by aircraft in 2019 with F-35, next-generation fighter aircraft and AWACs awards hitting the headlines.Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is the …
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Myanmar inducts more JF-17B fighters
18th December 2019
The Myanmar Air Force inducted two JF-17B Thunder fighters, as well as eight other aircraft and helicopters, during a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group signs Aussie MoUs
18th December 2019
Naval Group has signed nine Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreements with Australian companies for in-country manufacture of countermeasure solutions for the Royal Australian Navy. Naval …
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Digital Battlespace
Opinion: BeiDou – Friend or foe in space, sea, air and land?
18th December 2019
At 01:43 on 5 November, China launched a Long March-3B carrier rocket with the 49th satellite aboard of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from …
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Naval Warfare
China doubles the size of its carrier fleet
17th December 2019
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its second conventional aircraft carrier, and the first to be built indigenously, at Sanya-Yulin Naval Base on Hainan …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to sustain ASARS-2A sensor
17th December 2019
Raytheon has received a $217 million IDIQ contract from the US Air Force to support and sustain the sensor and processor for the Advanced Synthetic …
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Naval Warfare
Future USS St Louis completes acceptance trials
17th December 2019
The US Navy’s future USS St Louis has completed acceptance trials in Lake Michigan, Lockheed Martin announced on 16 December. The vessel, Littoral Combat Ship …
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Air Warfare
Defence Insight: Air year in review (video)
17th December 2019
Market shifts across the air domain saw a shake up for the F-35 programme as the US moved to cut Turkey from the fighter project, …
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Naval Warfare
Saab, Damen team moves ahead in Dutch sub competition
17th December 2019
Saab and Damen have revealed themselves as the second team shortlisted for the next phase of the Royal Netherlands Navy Walrus-class submarine replacement programme.Three teams …
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Naval Warfare
Defence Insight: Naval year in review (video)
17th December 2019
The naval domain has seen a number of key contracts awarded to industry throughout 2019, with efforts from the US and China in particular, showing …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group progresses in Dutch sub programme
16th December 2019
Naval Group has announced that it has been down-selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its Submarine Replacement programme. Naval Group is one …
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Defence Notes
Opinion: Will UK election result bring defence benefits?
16th December 2019
The population of the United Kingdom has voted in a general election, and resoundingly returned the Conservative Party, led by Boris Johnson as Prime Minister, …
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Digital Battlespace
Indra receives F110 radar component contract
16th December 2019
Indra has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to supply the main components of the AESA S-band anti-air radar antenna for the Spanish Navy’s F110 …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: From the floor of NATO Engages in London – discussing all the issues facing the alliance
13th December 2019
Welcome to Episode 47 of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert of future podcasts here.
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Naval Warfare
New P-8A arrives at RAAF Base Edinburgh
13th December 2019
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its twelfth and final P-8A Poseidon at RAAF Base Edinburgh. The P-8A Poseidon and the MQ-4C Triton …
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Defence Notes
Vietnam publishes its first White Paper in a decade
13th December 2019
Vietnam issued its much-anticipated defence White Paper on 25 November, the fourth such document to be published since the inaugural edition in 1998 and a …
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Defence Notes
New F-35A aircraft arrive in Australia
12th December 2019
Seven new F-35A Lightning II aircraft have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown. The delivery brings the total number of F-35A operating …
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Digital Battlespace
DAPA hands out slew of contracts in South Korea
12th December 2019
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a contract to update Link 16 data links aboard FA-50 light fighters belonging to the Republic of Korea Air …
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Naval Warfare
Wärtsila divests shares in Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik
12th December 2019
Wärtsilä has divested shares in Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik (ELAC Nautik) to Cohort, the company announced on 12 December.ELAC Nautik became part of Wärtsilä as a …
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Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?
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Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
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![How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication]()
How Ukraine’s wartime innovators are redefining tactical communication
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![SOF Week 2025: Kraken Technology group debuts K3 Scout USV in North America]()
SOF Week 2025: Kraken Technology group debuts K3 Scout USV in North America
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![Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up]()
Leonardo CEO urges “speed as important as money” as joint ventures progress picks up
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![Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?]()
Will the US be able to make its shipbuilding industry "great again"?
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![Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth]()
Rheinmetall vehicle sales almost double as European companies see continued growth
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![Ukraine to receive more F-16 spares and training support from the US and Czech Republic]()
Ukraine to receive more F-16 spares and training support from the US and Czech Republic
