Defence Notes

Naval Warfare

Singapore to upgrade Super Rapid 76mm guns with Strales system

A total of 28 active surface ships will receive the upgrades to their weaponry to help them combat the growing threat from UAVs.

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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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 …
Naval Warfare

Royal Navy commissions HMS Prince of Wales

11th December 2019

The Royal Navy commissioned HMS Prince of Wales into the fleet on 10 December at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. HMS Prince of Wales is marginally …
Naval Warfare

UK carrier roadmap plots route to 2021 deployment

11th December 2019

With the formal commissioning into service of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales the UK Royal Navy has two aircraft carriers in its fleet for …
Defence Notes

Singapore to set up permanent fighter detachment in Guam

10th December 2019

The governments of Singapore and the US signed an MoU on 7 December that will see the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) set up …
Land Warfare

DARPA OpFires programme makes progress

9th December 2019

Aerojet Rocketdyne has carried out a series of subscale propulsion-system test firings for the DARPA Operational Fires (OpFires) programme.Under OpFires, DARPA is working to develop …
Naval Warfare

US Navy christens USS John F Kennedy

9th December 2019

The US Navy christened USS John F Kennedy (CVN 79) at Huntington-Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding on 7 December. The second Gerald R Ford-class aircraft …
Defence Notes

Malaysia publishes its first White Paper

9th December 2019

Malaysia’s parliament passed the country’s first ever Defence White Paper on 2 December to guide defence planning and development from 2020-30. Amidst opposition criticism on …
Military Logistics

Saab delivers DAM to Hungary

6th December 2019

Saab announced on 6 December that it has delivered its Deployable Maintenance Facility (DAM) to the Hungarian Air Force. The DAM is a mobile solution …
Defence Notes

Podcast: I/ITSEC 2019 highlights, the V-22 Osprey topping the 500,000 flight hour milestone and more

6th December 2019

Welcome to Episode 46 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.
Defence Notes

Baltic nations advance BALTNET

6th December 2019

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence confirmed on 3 December that the scheduled re-structure of the Baltic Air Surveillance Network or BALTNET will see the activation …
Naval Warfare

Vietnam launches submarine tender

6th December 2019

Vietnam launched the navy’s first submarine rescue vessel on 4 December, a timely step given that the Vietnam People’s Navy has been operating Kilo-class submarines …
Naval Warfare

Indian Navy forced to do more with less

5th December 2019

India’s economy is forcing the Indian Navy (IN), which has been expanding its footprint, to restructure its procurement strategy. The IN’s share of the defence …
Naval Warfare

Sonardyne positioning systems for South Korea's ASR-II

5th December 2019

Sonardyne has announced that its underwater positioning and tracking technology will support search and recovery operations undertaken by the Republic of Korea Navy's (RoKN's) new …
Land Warfare

Indonesian army presents its shopping list

5th December 2019

The Indonesian military operates on five-year procurement cycles, and Phase 3 of its modernisation programme will occur from 2020-24. As the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) looks …
Naval Warfare

GDEB receives Virginia Class submarine contract

5th December 2019

General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) will build nine Virginia-class Block V submarines for the US Navy under a $22.2-billion fixed-price incentive fee, multi-year procurement contract …
Defence Notes

Power conversion: the value of customisation (free whitepaper)

4th December 2019

Are the benefits of a power conversion solution which truly fulfills the application requirements found in a tailored solution? This white paper reviews the challenges …
Digital Battlespace

Northrop Grumman to carry out HBTSS work

4th December 2019

Northrop Grumman has received a place on the Phase IIa Prototype Payload Design and Signal-chain Processing Demonstration of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and …
Naval Warfare

HMS Queen Elizabeth reforms carrier battle group

4th December 2019

The Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabethhas reformed its carrier battle group for combined NATO/anti-submarine warfare training in the Western Atlantic. The vessel rejoined HMS Northumberland, …
Naval Warfare

NZ lays the groundwork for P-8A arrival

3rd December 2019

With the anticipated arrival of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft beginning in 2023, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has begun preparing …