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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Defence Notes

The Pentagon’s EW fears, manned-unmanned teaming and simulating military training

1st November 2019

Welcome to Episode 41 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.
Digital Battlespace

Future soldier ensembles set for German Army

1st November 2019

Rheinmetall is preparing to support the German Army’s lead role in the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) deployment in 2023 with a …
Defence Notes

$111 billion being spent globally on transport and tanker aircraft over next decade

1st November 2019

The global market for tactical airlift, strategic transports and tanker aircraft is expected to reach $111 billion over the next ten years, according to new …
Defence Notes

F-35 Lots 12, 13 and 14 contract announced

31st October 2019

The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalised a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of 478 F-35 aircraft Lots 12, …
Naval Warfare

HMAS Brisbane completes combat system testing

31st October 2019

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Brisbane has completed a live missile engagement in the US with the US Navy’s USS Stockdale.Brisbane’s combat system was tested …
Naval Warfare

Construction of new base for Royal Navy of Oman underway

31st October 2019

Work on a new southern fleet base for the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) near Salalah in the south of the country is underway, which, …
Defence Notes

RAF given glimpse of new Poseidon maritime patrol era

31st October 2019

A formal UK P-8A Poseidon MRA1 handover ceremony between Boeing and the RAF took place at the manufacturers assembly facility in Seattle on 29 October, in an …
Naval Warfare

HMS Pembroke set to return to service

31st October 2019

The Royal Navy’s HMS Pembroke is ready to return to service after a successful 42-week, £8 million refit at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Fife. The …
Naval Warfare

NAVIRIS named as new naval Joint Venture

31st October 2019

Naval Group and Fincantieri have announced that the 50/50 owned joint venture formed between the two companies will be called NAVIRIS. The joint venture’s official …
Defence Notes

Japan set to make its F-15 fleet more lethal

30th October 2019

Japan is moving forward an ambition to modernise its Boeing F-15J fighter fleet, with the US State Department approving, on 29 October, the major upgrade …
Digital Battlespace

AOC 2019: New approach to innovation needed as EW threat expands

30th October 2019

Having heard from government departments, agencies and defence primes at AOC 2019 on the state-of-play of US electromagnetic warfare (EW) capabilities, representatives from commercial industry …
Naval Warfare

Extensive Russian submarine operation in North Atlantic: Norway

29th October 2019

Russia has sent about 10 submarines into the North Atlantic in the largest such operation since the end of the Cold War, the Norwegian military …
Naval Warfare

USS John S McCain repairs complete

29th October 2019

US Navy Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain has completed repairs and accelerated upgrades following a collision in August 2017. The vessel …
Digital Battlespace

SRC selected for US Air Force IMD support services

28th October 2019

SRC is to provide intelligence mission data (IMD) support services to the US Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) under a General …
Naval Warfare

USS Indianapolis commissioned

28th October 2019

The US Navy has commissioned its 17th Littoral Combat Ship, USS Indianapolis, into service in Burns Harbor, Indiana. USS Indianapolis is the navy’s ninth Freedom-variant …
Naval Warfare

First CB90 HSM delivered to Swedish FMV

28th October 2019

The first CB90 HSM rapid attack boat has been delivered to the Swedish defense material administration (FMV) by Dockstavarvet, part of Saab. The FMV has …
Naval Warfare

RAN decommissions HMAS Melbourne

28th October 2019

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has decommissioned Adelaide class guided missile frigate, HMAS Melbourne, during a ceremony at Garden Island in Sydney.The frigate served 27 …
Naval Warfare

RFA Tidesurge replenishes US Navy destroyer

25th October 2019

Royal Navy tanker RFA Tidesurge has replenished a US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyer in a first for the Tide class fleet.The replenishment of the …
Defence Notes

Podcast: Walking the halls of AUSA, upgrading the capabilities of the AH-64E Apache and a look at the fixed wing market

25th October 2019

Welcome to Episode 40 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.