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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.
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.
Defence Notes
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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Land Warfare
Latvia relaunches tactical vehicle procurement
25th October 2019
The Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD) is making another attempt to procure a fleet of tactical vehicles. This comes after the previous competition, which saw the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2019: QinetiQ joins with Pratt & Miller to present new RCV offering
25th October 2019
QinetiQ North America and engineering company Pratt & Miller have partnered to offer the latter company’s Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) to meet the US …
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Naval Warfare
First steel cut to shape future FDI light frigate
24th October 2019
A gloomy, atmospheric day at Naval Group’s Lorient surface shipbuilding facility played witness to the ceremonial cutting of gray steel for the first in class …
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Defence Notes
$700 billion to be spent on military fixed-wing aircraft over next decade
24th October 2019
The fixed-wing military aircraft market will be worth nearly $700 billion over the next ten years, according to a soon to be released analysis by …
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Defence Notes
USAF to merge aircraft maintenance systems
24th October 2019
The US Air Force has elected to merge a number of similar aircraft maintenance information technology systems into a single system to be developed and …
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Naval Warfare
Bahrain requests Robert G Bradley refurb
24th October 2019
Bahrain has requested a programme of work from the US government to refurbish an Oliver Hazard Perry class ship. The vessel, ex US Navy frigate …
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Naval Warfare
IMX 19 kicks off in US 5th Fleet area of operations
23rd October 2019
International Maritime Exercise 2019 (IMX 19) has begun in the US 5th Fleet area of operations, the US Navy announced on 21 October. The multinational …
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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin awarded Mk21A contract
23rd October 2019
Lockheed Martin will carry out Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) for the US Air Force Mark21A Reentry Vehicle (Mk21A) under a $108 million contract …
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Defence Notes
Singapore, China step-up defence cooperation
22nd October 2019
Singapore and China signed an enhanced Agreement on Defence Exchanges and Security Cooperation (ADESC) on 20 October, signalling a step-up in defence cooperation between the …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group selects Future Submarine propulsion equipment designer
22nd October 2019
France's Jeumont Electric has been selected by Naval Group for the design of the main electric propulsion equipment for the Royal Australian Navy’s Attack class …
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Naval Warfare
South Korea lines up new warship contracts
22nd October 2019
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will continue to grow in capability, with new contracts for destroyers, submarines and a next-generation LHD awarded to indigenous …
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Land Warfare
US moves troops, tanks into Lithuania in message to Russia
21st October 2019
The United States began deploying a battalion of troops and dozens of tanks to Lithuania for an unprecedented six-month rotation on 21 October, a move …
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Naval Warfare
NZ retires half its inshore patrol vessels
21st October 2019
Although just ten years old, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) retired two inshore patrol vessels (IPV) – HMNZS Pukaki (P3568) and HMNZS Rotoiti (P3569) …
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Defence Notes
ROK requests AMRAAM from US
18th October 2019
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to the Republic …
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Land Warfare
Opinion: What is the British Army for?
18th October 2019
A month on from the madding halls of DSEI 2019 it is worth taking stock of what came to pass, not least the raft of …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: The contenders line up for FARA, Rheinmetall disappointed but not beaten on OMFV, and talking missiles with Raytheon
18th October 2019
Welcome to Episode 39 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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Defence Notes
ADEX 2019: KF-X mock-up is star of the show
18th October 2019
On the opening day of Seoul ADEX 2019, a mock-up of the homegrown KF-X fighter for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) was uncloaked …
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Naval Warfare
ESB Miguel Keith completes acceptance trials
17th October 2019
The US Navy's newest Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB), Miguel Keith (ESB 5), has completed acceptance trials with the navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.The week …
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Defence Notes
France, Germany break impasse on arms exports
17th October 2019
France and Germany agreed on 16 October on an accord governing the export of jointly developed weapons and defence equipment, removing a key stumbling block …
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