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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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Land Warfare

Milipol Asia 2019: Glock scoops pistol sale to Singapore police

3rd April 2019

Handgun maker Glock has been awarded a significant contract by the Singapore Police Force, the company announced on the opening day of Milipol Asia 2019 in …
Naval Warfare

LAAD 2019: SEA offers torpedo launchers for Brazil's new corvettes

2nd April 2019

UK-based company SEA is joining forces with Brazil’s SIATT after signing an MoU for the production of the former's Torpedo Launcher system on 2 April …
Naval Warfare

UK Royal Navy presence in Gulf to get unmanned boost

2nd April 2019

Not two months on from announcing a programme to introduce a new class of Littoral Strike Ships for the Royal Navy, UK Defence Secretary Gavin …
Land Warfare

Lockheed Martin providing THAAD to US and Saudi Arabia

2nd April 2019

On 1 April the US DoD announced a modification to a contract with Lockheed Martin for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) …
Military Logistics

LAAD 2019: First KC-390 delivery on the horizon

2nd April 2019

Brazil’s flagship aviation project moves closer to yet another milestone as the first of Embraer’s KC-390 tanker/transport aircraft is set to be delivered in the …
Naval Warfare

Águas Azuis consortium selected for Brazilian corvettes

2nd April 2019

The Águas Azuis consortium has been selected as preferred bidder by the Brazilian Navy for the construction of four vessels under the Tamandaré-class corvette (CCT) …
Defence Notes

US suspends F-35 programme deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms

2nd April 2019

The US said 1 April 2019 it was halting all deliveries and joint work with Turkey on the F-35 fighter jet program after the NATO …
Defence Notes

Milipol Asia 2019: Security, counterterror markets expand in ASEAN region (video)

2nd April 2019

The homeland security and counterterrorism market is transitioning from the US towards Europe and Asia-Pacific. In addition to terrorism and organised crime, cybercrime and UAVs …
Naval Warfare

Opinion: Negotiating the MCM minefield

1st April 2019

‘Every ship can be a minesweeper – once’ is a familiar naval saying, but one that is no less relevant today than it has been …
Military Logistics

LIMA 2019: RMAF focuses on MRO out of necessity

1st April 2019

The Malaysian government put a positive gloss on LIMA 2019 in Langkawi, stating that MYR3.67 billion’s ($913.8 million) worth of deals was concluded. These included …
Naval Warfare

BAE Systems to support USS Anchorage upgrades

1st April 2019

BAE Systems has received a $41.8 million contract to perform routine maintenance and modernisation of the US Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship, USS Anchorage (LPD …
Digital Battlespace

India's ASAT test reflects space race

1st April 2019

India’s Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test carried out on 27 March by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), makes it the fourth …
Naval Warfare

First Improved Kilo for the Russian Pacific Fleet launched

31st March 2019

The Admiralteyskye Verfy shipyard near St Petersburg, Russia, launched the first Project 636.3 Improved Kilo-class diesel-electric attack submarine for the Russian Pacific Fleet on 28 …
Digital Battlespace

LIMA 2019: Malaysia installing local CMS on frigate

29th March 2019

The upgrade of the combat management system (CMS) on KD Jebat, one of two Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lekiu-class frigates, is proceeding, and the project …
Naval Warfare

Germany's MKS 180 programme on track says MoD

29th March 2019

The decision on the preferred design for Germany's MKS 180 next generation surface combatant is still on track according to the country’s MoD, despite concerns …
Defence Notes

Podcast: South African Army chief on budget issues; ITEC committee chair on simulation and training trends

29th March 2019

Welcome to Episode 10 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.
Naval Warfare

HII to build US Navy’s LPD 30

29th March 2019

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.47 billion contract from the US Navy for the detail design and construction of amphibious transport …
Defence Notes

Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban

29th March 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on 28 March 2019 extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted last October …
Land Warfare

JGSDF reorganises to protect the southwest islands

29th March 2019

Beginning on 7 April, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will deploy a unit of soldiers from the 15th Brigade on Miyako Island in Okinawa …