The aircraft acquisition and Future Combat Air System (FCAS) commitment comes as the country published its Strategic Defence Plan on 18 July, which also includes plans to invest in a surface-based air and missile defence system.
The Naval Air Systems Command recently issued notices outlining the upcoming phases of the Tomahawk and Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) upgrades as well as the Harpoon Weapon Service (HWS) Life Extension Programme (LEP).
The US Department of Defense (DoD) on 15 March announced new domestic travel restrictions for service members and civilian personnel in response to the ongoing …
The US will maintain two carriers in the Middle East for an undisclosed period of time following retaliatory strikes by its forces on Kata'ib Hezbollah …
EU Battlegroup (EUBG) 2020-2 has cancelled planned training exercises as the continent grapples with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The European 2020 exercise was …
Russia has conducted a number of large scale live-fire exercises in recent weeks, in stark contrast to Western militaries that have downsized or cancelled their …
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Allison Transmission and Caterpillar Defense are reorganising their relationship to work more closely on developing defence applications. Caterpillar will continue to focus on the design, …
Following the best part of two weeks of testimony on the USN’s plans as part of the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request, civilian and military officials …
The Swedish government has said that Russian military aggression and violation of international law must not be followed by meeting demands from Moscow to form …
United Shipbuilding Corporation’s Severnaya Shipyard is to build an additional unspecified number of Project 22350 frigates for the Russian Navy, according to Deputy Defence Minister …
Four Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16s fly over Syria and launch different types of weapon systems that hit Iranian rocket upgrade factories. The weapons hit …
The UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee has relaunched its Defence Industrial Policy: Procurement and Prosperity Inquiry, which began in the last parliament. The inquiry will …