Defence Notes
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India has been navigating a strategic balancing act in its defence modernisation efforts as it considers deals with Russia and the US.
The land war in Ukraine has dominated the posture, spending and actions of Russia and NATO countries for two years. With a new US Government committed to ending the conflict early in 2025, there are implications on all three of those fronts.
Looming government decisions on major defence programmes in the US and UK will colour much of 2025, while manufacturers and their orderbooks look on.
There was solid programme advancement around the world in 2024, but a combination of more threats, fleet unreadiness and a financial squeeze darkened naval horizons as the year advanced.
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12th April 2012
Wind tunnel experiments to boost the fuel efficiency of the C-130 Hercules have shown that a system of microvanes show the most promise. Lockheed Martin …
11th April 2012
The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Raytheon UK have described the use of layered ISTAR assets as ‘critical’ to current operations. According to RAF …
11th April 2012
The US Navy has grounded its MQ-8B Fire Scout fleet following two recent incidents, it has been announced. According to the Naval Air Systems Command …
11th April 2012
The Indian Navy has announced that it is due to commission a third UAV squadron on 11 April. In an effort to increase its surveillance …
10th April 2012
The US DoD is not benefiting enough from multi-million dollar investment in lighter-than-air (LTA) technology, the CEO of Bye Aerospace has warned. According to George …
2nd April 2012
A Raytheon official has confirmed that the company has demonstrated the capability of it Space Fence radar prototype during testing as part of USAF’s preliminary …
2nd April 2012
EADS North America is offering the updated version of the EC145 to meet the expected needs of the US Army's Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) programme. …
1st April 2012
Industry is seeing several major opportunities for artillery programmes in India, according to a Nexter executive. 'If there is one thing that Nexter is known …
30th March 2012
Sagem has announced that it has signed a contract with French naval shipyard DCNS, under the French defence procurement agency (DGA) as contracting authority, for …
30th March 2012
Thales has announced that in February 2012 it delivered the first series-produced RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array (AESA) to the Dassault Aviation facility …
29th March 2012
Several Latin American countries have expressed an interest in purchasing surplus KC-135 Stratotankers, it has been revealed. According to Earl Godby, head of business development …
29th March 2012
The Brazilian subsidiary of Eurocopter, Helibras, is preparing to start the assembly of EC725 helicopters for the Brazilian armed forces' H-XBR programme. A new final …
28th March 2012
The UK Royal School of Artillery (RSA) has conducted the second round of its Concept Capability Demonstrator (CCD) in an effort to demonstrate plans to …
28th March 2012
Boeing negotiations with Chile over a possible purchase of the AH-6i have been revealed at FIDAE 2012. According to Brad Rounding, manager of AH-6 business …
28th March 2012
Three Latin American nations have expressed interest in purchasing former US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knights, it has been revealed. The aircraft, which are …
27th March 2012
The US DoD has received final bids for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme. In line …
27th March 2012
Thales has announced that the first operational naval VL_MICA missile world-wide has been successfully integrated with the Tacticos Combat Management System. This system is now …
27th March 2012
The military logistics sector has been described as the 'newest and coolest' market in defence, according to the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of …
27th March 2012
Airbus Military is testing the hot and high credentials of its A400M airlifter with a tour of South America. The second prototype, dubbed 'Grizzly 2', …