Defence Notes

Air Warfare

France and UK to resume and upgrade Storm Shadow/SCALP production

The new ‘Entente Industrielle’ will work on a range of other projects to boost the UK economy and defence industry, including joint development on new high-tech frequency weapons and extended range air-to-air missiles.

Europe turns to industrial and procurement co-operation with Ukraine as supplies continue

Equipment has continued to flow into Ukraine from the European Union (EU), NATO and western countries as the war against Russia continues but other types of support with longer-term prospects are appearing.

Naval Warfare

Australia commissions HMAS Arafura three-and-a-half years behind schedule

The Royal Australian Navy has finally commissioned the first Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel – more than three years behind schedule – highlighting the programme’s delays, design compromises and ongoing industrial restructuring.

Air Warfare

Interview: Edge Group eyes Indonesian market for naval and UAV expansion

The UAE’s Edge Group has been positioning itself as a key defence and technology partner to Indonesia, where it has been focusing on naval platforms, UAVs and long-term industrial collaboration.

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Defence Notes

Indo-Pacific 2022: Leidos Australia scoops health support contract

12th May 2022

Leidos Australia will oversee a new system to maintain medical data for ADF personnel.
Defence Notes

Finland must apply to join NATO ‘without delay’, say president and prime minister

12th May 2022

Political, diplomatic and military discussions — undertaken since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began — will result in Finland becoming a member of NATO with broad popular support.
Defence Notes

UK MoD rejects latest criticism of Equipment Plan from Public Accounts Committee

12th May 2022

Earlier this year, the MoD published a ten-year equipment plan, notable for being the first not to have a deficit in spending in many years.
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: Australian Army demands capable landing craft

12th May 2022

Australia has very stringent requirements for new medium landing craft, and four domestic contenders have emerged.
Defence Notes

Deciphering the feasibility of PLA bases in the South Pacific (Opinion)

12th May 2022

A secretive security pact has turned Solomon Islands into potentially a first South Pacific location for a Chinese military base. But would such a base be an asset or a liability?
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: Kongsberg shows StrikeMaster concept

11th May 2022

Kongsberg has become heavily involved in Australian missile programmes in recent years.
Defence Notes

Boeing pushes for F-15EX ‘predictability of demand’ as budgeting unsettles production

11th May 2022

As the USAF tinkers with F-15EX production plans, Boeing could be faced with difficult industrial base decisions.
Land Warfare

Enhancing Cyber Electromagnetic Activity solutions to achieve spectrum dominance across multi-domain operations (sponsored)

11th May 2022

Activity in the Electro-Magnetic Environment (EME) is increasingly focused towards supporting digital sources.
Air Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: Despite grim Reaper decision, GA-ASI retains hope

10th May 2022

Naval Group was not present at the Sydney expo after cancellation of its submarine programme, but GA-ASI put in an appearance despite its own Australian setback.
Digital Battlespace

FAAD C2 demonstrates counter-drone interface

10th May 2022

The Universal Command and Control interface, as used in a recent demonstration, forms part of a DoD initiative to create a universal language for situational awareness and C2.
Defence Notes

Russia projects ‘business as usual’ image on anticlimactic Victory Day

10th May 2022

This year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow turned out to be the opposite of what was expected.
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: PFG unveils Sentinel 1100 watercraft

10th May 2022

A Tasmanian company is positioning its watercraft, using a unique construction material, for Australian naval requirements.
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: Austal shows versatile new OPV 60

10th May 2022

Austal has shown off a new OPV design that straddles a gap in its range, plus it is pursuing unmanned versions of its vessels.
Naval Warfare

Down, but not out (Comment)

10th May 2022

The sinking in April of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship, although not evidence of a major change in the naval domain, is a far cry from the pre-emptive scuttling of Ukraine’s own flagship. The donation of increasingly advanced materiel demonstrates increased faith in Ukraine’s ability to resist the Russian invaders.
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: BMT pushes Ellida for Australian joint support ship

10th May 2022

BMT has thrown its hat into the ring for Australia's joint support ship requirement.
Naval Warfare

Indo-Pacific 2022: Australia set to explore XLAUVs

10th May 2022

For the first time, Australia is moving towards developing extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles.
Air Warfare

New UK strategic agreement focuses on next-generation airborne countermeasures

9th May 2022

The evolving threat posed by guided missiles has prompted the RAF and UK MoD to sign a strategic partnering agreement with Chemring Countermeasures UK.
Digital Battlespace

Parallax takes a view on cognitive systems engineering

9th May 2022

USAF picks Parallax Advanced Research to create software prototypes that improve analytic reasoning and insight from ‘complex and uncertain data in a variety of operational domains’.
Defence Notes

Foreign firms want India to simplify cumbersome offset policy

9th May 2022

While offsets are one way of upskilling the domestic industry, most foreign OEMs find India's policy unnecessarily difficult and full of risks.