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Naval Warfare

US Senate approves additional $175 million for Coast Guard’s FY2025 procurement

Extra funds will enable the branch to manage vessel acquisition programmes better.

Land Warfare

Romania opens the chequebook and reorganises as it watches Russian aggression

Romania is retiring old systems, some Soviet, and replacing them with western equipment from countries such as Sweden and Turkey and boosting existing modern fleets.

Naval Warfare

UK and US marines train to guard nuclear deterrent submarines

The Autumn round of Tartan Eagle training just concluded in Scotland.

Naval Warfare

Navigating change: How market trends are shaping the future of naval defence (analysis)

As defence markets shift to meet new demands, the naval sector has found itself at the centre of a transformative wave, driven by geopolitical shifts, the need for rapid technological advancement, and a redefined approach to maritime power projection.

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Naval Warfare

Australia pushes ahead on reinstating heavy landing capability with selection of Damen

25th November 2024

Australia has been without a heavy landing capability since the retirement of the last of eight Balikpapan Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels in 2014. Work on new ships is expected to begin in 2026.
Air Warfare

EuroDASS partners unveil details on next-gen EW system for Eurofighter Typhoon

22nd November 2024

The consortium has given details on the next-generation of sensing and jamming capabilities on the Eurofighter Typhoon without needing to update the airframe, according to the group’s partners.
Naval Warfare

Saab and Singapore DSTA expand their understanding on undersea defence

22nd November 2024

The organisations have broadened the remit of an existing MoU to help boost underwater defence innovation.
Land Warfare

UK fires Archer for first time in live-fire exercise

22nd November 2024

Exercise Dynamic Front 25 is part of a series of NATO exercises that will run until 26 November.
Air Warfare

Romania signs $7.2 billion deal to buy 32 F-35A jets

22nd November 2024

The Romanian government has formalised a deal to purchase 32 F-35A aircraft from the US. The jets will not be expected to be operational in Romania until 2030.
Land Warfare

Milrem picks Texelis for partnership in drive to develop large UGV

22nd November 2024

Milrem has delivered or is building a total of 200 Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System UGVs and has chosen Texelis as partner in its effort to develop a UGV.
Naval Warfare

Fincantieri signs R&D and training agreement with Pakistan Navy

22nd November 2024

A Memorandum of Understanding signed during an event in Karachi between the Italian shipbuilder and the Pakistan Navy covered naval training, research and development, and project-based collaboration.
Naval Warfare

Taiwan reinvigorates its asymmetrical approach to naval warfare

22nd November 2024

The threat from China has prompted Taiwan’s naval forces to shift from traditional naval structures to a more balanced strategy blending asymmetric defences with conventional platforms.
Naval Warfare

Norway invites four nations to talk partnerships over new frigates

21st November 2024

The US, the UK, France and Germany each have existing frigate programmes.
Naval Warfare

Can the US Navy afford its plans to operate a manned/unmanned fleet?

21st November 2024

Budgetary constraints and the annual procurement rate could impact the branch’s intention to have a hybrid fleet.
Air Warfare

UK, Japan and Italy discuss potential to bring other countries into GCAP programme

21st November 2024

At the G20 summit in Brazil, the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), with a nod given to potentially widening the participation out to other countries.
Air Warfare

Analysis: UK government goes on decommissioning spree to balance defence budget

21st November 2024

UK defence secretary John Healey has announced the cancellation and decommissioning of naval and air force platforms to enable the government to “re-invest money in the armed forces” ahead of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
Naval Warfare

Egypt considers new submarine acquisitions

21st November 2024

The long-standing naval procurement partnership between Egypt and France could soon be disrupted as South Korean bidders enter the race to replace the country’s Romeo-class submarines.
Air Warfare

US Air Force A-10s to exit South Korea in favour of fourth- and fifth-gen fighter jets

20th November 2024

The US Air Force will transition away from its ageing A-10 aircraft in 2025, in favour of updating and enhancing its F-16, and introducing F-15EX and F-35 Lightning II jets in the region.
Land Warfare

Sweden takes delivery of first M3 amphibious bridge and ferry system

20th November 2024

The most recent nation to join NATO has joined other member nations in using the M3 system.
Land Warfare

CV90 delivery to Slovakia imminent

20th November 2024

Slovakia is undergoing a radical refresh of its equipment, like many central and eastern European countries, and the arrival of new vehicles will form a substantial part of this.
Land Warfare

Mortar mobility: Patria’s TREMOS takes aim at the modern battlespace

20th November 2024

In conversation... Patria’s Lauri Pauniaho talks to Shephard's Gerrard Cowan about how high mobility levels are essential for mortar systems in the face of modern counter-battery fire, and how a new platform-agnostic module can combine existing vehicles and mortar barrels into a cost-effective new weapon system.
Land Warfare

BAE Systems to continue work on active protection system for US Army

20th November 2024

BAE Systems Multi-Class Soft Kill System (MCSKS) countermeasure system has been designed to provide protection without the need for kinetic effort and will reduce the logistic chain required for protection.
Naval Warfare

Germany and Finland suspect “hybrid sabotage” of undersea infrastructure

20th November 2024

Without naming a culprit, the defence ministers of both nations expressed concern about “deliberate” severing of undersea internet cables.