Training

Land Warfare

Australia and Singapore open expanded training area in Queensland

Australia and Singapore have expanded Queensland’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), adding advanced facilities and technologies to support larger, longer joint military exercises under their ongoing strategic partnership.

Land Warfare

Latest UK Army Warfighting Experiment urban exercise underway

The series of exercises focuses on war fighting in the urban environment with the intention of aligning experimentation to tactical functions and integrating them all during a final experiment.

Air Warfare

Brazil’s Super Tucano A-29 mid-life upgrade go-ahead expected by early 2025

The Brazilian Air Force is working with Embraer to bring fifth-gen capabilities to 68 of its A-29 Super Tucano training and light attack aircraft, following an agreement at the Paris Air Show in 2023.

British Army Strategic Training Partner bidders drop from seven to four

Three of the bidding consortia have dropped out of the competition to become STP for the British Army Collective Training Service.

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Land Warfare

Our Eurosatory 2024 Show News Portal is live

13th June 2024

Shephard reports live from Eurosatory 2024 in Paris, France.
Training

Just released: Military Training Technology Report 2024 now available to read

12th June 2024

How cutting-edge technologies are combining to produce ultra-realistic simulation.
Air Warfare

US Air Force to increase use of generative AI

12th June 2024

The service recently announced the NIPRGPT effort to allow for expanding experimentation with generative AI technology.
Land Warfare

What to expect from Eurosatory 2024

11th June 2024

Paris’s biennial defence showcase will return with a heavy focus on AI, helicopters and UAS systems, as more than 60,000 visitors get ready to descend on the French capital.
Training

US looks to strengthen Indo-Pacific alliance and industrial co-operation

10th June 2024

With war in Europe and the Middle East, the US has reiterated its ties to the Indo-Pacific region to ensure other actors do not think its forces or focus lie elsewhere.
Land Warfare

How are SATCOM solutions changing the Net-Centric Battlefield?

10th June 2024

Digital transformation in the military ecosystem continues to shape the future of the military communications market.
Land Warfare

Why adaptability must be central to the US Army’s future formations

10th June 2024

The approach of placing adaptability at the core of the US Army Futures Command’s strategy has already impacted military training and the service’s development and acquisition programmes.
Training

Embraer and Rheinmetall plan C-390 training for Europe

7th June 2024

The C-390 is a high-wing, twin-turbofan transport developed and manufactured by Embraer. It has been ordered by Brazil, Portugal, Hungary and the Netherlands with Austria and the Czech Republic also in the frame to purchase it.
Training

What US Army trainers are learning from Russian tactics

6th June 2024

How the US Army has been preparing to counter Russian military tactics and what strategic insights have been shaping its training and operations.
Land Warfare

Future US Army capabilities will be largely unmanned

5th June 2024

The branch plans to invest more than US$1 billion in uncrewed/autonomous solutions over FY2025.
Training

Grenade programme highlights demand for training device

4th June 2024

Nammo’s development of a training grenade for its Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade (SOHG) highlighted the challenges and innovations in creating realistic, reusable training tools to ensure effective soldier preparedness.
Training

US Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise concludes in Senegal

3rd June 2024

US and NATO allies converged on Senegal, along with three other African nations, to enhance interoperability between armed forces and combined infantry tactics.
Training

NATO concludes largest exercise in decades

3rd June 2024

NATO’s Operation Steadfast Defender involved more than 90,000 personnel, more than 50 ships, more than 80 aircraft flying hundreds of sorties and more than 1,100 combat vehicles from all 32 NATO allies.
Training

SkyAlyne awarded $8.2 billion contract for Canada’s Future Aircrew Training programme

31st May 2024

A multi-billion-dollar contract will see a joint initiative between CAE and KF Aerospace provide state-of-the-art aircrew training for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Air Warfare

Aero Vodochody and Saab sign deal to develop commonality between L-39NG and Gripen

30th May 2024

In April 2022, the Hungarian government’s commissioner for defence development, Gáspár Maróth, announced the procurement of 12 L-39NGs. The contracts have reportedly been signed and the first aircraft were expected be delivered in 2024.
Digital Battlespace

How commercial tech is reshaping military requirements

24th May 2024

Non-military drones, robotics, VR, AR, SATCOM and cyber tech will play a crucial part in future warfare.
Training

US Navy amphibious group completes training and live firing

21st May 2024

During the exercise, BQM-177A targets were intercepted. BQM-177A is a surface-launched, recoverable, remotely piloted, fixed-wing target capable of speeds just short of Mach 1 and altitudes of up to 40,000ft.
Naval Warfare

Singapore Navy receives new RO/RO civil resource ship

17th May 2024

MV Mentor, the Republic of Singapore Navy’s new roll-on/roll-off ship, will enhance training and sealift capabilities while replacing the long-serving MV Avatar.
Training

Canada’s Calian moves into UK training field with purchase of Mabway

15th May 2024

Mabway, a supplier to the British Army since 2012, has a workforce of more than 1,000 ex-military and civilian permanent staff and contractors covering the UK, Europe and the Middle East.