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Land Warfare
Just released: Armoured Vehicles Technology Report 2024 now available to read
30th May 2024
How uncrewed systems and modular vehicle kits are defining the future of combat engineering and support.
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Land Warfare
Canada signs contracts worth $1.8 billion for new logistics trucks
30th May 2024
Canada’s Logistics Vehicle Modernisation (LVM) project will acquire new fleets of light and heavy logistics vehicles, trailers, vehicle modules and armour protection kits. Aside from a transport role, they will also be used as cargo space, troop lift, ambulances, workshops and command posts.
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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.
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Land Warfare
Elbit reports 11% revenue growth on the back of land division and war in Gaza
29th May 2024
Elbit Systems reported little growth in its US and aerospace businesses for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 but substantial growth in C4ISR, EW and land with the latter boosted by ammunition sales.
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Defence Notes
Sweden commits another $1.3 billion to Ukraine
29th May 2024
Sweden’s 16th military support package to Ukraine will include new capabilities to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence and armoured tracked vehicles.
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Air Warfare
US Air Force edges closer to remotely operating the KC-135 Stratotanker
29th May 2024
In a partnership with Reliable Robotics, the US Air Force has been exploring the use of autonomous flight capabilities.
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Air Warfare
Bell Textron and Boeing’s Aurora selected for next phase of DARPA’s X-Plane
29th May 2024
The Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a joint DARPA/US Special Operations Command effort to design, build and fly an X-plane, will attempt to demonstrate the key technologies and integrated concepts that enable a transformational combination of aircraft speed and runway independence.
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Naval Warfare
New Spanish submarines to be fitted with Exail navigation system
29th May 2024
Spain’s S-80A or Isaac Peral-class SSKs are being built to replace the Spanish Navy’s existing Agosta 90B-class SSKs which were designed in the 1970s and built in the mid-1980s. The original S-80 programme has suffered considerable delays, with the first S-80s only entering service in late-2023.
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Defence Notes
Ireland’s government plots way forward for defence strategy
29th May 2024
Ireland finds itself outside of the norm when it comes to European security as an EU nation surrounded mostly by water and whose only land border is with a non-EU country. The Irish Government has been working to overcome the challenges the neutral country faces from having the smallest budget per capita and per GDP of all EU member states.
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Naval Warfare
US supplies latest vessel to strengthen Caribbean and Central American security
29th May 2024
A US Navy Rear Admiral highlighted the importance of the US working closely with allies in its own backyard as Louisiana shipbuilder delivers latest patrol vessel to partner nation.
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Land Warfare
Swiss move forward on enhancing indirect firepower
29th May 2024
The Swiss Army will select a new self-propelled artillery system to replace its aging Pz Hb 88/95 155mm tracked units in a bid to modernise its artillery capabilities.
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Land Warfare
Rheinmetall receives order for millions-of-euros of 35mm ammunition
28th May 2024
Each round of Rheinmetall’s AHEAD (Advanced Hit Efficiency and Destruction) ammunition has been programmed to eject its payload of 152 tungsten sub-projectiles at the optimum point to destroy the target.
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Land Warfare
USMC orders MTGR UGVs in deal worth $30 million
28th May 2024
Roboteam unveiled the new configuration of its Micro Tactical Ground Robot (MTGR) at AUSA back in 2013. The vehicle was designed for harsh field conditions and can be fitted with forward flippers to allow it to more easily climb stairs and achieve improved obstacle clearance.
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Land Warfare
Europe’s Defence Future: The Strategic Importance of the MGCS Project (Opinion)
28th May 2024
The Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project, initiated by Germany and France in 2018, symbolises a transformative step forward in European defence capabilities.
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Digital Battlespace
How SOF teams can operate in disconnected and limited bandwidth environments
28th May 2024
Advanced, improved solutions have been enabling special operators to perform missions in isolated, remote locations across the globe.
