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India's new defence budget sees slow but steady growth for the coming year, despite the tensions it is experiencing with China and Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are requesting missile defence equipment from the US under the FMS programme.
Strategic competition and climate change were highlighted as the primary security threats for New Zealand in a recently issued report.
Latvia's Minister of Defence has stressed the need to raise the military budget amid ongoing Russian aggression.
The combined, proven capabilities of Raytheon Missiles & Defense radars safeguard security.
It seems that the UK has maintained its presence in the top 10 global defence exporters worldwide — but it remains to be seen whether this will continue after COVID-19 and post-Brexit.
3rd November 2021
The US Government Accountability Office has released a report criticising US defence procurement as ‘inefficient, cumbersome, and bureaucratic’.
3rd November 2021
Pre-tax profits and order backlog blossom for Patria in the first nine months of the year, as the Finnish group eyes domestic and European opportunities.
3rd November 2021
The Ajax family of tracked vehicles is being procured by the UK MoD to replace the remaining legacy Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) in service with the British Army.
2nd November 2021
Av-Comm has joined Lockheed Martin’s team for JP9102 proposal.
2nd November 2021
Nigerian Federal Government acquired new armoured personnel carriers for counter-insurgency operations.
2nd November 2021
Admiral Sir Tony Radikin will take the reins as the new Chief of the Defence Staff on 30 November — while there are some reasons to be positive about the future, he must also juggle some potentially tricky priorities.
2nd November 2021
Speakers at the GSOF Symposium in Warsaw took note of the threat posed by Poland’s eastern neighbour.
1st November 2021
A DASA event showed the potential and advantages of telexistence technologies in hazardous environments.
1st November 2021
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1st November 2021
The deal is the first time the UK has sold ships to Egypt for over three decades.
31st October 2021
Could sodium cells or fuel cell stacks provide missile electrical power during flight, instead of thermal batteries?
30th October 2021
India can now boast an ICBM amongst its missile arsenal as worries continue over border tensions with China.
29th October 2021
Welcome to Episode 43 of the third series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more.
28th October 2021
The US Senate Appropriations Committee is proposing a significant top-up of the Biden administration's defence budget proposal for FY2022.
28th October 2021
Syracuse 4A military communication satellites will offer better resistance to different threats, such as jamming or cyberattacks, in addition to allowing troops to communicate at very long distances with an overall throughput three times higher.
27th October 2021
Chemring to help modernise the Joint Biological Point Detection System and equip F-35s with decoy flares.
27th October 2021
The Military Training and Simulation Handbook Issue 17 covers the global T&S industry and provides detailed information on airborne, ground and naval equipment, devices and systems.
27th October 2021
Northrop Grumman has opened a new microelectronics micro-line facility to provide materials for next-generation systems.
27th October 2021
China astounded many with its recent FOBS test, but such developments are clearly part of China's efforts to enhance its nuclear retaliatory capability as it competes strategically with the US.