Dec 24, 2024 · The British Army has seen programme cuts and there could be more to come

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Nov 6, 2024 · The suggested demise of the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, after it was paused by the branch in August 2024, has been dismissed as “grossly overexaggerated” by an official source close to the matter at the International Fighter Conference 2024, Defence iQ. “The US Air Force has not departed from the idea of NGAD,” the source added. “It is still very ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Ukrainian innovation in electronic warfare has transformed its defensive capabilities and helping to turn the tide in a modern conflict where technology defines survival.

Dec 18, 2024 · Saab has been actively expanding its footprint in the US as it attempts to provide better assistance to its customers across the US Department of Defense. With several facilities and operation sites in the country already, the company will now have an additional two locations in the next two years comprising a new training support site near the US Marine Corps (USMC) Base Quantico, Virginia ...

Dec 26, 2024 · Last month’s first live-fire exercise of the British Army’s Archer artillery system can be seen as a substantial success on several levels even if it occurred under exceptional circumstances as opposed to regular procurement and training. The system is the army’s new self-propelled long-range fires platform. Rapidly procured to temporarily fill the capability gap created by the donation ...

Jan 3, 2024 · The Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet is still in the limelight over 40 years after its first flight. Shephard sums up the latest developments and tells you everything you need to know about the aircraft in the 2020s.

Sep 30, 2024 · Raytheon will supply RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 missiles for the US and other NATO countries under a US$525 million contract placed by the US Navy. ESSM Block 2 is a short-to-medium-range, ship-launched, dual-mode, guided missile that has increased manoeuvrability and improved performance over its Block 1 predecessor. A key feature of the new standard of ESSM is that it ...

Dec 24, 2024 · The offer of a domestic final assembly line, alongside industrial offsets, is an often-used bargaining chip in the complex ecosystem of securing combat aircraft export contracts. But does rolling out its own aircraft from an in-country plant really make economic or industrial sense for the customer nation? In the world of defence procurement, politics often trumps logic. However, political ...

Dec 24, 2024 · In its third contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in a month, Saab has signed a deal to modernise Sweden’s coastal anti-ship missile capability. The total order value is SEK 800 million (US$72 million) and deliveries will begin in 2026. The contract includes Saab’s RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missile, integrated on a launcher module installed on a truck. Sweden currently ...