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Three soldiers were killed and another injured when two AH-64 Apache helicopters collided and crashed Thursday near Healy, Alaska, according to the…
The US Army has awarded a $4.79bn production contract to Lockheed Martin to manufacture two full-rate production lots of GMLRS rockets and associated equipment.
GMLRS is an all-weather rocket designed for fast deployment that delivers precision strikes beyond the reach of most conventional weapons. The last time the US awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the GMLRS rocket was in 2021, in a Lot 16 production worth $1.12bn.
A cyber solutions company that supports the Australian government, Macquarie, has welcomed the release of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR).
The company is convinced the DSR demonstrates the strongest indication yet of the importance of cybersecurity to government and defence capabilities.
The DSR outlines the country’s agenda of ambitious defence objectives. Australia is a key country situated in the Indo-Pacific, a location of intense geopolitical contention between the US and its allies against the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Is the current French model of warfare viable? In 2021, I co-authored a study with Stephanie Pezard suggesting that the answer was no. We argued that the French military — now indisputably the most capable in Western Europe — could do a lot of things very well. But it also lacked the depth and the […]
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The NZDF plans to procure the RQ-20B Puma for integration into the proposed Data Fusion System alongside new P-8A maritime patrol aircraft. (AeroVironment)
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to engage with industry suppliers in May to inform the evaluation criteria and scope for a new Data Fusion System (DFS) for maritime domain awareness.
Image taken from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP
Malapascua
allegedly showing the near collision with China Coast Guard vessel 5201. The incident is said to have taken place on 23 April 2023 in the South China Sea.
(Philippine Coast Guard)
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel of carrying out “dangerous manoeuvres” during a recent encounter in the South China Sea.
The Swedish Armed Forces fired an RBS 23 medium-range surface-to-air missile from Gotland on 24 April. (Swedish Armed Forces)
The Swedish Armed Forces announced on 25 April that they had fired an RBS 23 medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) at the Tofta firing range on Gotland the day before, strengthening the defence of the Baltic island and contributing to building up its anti-aircraft capabilities.
CEA Technologies is building four air-defence radars for the Australian Defence Force. (Commonwealth of Australia)
The Australian government announced on 27 April that it plans to acquire a majority stake in Canberra-based defence radar manufacturer CEA Technologies to secure the company’s “critical sovereign capability”.
The government said it will become a non-controlling shareholder in CEA in July by paying an undisclosed sum for the minority stake held by US defence contractor Northrop Grumman.
DSME’s financial performance has continued to deteriorate in recent years amid efforts by the state-run Korea Development Bank to find a buyer for the naval shipbuilder. (Janes)
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the Hanwha Group’s proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), one of the country’s biggest naval shipbuilders.