The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has raised nearly £700m in sale proceeds from defence estate disposals since Q4 2016, as the department seeks to rationalise land holdings across England, Wales, and Scotland.
The maintenance and upkeep of the MoD’s various defence sites is one of the leading costs, which could be reduced through a consolidation of more numerous bases into larger sites. In turn, this could also raise significant revenues for defence at a time when budgets are stretched.
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Headquarters Pacific Fleet just sent out an alert after recent days of observing a few Chinese Type 075 amphibious assault ships amassing in the China Sea. The People’s Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps launched an unannounced brigade-level landing exercise near Taiwan, in order to practice amphibious landings. A total of six Luyang III destroyers also […]
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The Alpha 900 UAV seen here in BAKAMLA livery at Indo Defence 2022. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)
Madrid-based Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) has established a licensed manufacturing partnership with Indonesian company PT Indadi Venyro in a bid to expand the former’s footprint across Southeast Asia.
The partnership agreement was established in April 2023 after PT Indadi Venyro agreed to invest in AUS as a minority equity partner, said the companies in a joint statement provided to
Janes
on 20 April.
The USN is not using lessons learned properly from fires like those aboard USS
Bonhomme Richard
, according to a government report.
(US Navy)
The US Navy (USN) needs to do a better job of harnessing its lessons learned to prevent fires on vessels that are being worked on, according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
USCGC
Healy
is one of the service’s two operational icebreakers as the service faces delay in building new ships for polar missions.
(Janes/Michael Fabey)
The expected delivery date of the lead ship US Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Security Cutter (PSC) appears to be unknown, according to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The Russian Army has lost over 1,900 main battle tanks (MBTs) after over a year of battle in Ukraine. Among the 1,900 Russian tanks that went missing, 224 have yet to be located. This article will explore All Russian Tank models and losses during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Open-source information from the Internet and details provided by the armed forces involved in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict will be used to record the number and types of Russian tanks destroyed, seized, or abandoned.
Russian Yasen-M submarines could represent a new era in maritime warfare threats by being equipped with Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles by 2025.
Russia Advances in hypersonic missiles: T-62
The first Yasen-M-class submarine to fire a hypersonic missile will be the Perm, scheduled to enter service in 2024, according to the Russian TASS news service.
This could advance US Navy plans, which aim to fire hypersonic missiles from attack submarines by 2028.
US Army soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, conduct qualification exercises on AN/PRC 163 tactical radios at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in March 2023. (US Army)
Ongoing development of the US Army’s Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) capability is reaching an inflection point in terms of advanced technology integration and the policy implications of these integration efforts, and could dramatically change how the US armed forces and their allies wage future wars.
The UK Ministry of Defense has awarded BAE Systems the contract to develop the Tempest fighter aircraft.
Tempest, a next-generation fighter
Tempest is a jet fighter that is expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force in 2035. Its design includes supersonic capability, cutting-edge technological advances, and detection and protection systems.
According to Actualidad Aeroespacial, the aircraft will be “one of the most advanced, interoperable, adaptable and connected combat aircraft in service worldwide.
The global market for submarines is experiencing significant growth, driven by investment from various countries in their submarine fleets, according to a report by GlobalData.
Submarines: a growing global demand
GlobalData forecasts an increase in the global submarine market, rising from $30 billion in 2023 to $45.6 billion in 2033. India, China, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States invest in next-generation ballistic missile-launching submarines and other advanced underwater technologies.