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• Restoring UK airborne nuclear deterrent is key goal for new air chief

  “I would expect our adversaries to take a key note of this change,” said Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, the country’s new Chief of the Air Staff.

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  Jaroslaw Adamowski

  1 year ago

• This Estonian firm helps launch Ukraine’s combat drones

  “Whenever you see a long-range drone hit a target inside Russia, it is likely that our launcher was used by the Ukrainian military to facilitate that.”

  By

  Jaroslaw Adamowski

  1 year ago

• BAE sees forward-deployed naval drones doing air defense for warships

  Armed forces currently face the “horrendous decision” of how close they will allow a drone to approach before picking the optimal countermeasure.

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  Rudy Ruitenberg

  1 year ago

• Ukraine slated to get Skyranger drone-defense cannons by year’s end

  “Each of these systems can cover four by four kilometers to be completely drone-free,” Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger told German broadcaster ZDF. 

  By

  Linus Höller

  1 year ago

• General Dynamics premieres combat variant of Ajax vehicle

  The Ajax infantry fighting vehicle’s turret system was developed by Lockheed Martin at the U.S. company’s facility in Bedfordshire, in the U.K.

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  Jaroslaw Adamowski

  1 year ago

• Could a ‘drone wall’ have protected Poland’s airspace?

  An emerging project in the Baltics offers lessons learned, according industry officials.

  By

  Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

  1 year ago

• Russia-Belarus military drills start this week. Here’s what to know

  The last time Russia and Belarus held major joint military drills in 2022, Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine just days later.

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  Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press

  1 year ago

• Europe’s industrial base faces urgent call to accelerate readiness

  At DSEI, defense leaders warned Europe must accelerate collaboration, strengthen air and spectrum defenses, and move at wartime speed to deter Russia.

  By

  Staff

  1 year ago

• US Air Force may keep Minuteman III nukes operating until 2050: Report

  The LGM-35A Sentinel has run into severe cost overruns and schedule delays that could force the Air Force to keep Minuteman IIIs operational years longer.

  By

  Stephen Losey

  1 year ago

• UK Navy fleet rebuild will prioritize unmanned systems, chief says

  “We have a vision that will put our nation in the vanguard of autonomous maritime warfare,” said Gen. Gwyn Jenkins, the chief of the Royal Navy.

  By

  Jaroslaw Adamowski

  1 year ago

• Navy awards drone contracts to the ‘big five’ defense contractors

  Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics, Lockheed and Anduril have all been awarded contracts to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.

  By

  Zita Ballinger Fletcher

  1 year ago

• Space Development Agency launches first operational satellites

  The 21 spacecraft could start providing operational capability to combatant commands and other users within four to six months, according to SDA.

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  Courtney Albon

  1 year ago