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Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil has a keen interest in the UK armed forces and national security issues as well as global defence procurement and cyber security matters. He also researches and writes about military history. Neil can be found on Bluesky: @neilritchie.bsky.social
Military Capabilities

Royal Marines train for vehicle interdiction operations

Royal Marines from 42 Commando have been training on vehicle interdiction, a critical military tactic that involves stopping and inspecting vehicles to identify and neutralise potential threats. The interdiction training, which was part of Exercise...
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Training & Simulation

British Army establishes new training facility for Ajax AFV

A cutting-edge purpose-built facility has been constructed at the British Army's Combat Manoeuvre Centre in Bovington, England, to accommodate a range of highly immersive simulators to support training for the new Ajax armoured fighting...
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Land Platforms

Rheinmetall to supply 20 more Marder IFVs to Ukraine

Rheinmetall has announced that they have received an order to supply Ukraine with a further 20 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with delivery currently scheduled for the first half of 2025. The company...
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Land Weapons

British Army trials drone-destroying laser

The British Army has successfully shot down an airborne drone for the first time using a high-energy laser weapon fired from an armoured vehicle. The laser system was mounted on a Wolfhound, a protected troop...
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Land Platforms

Czech Republic orders additional Leopard 2A4 tanks

Rheinmetall announced that it will deliver a further 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Czech Republic following the signing of a contract between Björn Bernhard, CEO of Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, and Lubor Koudelka,...
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Naval Platforms

Royal Navy trials uncrewed MMCM for the first time

The Royal Navy's advanced autonomous mine-hunting technology has progressed significantly with the inaugural deployment and testing of the "Apollo" uncrewed Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) vessel. The small autonomous craft, produced by L3 Harris...
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Military Capabilities

43 Commando Fleet Protection Group train alongside US counterparts

Royal Marines of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, whose primary mission is to protect the UK's nuclear deterrent, have been training alongside the US Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) in the annual Exercise...
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Land Platforms

Denmark, Sweden order new CV90 IFVs

BAE Systems has entered into separate agreements with Sweden and Denmark for the procurement of new CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with a total value of around USD 2.5 billion. These agreements are part of...
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