Friday 22 November, 2024

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 Scottish and military history.
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Naval Platforms

Royal Marines take delivery of revamped raiding craft

The Royal Marines have taken delivery of the Commando Raiding Craft (CRC), a redesigned version of the tried-and-tested Offshore Raiding Craft – commonly known in the Corps as the ORC. The CRC is an upgraded...
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Land Platforms

US Marines take delivery of first ACV-30

BAE Systems announced on 1 February that the company had delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the US Marine Corps for...
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Land Platforms

Babcock and Supacat begin Jackal 3 production

Babcock International Group and Supacat have officially launched the production of 70 High Mobility Transporter (HMT) Jackal 3s for the British Army. A manufacturing facility located at Babcock’s Devonport site has been specifically designed to...
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Flashpoints

Ukrainian forces sink Russian missile corvette

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) announced that its special operations unit Group 13 successfully hit and destroyed the Russian guided-missile corvette Ivanovets on the night of 31 January-1 February using unmanned sea drones. In a...
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Military Capabilities

US Army to develop first Arctic doctrine in over 50 years

The US Army is currently working on the first Arctic-focused doctrine in over 50 years. Known as Army Techniques Publication 3-90.96, Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Operations, this manual is expected to be released...
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Air Platforms

Czech Republic signs deal for 24 F-35 aircraft

The government of the Czech Republic has officially decided to acquire 24 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, as confirmed by the company. The Czech Air Force will receive its first...
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Land Platforms

General Dynamics completes testing of USMC future ARV

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) announced on 23 January that it had completed testing of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) designed for the US Marines Corps’ future Mobile Reconnaissance Battalion. The ARV capability developed by...
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Military Capabilities

UK must train citizens for war warns outgoing army chief

The outgoing Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, has said that Britain should prepare for a potential land war by training and equipping a "citizen army" amid...
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