Thursday 28 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.

Saab to deliver Double Eagle SAROV to Kuwait

Saab has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to deliver a Double Eagle Semi-Autonomous Remotely Operated Vehicle (SAROV) to the Kuwait Naval Force. The Double Eagle family of undersea vehicles is a...

Lockheed Martin successfully test-fires Spike NLOS from Apache

Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted a live-fire test of eight Spike NLOS all-up rounds (AURs) from the AH-64E Apache V6 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The test which was conducted over five consecutive days...

US Marine Corps places order for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles

BAE Systems has been awarded a $211 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract by the US Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) under the Marine Corps’ fourth order for full-rate...

Hungary takes delivery of first Leopard 2A7HU MBT

Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky announced that the first of 44 Leopard 2A7HU main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Hungarian Ground Forces arrived in Hungary on 5 December and will shortly be integrated into...

Airbus to equip German Eurofighters for electronic warfare

After receiving approval from the German budget committee, Airbus will be upgrading 15 German Eurofighter Typhoons with electronic combat capabilities. The upgrades will include a transmitter location and self-protection system from Saab, as well...

Embraer’s C-390 Millennium selected by South Korea

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced Embraer's C-390 Millennium as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft (LTA) II public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) with...

German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger makes first flight

The first NH90 Sea Tiger completed its maiden flight on schedule at Airbus Helicopters' site in Donauwörth, Germany, on 30 November. The German Bundeswehr had placed an order for 31 NH90 Sea Tiger multi-role frigate...

KONGSBERG awarded framework agreement for maintenance of Norwegian frigates

Kongsberg Naval Services (KONGSBERG), a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, has secured a significant strategic framework agreement with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency to provide operational support, maintenance, and life-extending...