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 Weapons

DragonFire to be installed on Royal Navy warships earlier than expected

The Royal Navy is set to install the advanced DragonFire laser on its warships from 2027 - much earlier than anticipated. This is due to a new defence procurement model that came into effect...
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Training & Simulation

UK MoD signs contract for Saab Instrumented Live Training capability

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a three-year contract worth £60M with Saab to support Live Simulation systems with ILT-D (Instrumented Live Training), with options to extend until 2030. The ILT-D contract will...
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C4ISR: Air

F-15 EPAWSS successfully tested by US Air Force

The Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) developed by BAE Systems has been successfully tested by the US Air Force. The Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) confirmed the significant capabilities of the...
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C4ISR: Air

Saab to equip German Eurofighters with Arexis sensor suite

Saab has recently secured an order from Airbus Defence and Space to provide the Arexis Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor suite for the German Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. In June 2023, the German defence procurement...
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Air Platforms

Saab to develop future fighter concept studies

Saab has secured a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for developing conceptual studies for future fighter systems. The contract which will run from 2024-2025 will involve conceptual studies of manned and unmanned...
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Land Platforms

BAE Systems secures contract to upgrade Danish CV90 fleet

BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to upgrade the Danish Army's CV90 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) fleet with a Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU)....
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Air Platforms

F-35A certified to carry nuclear weapons

The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has received operational certification to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, according to a spokesperson for the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) who spoke with Breaking Defense. A spokesperson for...
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Air Platforms

UK to acquire extended range H-47 Chinooks

The Royal Air Force will acquire 14 extended-range Boeing H-47(ER) Chinook helicopters to enhance their heavy-lift capabilities, according to UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. The H-47(ER) Chinook has double the range of a standard Chinook...
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