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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
Land Platforms

British Army to acquire L3Harris T4 EOD robots

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded L3Harris Technologies an $18 million contract to provide the British Army with up to 50 medium-sized T4 explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots which will be used...
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Industry News

Avon Protection wins UK MoD respirator contract

Avon Protection has been awarded the contract to continue supplying the General Service Respirator (GSR) and provide associated in-service support by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The GSR is the primary respirator used by...
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Land Platforms

Elbit Systems to supply Iron Fist APS for US Army Bradley IFVs

Elbit Systems Ltd has announced that it has been awarded an initial contract worth approximately $37 million to supply General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) with Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) for...
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Land Platforms

Finnish Defence Forces to procure Patria 6×6 heavy APCs

The Finnish Defence Forces will purchase Patria 6x6 heavy armoured personnel carriers (APC) from Patria within the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. The Finnish Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish...
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Air Platforms

Rafale enters service with Croatian Air Force

The first six of twelve Dassault Rafale multirole fighter aircraft acquired from the French Air and Space Force have arrived in Croatia. They were welcomed by the President of Croatia Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister Andrej...
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Flashpoints

Royal Navy warship downs ballistic missile fired from Yemen

Royal Navy Type-45 destroyer HMS Diamond shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile fired from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis over the Gulf of Aden on 24 April. The missile was targeting the merchant vessel MV...
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Air Platforms

Saab receives order from Swedish FMV for Gripen development

Saab has received an order worth SEK 540 million (USD 49 million) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to support future development of the Gripen fighter system. This order is an extension of...
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Land Platforms

Challenger 3 conducts live firings

The first live firings of the British Army’s future Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) have taken place in Germany this week. Witnessed by UK Defence Procurement Minister, James Cartlidge, the live firing took place...
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