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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 Scottish and military history.
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Military Capabilities

US to send additional ATACMS to Ukraine

As part of a new military aid package worth $300 million, the US plans to send additional Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. Kyiv will receive more Anti-Personnel/Anti-Materiel (APAM) missiles, which are an older...
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Land Platforms

Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle in successful cold weather trials

The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Ajax delivery team working with the British Army's Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) have put the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) through its paces in sub-zero temperatures in...
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Land Platforms

BAE Systems delivers new AMPV prototype to US Army

BAE Systems has delivered an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the US Army. The prototype features a newly designed top plate system called the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP), which allows...
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Air Platforms

German Chinooks to be powered by Honeywell T55 engines

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies announced that it has secured a contract to provide 105 T55-GA-714A engines to support Germany’s acquisition of its first fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters. “The German army’s selection of the CH-47F Chinook...
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Land Weapons

Saab to deliver RBS 70 NG to Canada

Saab has received an order from Canada for the short-range air defence system RBS 70 NG. The order is valued is at around CAD 227 million (SEK 1.8 billion) with deliveries scheduled to begin...
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Flashpoints

Ukraine destroys Russian Ropucha-class landing ship off Crimea

Ukraine's military claimed on Wednesday that it had sunk a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval drones in a strike carried out by special operations unit Group 13. A statement issued by...
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Land Platforms

Estonia takes delivery of Blue Spear anti-ship missile system

The Estonian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the arrival of the new Blue Spear anti-ship missile system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). "The acquisition of anti-ship missiles is of critical importance for raising...
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Air Platforms

US Army cancels Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme

The US Army announced on Thursday that it would no longer pursue the development of its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), a next-generation scout helicopter, after investing approximately $2 billion in the programme. The FARA...
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