US unmanned aerial systems (UAS) firm AeroVironment have been awarded two recent contracts for their Switchblade and Puma UAS platforms. Last week, the US Army agreed a deal for the… Continue reading "AeroVironment Flying High With Switchblade and Puma"
Earlier this year it was confirmed that the US Army would be purchasing Spike Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) to augment the Apache fleet’s ability to defeat hostile air defense systems by outranging… Continue reading "Spike NLOS for America and the Failure of JAGM"
Raytheon announced that it has been contracted by the US Army to begin the development of a solid fuel ramjet boosted artillery round known as XM1155 Extended Range Artillery Projectile… Continue reading "Raytheon to Collaborate with Dutch to Produce Ramjet Boosted Artillery"
On 13 April, 2020, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the State Department had approved two Foreign Military Sale deals, with a combined estimated cost of $155 million.… Continue reading "India Strengthens Naval Deterrence with Potential Harpoon and MK54 Torpedo Acquisitions"
According Russian media reports the ‘Tsirkon’ hypersonic missile’s second shipboard test-firings will be held in April-May. A source from the Russian defense industry stated that “The Northern Fleet’s Project 22350… Continue reading "Russia Continues Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Tests"
The US Army has placed testing of its Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air-Defense (IM-SHORAD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on hold due to the impact of the CVOID-19 virus. The vehicle… Continue reading "COVID-19 Halts SHORAD"
In January 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Defense announced the start of a comprehensive military modernization and rearmament program: “Zrínyi 2026”. Under this program, the entirety Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF)… Continue reading "Modernization and Rearmament – Hungary’s Zrínyi 2026 Program"
Japan has joined the growing number of countries investing in hypersonic missile systems. The Japanese defense ministry plans to develop hypersonic missiles and new warheads and deploy the first systems in… Continue reading "Japan Pursues Hypersonic Missiles for Remote Island Defense"
In a cost saving measure, the Australian Department of Defense has signaled a significant reduction in the number of Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launchers being procured for the… Continue reading "Australian Army Boxer ATGM Capability Reduced"
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is about to undertake the biggest organisational and doctrinal change in its history. With peer threats the ever more likely future conflict scenario, the… Continue reading "US Marine Corps Historic Restructure for 2030 China Pivot"