UK Budget: minimal increase leaves Defence wanting
UK Treasury building in Westminster, London. Credit: Shutterstock/William Barton. UK Defence will continue to tread water following the Labour government’s…
Author: John Hill
Sikorsky builds 74 Black Hawks for five users in $1.2bn deal
US defence industry support personnel assemble an Australian Army UH-60M Black Hawk following its arrival on a US Air Force…
Search begins for new UK National Armaments Director
The 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, load an L118 105mm gun during live fire training at Mount Bundey, Australia on…
US targets Russia-Sudan “port-for-weapons exchange”
Large cargo ship moored at Port Sudan, where Russia aims to establish a naval base on the Red Sea coast.…
Leopard 2 MBTs to be used in Lithuania’s new ‘National Division’
Image of a Leopard 2A7+ during an exercise. Credit: KNDS. Lithuania has finalised its acquisition of Leopard 2 main battle…
Can the UK afford to pursue two medium helicopter programmes?
Photo of the AW149 medium-lift helicopter at the Farnborough International Air Show, 24 July 2024. This helicopter is the single…
Russia branches out drone arsenal beyond Iranian Shahed
An artist’s impression of an Iranian-made Shahed loitering munition over a rural landscape. Credit: Shutterstock/Anelo. Russia is beginning to diversify…
What does Ukraine’s ‘Victory Plan’ mean for the West?
A torn but proud flag is seen flying along a road in the Donetsk region, a symbol of resistance and…
SM-3 Block IIA production reaches full-rate production
A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is launched from a Japanese ship as part of a successful live-fire demonstration against a…
UK defence release ITTs as part of the Drone Capability Coalition
Four armed Ukrainian soldiers deploying an FPV drone system. Credit: Shutterstock/Dmytro Sheremeta. British industry will jostle to meet the government’s…
