Defence Blog Posts

The global wearables market has grown exponentially; new statistics from analyst firm CSS Insight claim the market will hit $34 billion in just over two years’ time and is set to grow from 84 million units in 2015 to 411 million units in 2019. Within the wearables market, ear-based devices, or ‘hearables’, are the fastest-growing segment. […]

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Ball Aerospace is to deliver multi-beam phased array antenna systems as part of BAE Systems contract agreement for the US Navy Network Tactical Common Data Link (NTCDL) system. The NTCDL system enables multiple simultaneous, high-bandwidth communications links, which greatly enhance current mission capability and ship protection, allowing for a future sensor network across the Navy. […]

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The defence sector relies heavily on technology and innovation to develop new solutions to meet the challenges it is facing; however, bringing a new product or service to the market can be daunting if you don’t know how. The MOD has committed 1.2% of the rising £36bn defence budget, supported by a dedicated £800m Innovation […]

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Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE) 2018 has announced that the Australian Department of Defence will appear at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena next month. The Australian Department of Defence will deliver a session in the Export zone on International Engagement, where they will provide a brief outline of their current programs, addressing recent Australian Industry Capability […]

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DPRTE’s Technology and Innovation Zone will play host to a number of distinguished speakers, among them Jackson White – Sales Director for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics at rugged technology specialist Getac. Ahead of his address on combat communications and operational data security, Jackson talks to Defence Online about his plans for the event […]

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Defence Minister Mark Lancaster and Under Secretary of State Tomasz Szatkowski have visited the UK’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Headquarters (HQ) and Salisbury Plain. Following Mr Lancaster’s visit to Poland in August 2017, the Polish Under Secretary of State has been in the UK for a two-day visit to discuss plans for the continued close defence […]

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Rolls-Royce has congratulated the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) following official handover of its first Daegu-class (FFX-II) frigate. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), South Korea’s defence procurement agency, made the presentation to RoKN in February. It is the first in an eight vessel programme. Rolls-Royce is providing main propulsion power, in addition to controllable […]

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Saab has secured a further order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) regarding Trackfire Remote Weapon Station (RWS) for the Royal Swedish Navy. This is an addition to a Trackfire RWS order that Saab received from FMV in August 2017. Trackfire RWS will be installed on the new Combat Boat 90 (Strb90 HSM) used […]

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The new Russian T-14 Armata has got Western anti-tank specialists scratching their heads over how to defeat its varied defensive systems. However, the problem of overcoming ‘active armour’ on earlier Russian tank variants is one that was addressed as far back as 1989, by German weapons manufacturer, Rheinmetall W&M GmbH. Specifically, Rheinmetall came up with […]

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The Italian Air Force has received its eighteenth M-346 following an official ceremony held at a Leonardo Aircraft Division site in Venegono Superiore. Designated T-346A by the Italian Air Force, the M-346 aircraft represents the tip of the spear for Galatina’s 61st Air Wing (Lecce) where Italian fighter pilots train alongside contemporaries from Argentina, Austria, […]

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The Welsh Guards have conducted a final training exercise in Caerwent, Wales ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan in March. The two-week training exercise provided the Pirbright-based troops with a final opportunity to practice their infantry tactics, techniques and procedures prior to deploying. The Guardsmen have spent months training for this operational tour, which will […]

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Around 40 Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel and two Wildcat helicopters have joined the French naval task force, Jeanne D’Arc, for a five-month mission. The ship’s port calls will include Jakarta, Bali, Darwin, Saigon and Singapore. British personnel will take part in amphibious exercises and Defence Engagement, building on the UK’s successful participation in […]

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