Bahraini, American and Lockheed Martin officials today celebrated the first F-16 Block 70 for the Royal Bahraini Air Force today at Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina. The Kingdom of Bahrain has a history with the F-16: it was the first F-16 operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council beginning in the early 1990s, and is […]
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will ramp up investment in defence to meet challenges of an “increasingly volatile and complex world” as the government launches an update to the 2021 Integrated Review. The 2023 Integrated Review Refresh (IR23) confirms an additional UK£5 billion will be provided to the Ministry of
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During the final stop of a tour of the Middle East, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Tel Aviv to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The senior government and military leaders discussed the US-Israel defence partnership, threats posed by Iran in the region, and America’s
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Team Hickam successfully led a personnel drop operation while in an eight-ship formation on 3 March 2023 during one of the largest theatre security operation exercises in the Indo-Pacific. Operation planning took place on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory from 27 February to 2 March 2023 before dropping over a combined 600 US Army
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The Prime Minister, President Macron and the British and French Cabinet ministers will gather in France 10 March 2023 for the UK-France Summit. Talks will focus on fortifying the partnership to tackle shared challenges such as stopping small boats, securing domestic energy supplies and protecting people against Russia. At the first bilateral summit of British
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Civilian employers of ADF reservists visited the Australian International Airshow at Avalon to see the best the Australian Air Force has to offer. It was an opportunity to highlight the work of the Defence and Royal Australian Air Force as well as the skills reservists bring to the civilian workplace. Highlights include flying displays, military
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AeroVironment announced recently it was selected by the US Army on 28 February 2023 to move forward in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program. AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 will compete with several other vendors in the FTUAS Increment 2 multi-phased effort which will allow the Army to select the best system for its needs.
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Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has signed a EU€43 million for the EuroHAPS (High-Altitude Platform Systems) demonstration project and announces its kickoff. EuroHAPS was selected by the European Commission on 20 July 2022 after a call for collaborative defence research and development projects from the European Defense Fund
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Boeing and Shield AI have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore strategic collaboration in the areas of autonomous capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI) on current and future defence programs. The agreement, signed at the Air Force Association Warfare Symposium, will be managed by Boeing Phantom Works. “Boeing continues to leverage talent from across the
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A new Arctic operations base will support Britain’s commandos for the next 10 years as the UK underscores its commitment to security in the High North. Newly-established Camp Viking in northern Norway will serve as the hub for Royal Marines Commandos as they continue to be the ‘tip’ of the Arctic spear; the unit the
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