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Production Begins of UK’s Next-Gen Skynet 6A Defence Satellite

Production Begins of UK’s Next-Gen Skynet 6A Defence Satellite

The UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP, has visited Airbus in Stevenage and pushed the button to start production of the first panel skin for the UK MOD’s next generation military communications satellite Skynet 6A.

The Minister started the high precision cutting machine to pro…

House of Commons Analysis of AUKUS Agreement

House of Commons Analysis of AUKUS Agreement

On 15 September 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joseph Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a joint statement announcing the creation of an “enhanced trilateral security partnership” called AUKUS (Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States).

The most …

Navantia to Build Diver Support Ship for Spanish Navy

Navantia to Build Diver Support Ship for Spanish Navy

MADRID — The Council of Ministers has authorized the Ministry of Defense to enter into a construction contract for an underwater intervention vessel (BAM-IS) for an estimated value of 166,460,000.00 euros. The contract includes both the construction of the ship, as well as the acquisition and inte…
BAE Tests Guided APKWS Rockets in Counter-UAV Role

BAE Tests Guided APKWS Rockets in Counter-UAV Role

BAE Systems, Inc. has successfully tested APKWS laser-guided rockets in precision strike tests against Class 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds. The 2.75” test rockets combined standard M151 warheads and Mk66 motors with APKWS precision guidance kits and a newly developed proxim…
Raytheon Demos Counter-UAS Capabilities

Raytheon Demos Counter-UAS Capabilities

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — In partnership with the U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires and Rapid Capabilities Office, Raytheon Missiles & Defense successfully showcased several counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities during the service’s 10-day summer test period.

The tests used Coyote interce…

GD’s New Rocket-Assisted Projectile Exceeds 70-Km Range

GD’s New Rocket-Assisted Projectile Exceeds 70-Km Range

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) successfully tested four XM1210 (XM1113ER) High Explosive Rocket-Assisted Projectiles that demonstrated a range capability in excess of 70 kilometers for the Army’s future Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system.


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