The draft offset guidelines 2020, with revamped features, is a bold attempt by the MoD to attract technology and investment and promote the export of major defence items. However, the guidelines could be further fine-tuned to keep the focus tight on their larger objectives.

In particular, the Mo…

A new world record was set by the Voyager aircraft for the fastest ever flight between the UK and the Falkland Islands. The journey of 6834 nautical miles was completed in 15 hours and 9 minutes, breaking the previous record, which had been set in 1987 by an RAF VC-10 aircraft, by 36 minutes.

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Patria has signed a contract with Saab regarding a delivery of one AMV 8×8 System Platform vehicle. This will be used as a test and development platform for the latest generation of Saab vehicle electronics and video systems. The vehicle will also be used for demonstration and marketing purposes.

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Army’s Land Vehicle Crew Training System (LVCTS) project. Rheinmetall Canada will take the lead in a partnership that includes Lockheed Martin Canada, Rheinmetall Electronics of Bremen, Germany, and Lockheed Martin Training and Logistics Solutions in Orlando, Florida. In cooperation with its partner…

BALTIC SEA — The 49th Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 2020) exercise, the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, kicks off today, June 7, in the Baltic Sea.

Between June 7-16, air and maritime assets from 19 NATO allies and partner nations will participate in live training events th…

ATLANTIC OCEAN — With Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) logged significant milestones this week during Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) operations at sea.

During Ford’s largest aircraft embark to date, CVW-8 completed critical milestones on the first-in-class s…