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Jan 2, 2025 · The US Congress approved an extra US$1.1 billion for the US Navy (USN) to fund shipbuilding efforts in FY2025. The additional resources were included in the National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA) approved on 18 December on the Senate floor. It includes an additional $700 million for enabling the branch to enter an incrementally funded contract for the construction of a third Arleigh Burke ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Deployments have begun for Exercise STDT25, NATO’s first large exercise of the year, with a continued focus on the alliance’s eastern flank. STDT25 has been described by NATO as “focusing on the planning and execution of a pre-crisis multi-domain activity with the aim to reinforce the allied forces located in Romania and Bulgaria”. It is a joint deployment exercise scheduled by Supreme ...

Jan 2, 2025 · US Congress has authorised an almost $21.5 billion investment in the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) aircraft acquisition and upgrading programmes in 2025. The amount is around $1.6 billion higher than the budget proposed by the branch. The extra resources, included in the FY2025 National Defence Appropriations Act (NDAA), covered the procurement of additional F-15EX Eagle II multirole strike ...

Mar 19, 2024 · The One World Terrain prototype will become a key part of the US Army’s Synthetic Training Environment to provide soldiers realistic training with geospatial dataset.

May 16, 2024 · The US Navy’s Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike) has been an effort to recapitalise Sikorsky MH-60R/S naval helicopters which have an out-of-service date in the late-2030s.

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Dec 30, 2024 · Ukrainian innovation in electronic warfare has transformed its defensive capabilities and helping to turn the tide in a modern conflict where technology defines survival.

Nov 21, 2024 · The long-standing naval procurement partnership between Egypt and France could soon be disrupted as South Korean bidders enter the race to replace the country’s Romeo-class submarines.

Jan 14, 2021 · Egypt is believed to be interested in the Falco Xplorer ISR platform, in keeping with a strong defence business relationship between Italy and the North African country.