Neil Ritchie

The latest of eight Challenger 3 main battle tank (MBT) prototypes has been completed at the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) factory production line in Telford, England. Described as the apex predator that will dominate...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract to supply a Multi-Sensor Multi-Mission Radar (MS-MMR) system to an undisclosed European country for its integrated air defence system. MS-MMR is a system that combines...

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has concluded a series of comprehensive exercises, encompassing both physical and virtual domains, to simulate warfare in the northern region of Israel and neighbouring Lebanon and Syria. One of the...

The Royal Navy is set to install the advanced DragonFire laser on its warships from 2027 - much earlier than anticipated. This is due to a new defence procurement model that came into effect...

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a three-year contract worth £60M with Saab to support Live Simulation systems with ILT-D (Instrumented Live Training), with options to extend until 2030. The ILT-D contract will...

The Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) developed by BAE Systems has been successfully tested by the US Air Force. The Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) confirmed the significant capabilities of the...

Saab has recently secured an order from Airbus Defence and Space to provide the Arexis Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor suite for the German Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. In June 2023, the German defence procurement...

Saab has secured a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for developing conceptual studies for future fighter systems. The contract which will run from 2024-2025 will involve conceptual studies of manned and unmanned...