Thursday 18 April, 2024

Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil is also the editor of other online publications covering military history, defence and security. He can be found on Twitter: @NeilRitchie86.

F-35A certified to carry nuclear weapons

The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has received operational certification to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, according to a spokesperson for the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) who spoke with Breaking Defense. A spokesperson for...

UK to acquire extended range H-47 Chinooks

The Royal Air Force will acquire 14 extended-range Boeing H-47(ER) Chinook helicopters to enhance their heavy-lift capabilities, according to UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. The H-47(ER) Chinook has double the range of a standard Chinook...

US to send additional ATACMS to Ukraine

As part of a new military aid package worth $300 million, the US plans to send additional Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. Kyiv will receive more Anti-Personnel/Anti-Materiel (APAM) missiles, which are an older...

Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle in successful cold weather trials

The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) Ajax delivery team working with the British Army's Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) have put the Ajax Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) through its paces in sub-zero temperatures in...

BAE Systems delivers new AMPV prototype to US Army

BAE Systems has delivered an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Turreted Mortar prototype to the US Army. The prototype features a newly designed top plate system called the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP), which allows...

German Chinooks to be powered by Honeywell T55 engines

Honeywell Aerospace Technologies announced that it has secured a contract to provide 105 T55-GA-714A engines to support Germany’s acquisition of its first fleet of CH-47F Chinook helicopters. “The German army’s selection of the CH-47F Chinook...

Saab to deliver RBS 70 NG to Canada

Saab has received an order from Canada for the short-range air defence system RBS 70 NG. The order is valued is at around CAD 227 million (SEK 1.8 billion) with deliveries scheduled to begin...

Ukraine destroys Russian Ropucha-class landing ship off Crimea

Ukraine's military claimed on Wednesday that it had sunk a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval drones in a strike carried out by special operations unit Group 13. A statement issued by...