Friday 26 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-15 EPAWSS successfully tested by US Air Force

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 to equip German Eurofighters with Arexis sensor suite

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 to develop future fighter concept studies

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...

BAE Systems secures contract to upgrade Danish CV90 fleet

BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to upgrade the Danish Army's CV90 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) fleet with a Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU)....

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...