Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil has a keen interest in the UK armed forces and national security issues as well as global defence procurement and cyber security matters. He also researches and writes about military history. Neil can be found on Bluesky: @neilritchie.bsky.social
Naval Weapons

Japan to procure Tomahawk cruise missiles

The US State Department has approved Japan's potential purchase of the Tomahawk Weapon System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.35 billion. Japan requested to purchase various elements of the Tomahawk Weapon System...
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Naval Weapons

MBDA to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles to Swedish Navy

MBDA has announced that it has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish Armed Forces. The contract will see MBDA supply...
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Land Platforms

Ukraine to receive Bozena-4 demining systems from Slovakia

Slovakia has announced that it will finance the production of two Bozena-4 demining systems for Ukraine as part of its humanitarian assistance package. The Slovak Foreign Minister, Juraj Blanár, stated that Slovakia has been...
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Air Platforms

NATO selects Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to replace ageing AWACS aircraft

NATO has selected Boeing's E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for its next-generation command and control aircraft as the current Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) fleet nears retirement. The E-7A will replace the existing fleet with production...
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Air Platforms

Australian MQ-4C Triton completes first flight

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful completion of the first flight of Australia's MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft, which took place on 9 November at the Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California. The flight...
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Land Platforms

Rheinmetall to deliver Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

The Ukrainian government has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to supply Leopard 1 systems, which includes 25 main battle tanks (MBTs) Leopard 1A5, five armoured recovery vehicles (Bergepanzer 2), and two driver training tanks. The...
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Uncategorized

IMCO to provide electrical sub-systems for Israeli Namer APCs

IMCO Group has announced that it has once again been chosen by the Israeli Ministry of Defense to supply numerous platform electrical sub-systems for the "Namer 1500" Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) of the Israel...
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Land Platforms

Oshkosh receives US Army order for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command - Detroit Arsenal has placed an order for Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), trailers (JLTV-T), and associated packaged and installed kits for $208...
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