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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.

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...

Estonia takes delivery of Blue Spear anti-ship missile system

The Estonian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced the arrival of the new Blue Spear anti-ship missile system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). "The acquisition of anti-ship missiles is of critical importance for raising...

US Army cancels Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme

The US Army announced on Thursday that it would no longer pursue the development of its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), a next-generation scout helicopter, after investing approximately $2 billion in the programme. The FARA...

Royal Marines take delivery of revamped raiding craft

The Royal Marines have taken delivery of the Commando Raiding Craft (CRC), a redesigned version of the tried-and-tested Offshore Raiding Craft – commonly known in the Corps as the ORC. The CRC is an upgraded...

US Marines take delivery of first ACV-30

BAE Systems announced on 1 February that the company had delivered the first production representative test vehicle (PRTV) of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm Cannon (ACV-30) variant to the US Marine Corps for...