HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced the successful launch of the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) from its floating dock into the Pascagoula River on Saturday. “This launch is a significant accomplishment for our entire LHA shipbuilding team,…

The Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.95 billion of funding to BAE Systems for the next phase of the UK’s next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine programme, known as SSN-AUKUS. SSN-AUKUS will be the largest, most powerful and advanced attack submarines the…

Team Black Hawk : Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition, Lockheed Martin announced its intention to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement. It outlined its team of UK partners and the benefits…

Today RBSL announced that welding is complete on the first UK manufactured mission module for the Boxer Mission MIV Programme. It will now move into paint and assembly for the next stage of the manufacturing process.  Brian Fisher, MIV Production…

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle makes international debut at DSEI : The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) will make its international debut at DSEI 2023 this week, showcasing the vehicle’s capability and future growth potential to U.S. allies and NATO partners. As the foundation…

UK Ministry of Defence Raises Frontline Battlefield Munitions Order to £410 : BAE Systems has secured an additional £130m of new orders for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The award follows the decision by…

Another major milestone has been reached for the Challenger 3 (CR3) Programme with the 120mm smoothbore gun test firings successfully completed.  The first firings with the 120mm L55A1 weapon system in the 120mm L55A1CR3 configuration for the British CR3 Main…

Teledyne FLIR Defense Demonstrates Groundbreaking UAV  : Vehicle Reconnaissance Technology at DSEI in London ‘Black Recon’ tech concept will enable crews in fighting vehicles to autonomously launch and recover small drones for immediate, covert situational awareness without leaving the vehicle …

Cost-To-Serve analysis is key to overcoming future supply chain disruptions in the military and defence sector, according to the latest insight from a global supply chain consultancy. New thinking from Bis Henderson Consulting suggests Cost-To-Serve analysis should be adopted to…

At a meeting in Kyiv earlier this week, BAE Systems announced it has established a local legal entity and signed agreements with the Ukrainian Government to ramp up the Company’s support to Ukraine’s armed forces and to explore the supply…