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Pentagon budget 2025: Precision Strike Missile Inc 2 procurement delayed
The multimode seeker that makes the US Army's Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 (PrSM Inc 2) unique and more advanced than Inc 1 is holding the capability back from...Full story -
Indian Army, IAF to procure C-UAS with soft-kill capabilities
Chennai-based Big Bang Boom Solutions (BBBS) has secured two contracts worth more than INR2 billion (USD24 million) to provide its counter-unmanned aircraft system...Full story -
Netherlands outlines national route for new amphibious transport ship class
The UK and the Netherlands have dropped the idea of developing a future joint amphibious ship design but instead will look to engineer maximum interoperability and...Full story -
UK Dismounted Situational Awareness programme delayed
The British Army's Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) programme is delayed, Janes learnt at SAE Group's Future Soldier Technology conference, being held from 11 to...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy seeks more funding for unmanned vessels
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 US Navy (USN) budget includes USD172.2 million to develop enabling capabilities and critical technologies for unmanned surface vessels...Full story -
HAL to produce engines for Indian Air Force MiG-29s
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been contracted to deliver over 100 Klimov RD-33 engines for the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 force.Full story -
India test-fires multiple warhead variants of Agni V missile
India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) test-fired the Agni V intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) equipped with multiple...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Coast Guard funding request reflects slight decrease
The US Coast Guard (USCG) fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request of about USD13.8 billion represents a slight decrease from the USD13.9 billion FY 2024 amount, annualised...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Air Force requests to divest 250 aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) is requesting to retire 250 aircraft in fiscal year (FY) 2025 as the service attempts to shed older aircraft to gear up for future purchases.Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy continues F-35 investments, but rephases F/A-XX
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 US Navy (USN) budget requests include USD16.2 billion for the procurement of 75 aircraft, modifications, spares, and support equipment,...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: Aegis BMD cut slightly in USN request
The Department of Defense is requesting about USD1.3 billion for sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) in its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget, compared...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy maintains course for surface shipbuilding programmes
The proposed US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget requests funding to continue proposed programmes for guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) and guided-missile frigates...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy looks to shore up amphibious ship fleet
The fiscal year (FY) 2025 US Navy (USN) budget request includes USD1.6 billion to buy one Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship (LPD), according to...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: MDA seeks USD182 million for counter-hypersonic capability
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has requested USD182 million in fiscal year (FY) 2025 “to continue development of Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) capability to address...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy requests USD16.6 billion to procure 75 aircraft and helicopters
The US Navy (USN) has requested USD16.6 billion in its fiscal year (FY) 2025 presidential budget request, intended to purchase 75 aircraft or helicopters, down from...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: US Navy continues Ford-class carrier funding, but programme slips indicated
The US Navy (USN) is requesting about USD1.9 billion in its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request to continue incremental funding of Ford-class aircraft carriers...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: Ukraine war informs US Army munitions, counter-drone requests
As the war in Ukraine highlights the need for deep magazines and counter unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capabilities, the US Army's latest budget request includes more...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: USN prioritises undersea programmes, but cuts Virginia-class submarine
Submarine acquisition programmes included in the proposed US Navy (USN) fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget underscore the importance of subsea operations for the service, with...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: MDA seeks USD2.526 billion for strategic missile defence
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting approximately USD2.526 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025 to improve its strategic missile defence system, known as the...Full story -
Pentagon budget 2025: MDA seeks USD639.9 million for THAAD
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has requested USD639.9million for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) programme in fiscal year (FY) 2025.Full story