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Hunter Class Frigate

Europe

The Type 26 frigate and its derivative, the Hunter-class, serve as a cautionary tale for Australia and the UK.

August 8, 2025 GDC 0

The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles in the UK and Australia. These are not isolated incidents, but indications of wider […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Corrupt and Inept Defence Australia Blew Up Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

June 14, 2025 GDC 0

The question I have to raise is, what on earth did Defence Australia select the Type 26 Global Combat Ship when it was in third place among three options? Did Defence Australia receive kickback or […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Ultra Maritime to provide hull mounted sonar for RAN’s Hunter-class Frigates

March 12, 2025 GDC 0

The Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates will be fitted with Ultra Maritime’s world-leading 2150 hull mounted sonar under a contract with BAE Systems Maritime Australia. The delivery of the 2150 Bow Sonar will expand Australian […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

L3Harris Awarded Contract to Produce Integrated Platform Management System for Hunter-class Frigates

January 15, 2025 GDC 0

L3Harris Technologies has received a contract to provide its integrated platform management system (IPMS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter-class frigates.  As disclosed, the company will design and deliver the IPMS to BAE Systems […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Anschütz Acheived Design Milestone with Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate Program

December 19, 2024 GDC 0

Anschütz has completed the next milestone in the Australian Hunter Class Frigate Program. During the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (WINBS), the overall system design was presented to […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

BAE Systems Begins Construction of First Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class Frigate

June 24, 2024 GDC 0

Today, the Albanese Government has taken another significant step in delivering Navy’s enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet with construction commencing on the first Hunter Class Frigate.   This major milestone was marked by the Deputy Prime […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Defence Minister Richard Marles wants to increase military spending by up to $25 billion to pay for new warships

February 11, 2024 GDC 0

Defence Minister Richard Marles wants to increase military spending by up to $25 billion to pay for new warships, weapons and base upgrades as he battles growing anger from contractors over the paralysis gripping big […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia’s Hunter-class Frigate Procurement Process Was Flawed While Australia Faces Unprecedented China Tensions

January 16, 2024 GDC 0

A review into Australia’s procurement of the Hunter-class frigate has found serious issues with the procurement process that led to the BAE Systems Type 26 design being selected for the Royal Australian Navy’s future frigates. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Hunter-class Frigate to Receive Anschütz Integrated Navigation and Bridge Management System

December 2, 2023 GDC 0

BAE Systems Australia has selected Anschütz to deliver advanced, customized navigation systems for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s Hunter-class frigates. Anschütz will fit the anti-submarine ships with its Synapsis Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Anschütz awarded contract to produce integrated bridge for Hunter-class frigates

November 25, 2023 GDC 0

Anschütz announced the delivery and integration of the navigation and bridge systems (WINBS) for the Hunter class frigates. BAE Systems Australia’s maritime division has selected Anschütz to deliver customised Synapsis Warship Integrated Navigation and Bridge […]

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  • Ukrainian ingenuity: Ukrainian buggies use Corsar missiles to kill Russian tanks

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    Ukrainian volunteers have equipped a buggy-type vehicle with a domestic anti-tank guided missile system. Ukrainian Defense Industry CapabilitiesDateAugust 24, 2019Ukrainian soldiers blow up a Russian Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-tank missileDateApril 6, 2022Ukraine is developing [...]
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  • Taiwan stacks up large quantities of ground and air-launched precision strike missiles

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    The US has approved arms sales to Taiwan worth around $1.8 billion, in a move that is likely to increase tensions with China. U.S. Approves SLAM-ER And MS-110 Reconnaissance Pods For TaiwanDateApril 21, 2021U.S. State [...]
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Europe

Kosovo received Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones.

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Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils NORA next-gen 155mm self-propelled howitzer.

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Cyprus National Guard Received Serbian-made Tamnava MLRS.

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East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia Purchases 48 New HIMARS Rocket Artillery For Ship-killer Role.

October 4, 2025 0

The Australian Army’s appetite for the M142 HIMARS is proving voracious. With the first two of 42 units arriving in Australia only in March, the country is already eyeing another 48 of these U.S.-built rocket […]

Europe

Serbia Unveils 300km Range Sumadija Rocket Artillery.

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Europe

Poland purchases 2,506 FGM-148F Javelin missiles and 253 Javelin Command Launch Units.

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The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland of Javelin Missile Systems and related support, a package estimated at $780 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required […]

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