US and allies commit more funding to Tomahawk Block V programme
Additional US and international funding has been committed to Lot 5 and Lot 6 of the Tomahawk modernisation programme The…
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Richard Thomas
Richard is editor-in-chief for defence and transport at GlobalData. He has worked the UK defence beat since 2014, and previously the defence and diplomatic beats in Muscat, Oman, from 2008-2013.
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USS Iwo Jima to undergo two-year Norfolk maintenance period
USS Iwo Jima will undergo modernisation at Norfolk Naval Shipyard under a BAE contract worth $204.1m, potentially $255.8m, finishing February 2028 The…
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US DoD awards contract to support strategic Diego Garcia base
The Diego Garcia air and naval base is jointly maintained by the UK and US, although the US military are…
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Are the Trump-class battleships, really battleships?
The Trump-class battleships will be the largest surface combatants developed for the US Navy for decades Nato’s 1166 STANAG designator…
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What US aircraft were used in Operation Absolute Resolve?
As starts to the New Year have gone, the US decision to enforce regime change in Venezuela and the capture…
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US Navy FF(X) vs Constellation frigate – a comparison
To some, the decision by the US administration to cancel the Constellation-class frigate programme and replace it with the new…
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Top 10 defence news stories of 2025
The global defence sector has seen a year of considerable change as the war in Ukraine continues through a fourth…
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Shouldering the burden: Global Defence Technology 156
This latest issue of Global Defence Technology once more brings you all the insight and analysis into the technologies, policies,…
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UK: access to EU’s SAFE defence fund not ‘value for money’
UK won’t seek to join EU SAFE defence programme in 2026, with ministers citing value-for-money concerns despite SAFE’s role in EU’s €800bn ReArm…
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Ukraine claims world-first underwater drone strike on Russian submarine
Ukraine’s MoD claims an armed uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) disabled a Russian Kilo-class submarine in Novorossiysk—potentially the first successful attack…