The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the armed forces’ crucial role in crisis response. Harry Lye explores how this, combined with the threat of economic downturn and budget cuts, will shape military funding in the coming years.

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Armed forces and defence contractors have rushed to support the coronavirus response, from building field hospitals to funding research. Harry Lye takes a look at the defence industry’s role in the crisis.

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A key economic advantage that hypersonic weapons could bestow is the ability to produce export versions of a product. Currently, the economic focus of the hypersonic industry is on the development and testing of weapons. This will change in the coming years as testing become more successful and the procurement stage begins. Contracts will be …

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Army Technology presents a timeline of how armed forces and the defence industry are responding to the coronavirus pandemic

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BT, NSSLGlobal and Viasat have partnered to bid for the Service Delivery Wrap (SDW) contract for the UK’s Skynet 6 Satellite Communications (SATCOM) programme.

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The European Commission has awarded a Milrem-led consortium €30.6m (£27.4m) to develop a standardised European Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV).

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Three Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese personnel have reportedly been killed in a violent clash. The two countries have been slipping towards the brink of conflict over their disputed border in recent weeks.

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In March 2018, the nerve agent Novichok was used in the attempted assassination of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in UK city Salisbury. Exposure to the weapon resulted in the hospitalisation of the Skripals and police officer Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, and the death of Dawn Sturgess.

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The head of the British Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter, has written a letter to the chain of command saying the armed forces ‘talk a genuinely good game’ but need to go further in tackling issues of racism and other discrimination.

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The Trump administration’s reported decision to withdraw 9,500 personnel from Germany has been met with concern from both sides of the Atlantic. The move marks a further chilling of an already strained relationship between the US and Germany but will likely have little effect on NATO’s ability to deter Russia.

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