US President Joe Biden has unveiled a budget request proposing a marginal increase in defence spending that would see the Pentagon’s budget rise to $715bn for the fiscal year 2022.

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In an interview with Army Technology as the company established its new Networked Information Solutions division, Northrop Grumman’s Communications Solutions business vice president Jenna Paukstis spoke of the importance of the company’s networking capabilities going forward.

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A new report from the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that newly-announced money for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) risks being lost in a “funding black hole” that lies at the heart of the MOD’s equipment plan.

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A new report from the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that newly-announced money for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) risks being lost in a “funding black hole” that lies at the heart of the MOD’s equipment plan.

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Despite being the only solution in development to fill the UK’s Infantry Fighting Vehicle requirement, uncertainty hangs over Lockheed Martin’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (CSP) which the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) could cut as part of its Integrated Review of defence security and foreign policy.

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The Covid-19 pandemic came about as a result of ignoring long-term risks and is now an immediate global risk, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report. Climate change, state collapse and weapons of mass destruction remain a long-term threat.

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed up as an observer to the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) programme, as it weighs up options for a post-Challenger 2 tank capability.

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