Editor's letter

Welcome to the 154^th issue of Global Defence Technology magazine.

The British Army’s Challenger 3 main battle tank programme, planned to modernize 148 of the around 200 remaining Challenger 2 variants in service, is drawing on a wide range of UK and non-UK companies. However, does UK contribution amount to the 60% local content claimed by the government?

Elsewhere, the ongoing cost cutting in the US Pentagon has fallen on defence and testing capabilities, with widespread job losses. US-based experts caution that capabilities in development could suffer as a result.

Also, don’t miss out on the latest insight from the team on the rotary developments, a new renaissance for naval secondary guns, analysis into Russia’s myriad nuclear delivery methods, and much more.

All this and the latest defence industry news, comment, and analysis from GlobalData. 

Richard Thomas, editor-in-chief