The defence industry briefing

The news, views and numbers you need to know about this month

News in numbers

$740 bn

Value of the 2021 US defence bill unveiled by the US Senate Armed Services Committee

€205m

Funding granted by the European Defence Fund to 16 defence industrial projects and three disruptive technology projects

A$21m

Value of eight contracts awarded in June by the Australian Government under its Defence Innovation Hub funding programme

$1bn

Value of a request for proposals for a US Army cyber trainig contract, issued by the US DoD in June

205 knots

New record speed achieved by the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant helicopter demonstrator

1.4%

Planned increase of the Swiss defence budget between 2021 and 2024

10%

Anticipated long-term cuts to defence budgets due to Covid-19, according to analysis by Frost & Sullivan

This month on twitter

BALTOPS 2020 wraps up

As #BALTOPS 2020 comes to a close, we take a look back...
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19 @NATO Allies & partners, plus 3k+ personnel, came together to operate together and share best practices to improve real world operations and increase interoperability. #WeAreNATO pic.twitter.com/MJ83tYydES
— U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (@USNavyEurope) June 16, 2020

The future meets the past

#Warbirds and Wingmen 🛩️✈️⁣⁣
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It's always special when we get to fly alongside a piece of #history, especially when it's a beautiful #P51 #Mustang from the @afhflight.

We'll be in the skies tomorrow over @HAFB, #Utah at 11:10 MDT 🇺🇸⚡⚡#F35DemoTeam pic.twitter.com/Rl4LD6J50a
— F-35A Demonstration Team (@F35demoteam) June 17, 2020

We can't wait to see concepts

Germany & France have agreed to co-develop a new Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). The project is still in its early stages as both countries try to harmonise their requirements. The first examples are expected to be fielded in 2035. The UK has yet to join the programme. pic.twitter.com/YJelBRviXo
— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) June 17, 2020

RAF responds in record time

A Royal Air Force transport aircraft has been adapted to carry medical patients in record time and at no cost.#NextGenRAF

Find out more 👉 https://t.co/uzuGiaTNHd pic.twitter.com/pg6IXvYcPP
— Royal Air Force (@RoyalAirForce) June 17, 2020

NATO defence ministers meet this week

NATO Defence Ministers’ Meeting #DefMin via VTC starts today.

On the agenda:

✅ planning for a possible 2. wave of #COVID19
✅ deterrence and defence; response to Russia’s 🇷🇺 new missiles
✅ NATO missions & operations, next steps in 🇦🇫 & 🇮🇶 #WeAreNATO pic.twitter.com/KF1fZEEmZR
— PLinNATO (@PLinNATO) June 17, 2020