The defence industry briefing

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

News in numbers

$121bn

Estimated value of the proposed Raytheon and United Technologies merger

$55.4bn

Total value of the weapons sold by the US to countries around the world in fiscal year 2019

$133bn

Budget announced by the Polish Defence Minister for the modernisation of the Polish military up to 2035

$924m

Value of the contract won by Daewoo Shipbuilding to build an upgraded submarine for the South Korean Navy

€10bn

Spending cap set by the Finnish government for the country's fighter jet procurement project

Number of years the delivery of the US Navy's $7.8bn USS Zumwalt destroyer will be delayed

$56bn

Cumulative value of the US DoD's spending on combat vehicles by 2024 according to Frost & Sullivan

This month on twitter

The UK's carrier finally has its aircraft!

A huge day for all of us here at #WESTLANT19, and the nation, as we landed on UK F35 Lightnings for the very first time. Here is to the start of 50 years of this incredible joint capability for UK Defence @RoyalNavy @RoyalAirForce #UKF35 #bigdecksfastjets https://t.co/MBn5RcNd8Y
— HMS Queen Elizabeth (@HMSQNLZ) October 13, 2019

More photos of F-35s arriving on the HMS Queen Elizabeth - yes, we're excited...

Images not from @RoyalAirForce photogs, but our @RoyalNavy colleagues, LPhots Shepherd & Heller, of the @LockheedMartin @thef35 flown by Naval & Air Force pilots landing, lifting & hovering from the @HMSQNLZ decks as the aircraft takes part in operational trials off the US coast pic.twitter.com/apNHmhi77p
— RAF Photographer (@RafPhotog) October 14, 2019

And the Royal Navy has a video, too

⚡️📽️ The UK's F-35 Lighting jets are on @HMSQNLZ ahead of landmark trials on #Westlant19.

🔗Read more: https://t.co/KhVrXwM1Bx pic.twitter.com/IJsWeR1M8Z
— Royal Navy (@RoyalNavy) October 14, 2019

In other news, the US Army is redirecting missiles with AI and other smart tech

The Army successfully tested its ability to redirect munitions in flight in an experiment over the #MohaveDesert involving unmanned aircraft, smart sensors and artificial intelligence. #ArmyTech

Read more: https://t.co/t7I14l1m0q

Photo by @Sikorsky-#Boeing and #BellHelicopter pic.twitter.com/4OS5U0LcqC
— U.S. Army (@USArmy) October 15, 2019

BAE unveils a new robotic vehicle at AUSA

World Debut: BAE Systems’ Robotic Technology Demonstrator vehicle – an autonomous rolling lab! #AUSA2019 https://t.co/mKXyAxxBsG pic.twitter.com/50zOeeMlKH
— BAE Systems, Inc. (@BAESystemsInc) October 14, 2019

...and so does Textron. Who wore it better?

Aerospace and defense company #Textron pulled the covers off a #Revolutionary Robotic Combat Vehicle at the 2019 #AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington D.C.#Textron has unveiled the Ripsaw M5 #Unmanned vehicle in an armed configuration.
The Ripsaw ... https://t.co/inCYi1LE8O pic.twitter.com/nGi5OZeO67
— ⓵ⒷⓊⓋ🌏📡💥 (@_1BUV) October 14, 2019

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