STOCKHOLM --- Total global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The total for 2019 represents an increase of 3.6 per cent from 2018 and the largest annual growth in spending since 2010.
 

The future battlefield will require greater investment into unmanned systems, such as autonomous fighting vehicles that meet reliability and survivability requirements for the modern military. Recently, the potential of autonomous combat vehicles was assessed as part of a demonstration of the Maneuver Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MRAS).

In less than 4 weeks, SMi Groups 4^th Annual Network Centric Warfare will be opening its doors to network-enabled capability experts, as well as senior military and industry speakers sharing their valuable experiences and perspectives on the topic.

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two additional Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 3307 vessels configured as patrol boats to leading West African offshore services supplier Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited (HIOSL), just five months after the contracts were signed. The handing over of Guardian 9 and Guardian 10 adds to the existing FCS 3307 Patrol fleet that HIOSL has been operating for the past five years and is a powerful testimonial to the Damen FCS as a versatile concept capable of effectively undertaking a wide variety of roles.