German Army Awards Rheinmetall €400M to Develop Intercom with Hearing Protection
Rheinmetall has secured a seven-year contract with the Bundeswehr to supply up to 191,000 sets of the “intercom with hearing protection function” valued at up to €400 million. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had imposed conditions on the project
Lockheed’s Long Range Discrimination Radar Completes Transition to Missile Defense Agency Control...
The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) located at Clear Space Force Station in Clear, Alaska, has achieved the DD250 final acceptance and has been officially transferred to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for operational deployment. LRDR, a component of the United States' missile defense system, is designed to search for and...
The Netherlands Orders Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Radars
The Dutch military procurement organization, Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT), has signed an agreement for the acquisition of seven additional Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission radars (GM200 MM/C), with an option for two additional Compact systems. The contract follows the order of nine GM 200 MM/C radars in 2019
U.S. Approves $101.1M Sale of Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems to Saudi Arabia...
The United States State Department has approved a potential $101.1 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Saudi Arabia, which includes Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS) and related equipment to enhance Riyadh's surveillance capabilities and bolster homeland defense
Sweden Gets First New Signals Intelligence Ship in 40 Years
Sweden launched its first signals intelligence ship, HMS Artemis at a ceremony in Karlskrona on April 3 replacing HMS Orion which has served for over 40 years. HMS Artemis will soon go to sea and do its first sharp intelligence gathering with its advanced sensors developed by the FRA, the...
Japan's Aegis System with SPY-7 Radar Completes First Space Object Tracking Test
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated the first live tracking of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar for the Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV). This event involved the SPY-7 radar's tactical hardware and software effectively tracking objects in space, confirming the radar system's readiness and initiating comprehensive performance testing
Embraer, Brazilian Navy to Develop Surface Search & Coastal Surveillance Radars
The Brazilian Navy and Embraer have partnered to advance radar technology, focusing on developing on-board Surface Search and Coastal Surveillance Radars while enhancing the Gaivota X Radar's maturity. The signing ceremony took place on April 2 during LAAD in São Paulo, Brazil
S.Korea Deploys First Domestic Anti-Artillery AESA Radar
South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the deployment of the countrys first anti-artillery AESA radar-II. DAPA
Turkish ASELSAN's MURAD AESA Radar Completes Maiden Flight with F-16 OZGUR Warplane
ASELSAN's MURAD Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar recently conducted its first flight alongside the F-16 ÖZGÜR warplane. “ASELSAN's National AESA Aircraft Nose Radar made its first flight with the F-16 ÖZGÜR platform
Israel Aerospace to Maintain Czech Multi-Mission Radars
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Czech Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for the sustainability and maintenance of Czech Multi-Mission Radars. The contract spans 20 years and involves Czech companies, which will act as local subcontractors responsible for a wide range of processes
Embraer, ST Engineering to Collaborate on MRO of C-390 Aircraft in Asia-Pac,...
Embraer Defense & Security and ST Engineering will collaborate on engineering, maintenance, and support services for the C-390 Millennium aircraft in Asia Pacific. They will also cooperate on radars, land systems, border security, C4ISTAR, border security, simulation and advanced production methodologies to enhance ST Engineering's capabilities in South America
U.K. Trials First Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Demonstrations with Autonomous Drone
Kalashnikov Presents New Mini-Reconnaissance UAV ‘Karakurt’ to Russian Defense Ministry
Poland to Buy 72 South Korean HOMAR-K MLRS Systems
Kongsberg's HUGIN Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Completes Factory Acceptance Tests
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...