Kongsberg has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to extend the operational life of Norway's Ula-class submarines. The contract, valued at approximately NOK 436 million (about $41 million), includes upgrades to the software and hardware of the Ula-class submarines' combat systems
Germanys Rheinmetall and European missile manufacturer MBDA announced a joint agreement to develop a maritime laser weapon system within the next five to six years. This effort builds on their September 2023 collaboration, which set the groundwork for developing their first laser weapon platform
Airbus and Quantum Systems have conducted tests of autonomous swarm technology as part of the KITU 2 research project, commissioned by the German Armed Forces in July 2023. This project aimed to harness artificial intelligence to coordinate swarms of drones with varying capabilities, enabling efficient control by a small number of operators, even in dynamic and interference-prone environments
Anduril Industries has been awarded a
Russia aims to establish its own low-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband internet access across the country by 2027. This initiative, which draws parallels to SpaceXs Starlink, was announced by Maksut Shadayev, the Minister of Digital Development of Communications and Mass Media, during the first International Technology Congress at Patriot Park
A day after a Houthi missile breached Israel's Iron Dome air defense system, the Yemeni group shot down an MQ-9 high-altitude surveillance drone over the country's Dhamar province. The Houthis shared footage of air defenses intercepting and shooting down an MQ-9, claiming it was “engaged in hostile activities within the airspace of Dhamar province
General Sir John McColl, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), has
An Israeli-made RPS-81 ieMHR multifunctional radar complex was reportedly destroyed by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone in the settlement of Chervone, located in Ukraines Kherson. According to Russian media sources, 16 units of this radar system have been delivered to Ukraine since May 2023
China has revealed that it tested a new type of warplane, likely the J-35, earlier this year aboard its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. This is according to a recent report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV)
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a contract by the U.S