American firm, Dynetics has unveiled Enduring Shield, a mobile ground-based weapon system designed to acquire, track, engage and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and rockets, artillery and mortars. Enduring Shield is capable of firing a range of missiles while, providing current and future growth capabilities
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Northrop Grumman validated on three separate platforms, its Freedom Pod — a derivative of the LITENING advanced targeting pod that incorporates a Freedom Radio and an infrared search-and-track sensor for passive surveillance and targeting. The demonstration was conducted in partnership with the U
The European Commission has selected an Airbus-led consortium to study the design of the future European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI). It will enable ultra-secure communication between critical infrastructures and government institutions across the European Union
French firms-Atos and Thales announced a new joint venture, Athea that will develop a sovereign big data and artificial intelligence (AI) platform for public and private sector players in the defense, intelligence and internal security communities. Athea will draw on the experience gained by both companies from the demonstration phase of the ARTEMIS programme, the big data platform of the French Ministry of Armed Forces
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that approximately 160 C-17 loads of materiel and equipment have left Afghanistan even as a resurgent Taliban warned against having American bases in nearby regions such as Pakistan. The U
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An Iron Dome battery of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shot down its own Surveillance UAV during the 11-day conflict with Hamas while in another incident, the battery malfunctioned allowing rockets from Gaza to rain down on Ashkelon city. In the first incident, IDF personnel operating the Iron Dome air defense system mistook the drone for a hostile aircraft,
DENSO said it signed a long-term agreement with Honeywell, establishing an alliance focused on electric propulsion units to meet new aerospace needs. The companies will develop and manufacture electric propulsion systems for aircraft, initially prioritizing the urban air mobility (UAM) segment with a focus on air taxis and delivery vehicles
A Mirage F1 fighter that was providing adversary air support to Nellis Air Force Base crashed on Monday, killing the pilot. The aircraft was owned, operated and piloted by Draken US, a Florida-based company