Denmark is set to invest DKK 2.1 billion $330 million to strengthen its surveillance and counter-drone capabilities, following concerns over Russian drone activities over Northern Europe
European defence firm Helsing has announced the acquisition of Blue Ocean, an ocean technology company known for designing and operating autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The move is intended to strengthen Helsings Maritime Defence Programme by combining Blue Oceans hardware and manufacturing expertise with Helsings artificial intelligence systems
The United Kingdom and India have signed defense contracts worth £600 million ($797 million) during Prime Minister Keir Starmers visit to India on October 9. The deals were announced as the Royal Navys HMS Richmond arrived in Mumbai and HMS Prince of Wales docked in Goa as part of the U
L3Harris Technologies has expanded its VAMPIRE counter-drone system to include specialized variants for land, maritime, air, and electronic warfare missions. VAMPIRE is a self-contained counter-drone platform that delivers reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities against drones and remotely piloted aircraft
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense has invited companies to
Dassault Aviation plans to increase the production of its Rafale jets to four per month as the current order backlog has reached 233 aircraft. To support the nearly doubling of its production rate, the company recently inaugurated a new manufacturing and integration site in Cergy, northwest of Paris, besides setting up a joint venture with Indias Tata Advanced Systems to produce two Rafale fuselages per month in the Indian city of Hyderabad starting 2018
IG Drones has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Uttar Pradesh to set up an Advanced Drone Manufacturing and R&D Facility in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor. According to IG Drones, the new facility will focus on the mass production of the FPV Striker Drone, with an annual target of 100,000 units
Lithuanian 'X-Wing' high speed loitering munition is being tested in Ukraine. Granta Autonomy, a Lithuanian drone maker, has begun operational testing of its X-WING loitering munition with Ukrainian units after laboratory and field trials this spring
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Germanys Bundestag Budget Committee has approved multiple major defense projects worth billions, advancing one of the largest modernization efforts for the Bundeswehr in recent years. The new procurements span across the Air Force, Navy, and Army, strengthening Germanys operational readiness within NATO