The French Armaments Agency (DGA) formally launched the “
Italys Ministry of Defense has approved a €2.4 billion program for the procurement of new armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under a joint venture between Leonardo and Turkeys Baykar, known as LBA Systems
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has begun transitioning from traditional close-quarters tank warfare to beyond-visual-range combat with the induction of its new-generation Type 100 main battle tank, according to a PLA Daily report on Monday. In a frontpage article titled Ground force fast tracks battlefield transformation, reshapes combat dimensions with technologies, the PLA Daily quoted tank commander Sun Yongming as saying the change marks a major shift in how Chinas ground forces operate
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
North Korea unveiled its latest Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development during a military parade on Friday. Capable of striking the U
Denmark has approved a new defense agreement allocating DKK 29 billion ($4.5 billion) to acquire 16 additional F-35 fighter aircraft, expanding its total fleet to 43 jets
Russia has imposed sanctions on French automaker Renault SAS, accusing the company of involvement in producing drones for the Ukrainian military, according to a decree published on the countrys official legal information portal. The decree places Renault on a list of foreign companies engaged in military-technical cooperation, which are now subject to “special economic measures” in response to what Moscow calls “unfriendly actions” by certain states and corporations
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
Damen Naval has signed a contract with Danish company Terma A/S for the supply of the C-Guard Decoy Launching System to be fitted on the PES frigate currently under construction for the Colombian Navy. The PES frigate, based on Damen Navals SIGMA 10514 design, marks Colombias first locally built vessel of its class