The French Agency for Defense Innovation (AID) is leading the charge in advancing drone technology through its ASSYDUS project (Autonomous Decoy System Using UAV Swarms). Collaborating with Thales DMS France SAS and the Research Laboratory for Computer Sciences Bordelais (LaBRI), the project aims to deploy drones in a swarm formation to deceive radar systems
The United States has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan, providing 400 Tomahawk missiles and related equipment at an estimated cost of $2.35 billion
BAE Systems has announced that its Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) has been chosen for the Eurofighter Typhoons Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) capability program, making it the first international platform with DIGAR upgrade. This upgrade aims to enhance the Typhoon's protection against GPS signal disruptions, jamming, and Radio Frequency (RF) interference, enabling pilots to execute missions in heavily contested RF environments
Raytheon, under RTX, has clinched a $15 million DARPA contract to boost radio frequency sensor capabilities with Gallium Nitride transistors, promising 16 times more output power without a temperature rise. The focus of this project, conducted under DARPA's THREADS program (Technologies for Heat Removal in Electronics at the Device Scale), aims to overcome thermal limitations in Gallium Nitride production
Russias state arms export agency Rosoboronexport, announced the formalization of a contract for the supply and licensed production of Russias advanced Igla-S man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to India. Chief Executive Officer of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev confirmed this to Russian government-owned
Iran achieved approximately $1 billion in arms exports during the last Iranian year, as revealed by Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Mahdi Farahi during a conference on Monday morning. Brig
A Russian naval group, led by the large anti-submarine warfare ships Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev, along with the oceanic tanker Pechenga, has docked at the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh. This marks the first visit in nearly half a century, as reported by state-owned TASS News Agency
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh urgently urged Congress to swiftly approve President Joe Biden's proposed August supplemental budget, aimed at meeting Ukraine's critical battlefield needs. During a press conference held today, Singh emphasized the growing urgency for Congress to approve the budget, stating, "The urgent need for this package to get approved and passed by Congress continues to grow
Navantia Australia, in partnership with Australian shipyards Austal and Civmec, has proposed the design and construction of six corvettes for the Australian Navy. The collaborative effort, known as the Tasman class, is based on Navantia's Avante class design and incorporates high-level anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine, electronic, and asymmetric warfare capabilities
The Royal Australian Navy has announced the integration of Rheinmetall Defence's "Multi-Ammunition Soft Kill System" (MASS) to its naval fleet, a technology that is designed to protect warships from kinetic and non-kinetic attacks. The MASS system employs an electromagnetic "screen" or "shield" to thwart, confuse, jam, or disable guidance systems embedded in anti-ship missiles and laser-guided munitions that pose threats to vessels at sea