The German Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to modernize Marder infantry fighting vehicle, or IFV. Under the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver's night observation devices for the Marder fleet
GA-ASI announced the selection of two Belgian companies – Hexagons Geospatial division and ScioTeq – from its “Blue Magic Belgium” (BMB) industry solicitation event that took place the week of 21 September. The goal of BMB is to identify Belgian technology suppliers to support GA-ASI in the development of
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The ship-launched version of Indias supersonic cruise missile, BRAHMOS, was test fired on 18 October 2020, a day on which information leaked that China had deployed its DF-17 hypersonic missile as part of its efforts to subjugate Taiwan. The BRAHMOS test firing was conducted from Indian Navys indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea
Thales today launched AirMaster C ultra-compact airborne surveillance radar to provide target detection capabilities for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and UAVs. Responding to these rapid changes, Thales has developed the AirMaster C, a new surveillance radar with an ultra-compact, programmable 2D active antenna based on SiGe (silicon-germanium) technology
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, and Shield AI, today announced their collaboration in support of advanced, multi-domain autonomy for a variety of military applications
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NH Industries has signed with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) a contract for the development of an upgraded version of the NH90 Tactical Troop Helicopter (TTH) for the French Special Forces (TFRA Standard 2). The NH Industries consortium includes Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker Under the terms of the contract, the final batch of 10 NH90s already ordered by the French Ministry of Armed Forces, through the Armament General Directorate (DGA), will be delivered directly to this new standard at the beginning of 2025
North Korea displayed new types of ballistic missiles, including what appears to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carried on trucks with 11 wheels at its first night military parade on the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a party meeting last December to unveil a "new strategic weapon" to be possessed by the nation "in the near future
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