Safran has officially inaugurated Safran Blades, a new manufacturing facility in Marchin, in the Province of Liège, Belgium, dedicated to producing titanium compressor blades for aircraft engines. The plant, which spans 10,000 square meters, was built on a restored site formerly used by the steel industry
The European Union has formally approved the creation of a new multinational venture between BAE Systems (U.K
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Indra has successfully tested its NEMUS radar for active protection against drones and projectiles on Leopard battle tanks at the Spanish Armys Armored Units Instruction Center (CENAD) in Zaragoza. The purpose of the tests was to check that the Nemus radar can be integrated into the Leopard platform
A new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command will also be established to put the UK at the forefront of cyber operations as part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), ab announcement was made by Defence Secretary, John Healey MP on a visit to the UK militarys cyber HQ. The Ministry of Defence will develop a new Digital Targeting Web Investing More than £1 billion to better connect Armed Forces weapons systems and allow battlefield decisions for targeting enemy threats to be made and executed faster
Thales will supply two additional long-range air surveillance GM400α radars, following the ceremony held on Day 3 of LIMA 2025, in presence of Francois-Xavier Boutes, Country Director of Thales Malaysia and YBhg Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali, Secretary General from the Ministry of Defence, and witnessed by YB Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin, Minister of Defence. The award follows the first GM400α contract signed at the end of 2023
China displayed its prowess in radar technology showcasing the JY-27V high-mobility meter-wave air surveillance radar besides several other radars at the 11th World Radio Detection and Ranging Expo (World Radar Expo) that commenced in Hefei city on Saturday. This next-generation radar incorporates three advanced technologies: a low-frequency band, a high-power aperture and intelligent algorithms
L3Harris Technologies and Airbus U.S
A Chinese research team at Xian Technological University has begun using the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model to autonomously generate simulated military scenarios, significantly accelerating and expanding combat planning capabilities. According to the team led by Professor Fu Yanfang, DeepSeek can simulate 10,000 potential battlefield scenarios in just 48 seconds—a task that would traditionally require up to 48 hours for human commanders
Colombia has officially joined Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aligning itself with Beijings global infrastructure and investment strategy despite long-standing U.S