Russia has developed the Sova-13 drone, described as an analogue of the Chinese DJI Mavic, for battlefield surveillance. The Sova-13 is equipped with a gyrostabilized bispectral optical-electronic module, improving image quality
KNDS France announced that the assembly of Griffon armored vehicles for Belgium under the CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) program began at the Mol Cy site in early 2025, with the first deliveries planned for July. The Jaguar reconnaissance vehicles are expected to be delivered by the end of 2026
China and Pakistan signed an agreement to send the first Pakistani astronaut to China's Tiangong space station, making Pakistan the first foreign nation to participate in China's human spaceflight program. The agreement was signed on February 28, 2025, at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad by Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), and Muhammad Yousuf Khan, chairman of Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), in the presence of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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Raytheon has completed flight testing on the first-ever AI and machine learning-powered Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) system for a fourth-generation aircraft. The system, called the Cognitive Algorithm Deployment System (CADS), integrates the latest Embedded Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with Deepwave Digitals computing framework
A powerful new laser camera developed in China can track foreign military satellites—and even read their serial numbers from over 100 km away. Created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Aerospace Information Research Institute, the system captured millimeter-level resolution images during tests at Lake Qinghai, a breakthrough that challenges the limits of long-range surveillance, writes
A large fire has engulfed the Lebedev Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering in Moscow, just six miles from the Kremlin, with explosions reported as the blaze spread across 1,500 square meter-facility. The fire began on February 19 at the institutes building on Varshavskoe Highway
The Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to deliver advanced training simulators for the German Navy. The project, known as the Distributed Naval Training Architecture (Verteilte Trainingsarchitektur der Marine, or VTAM), is valued in the mid-double-digit million euro range
Rostec State Corporation will present the Ka-32A11M firefighting helicopter at the IDEX international exhibition in the UAE, starting on February 17, 2025. According to the company, the Ka-32A11M features enhanced stability, crucial for operations in dense urban areas
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has placed an order for 17 CH-47JA Block II Chinook Extended Range helicopters to upgrade its heavy-lift fleet, replacing some of its existing CH-47JA aircraft. The helicopters will be co-produced by Boeing and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)