Iran has detained 20 individuals, including senior intelligence officers, military officials, and staff workers at a military-run guesthouse in Tehran, in connection with an investigation into the assassination plot against Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The arrests are a response to what has been described as a severe security breach that facilitated Haniyeh's assassination through a bomb explosion at a military guesthouse
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Russian arms manufacturers have increased the production of artillery guns and their ammunition by upto ten times in 2023 over 2022, marking the biggest increase since the start of the Ukraine war. Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's 2023 performance to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, is advancing its "Fast Adaptation and Learning for Control Online" (FALCON) control architecture for Phase 1 of DARPA's Learning Introspective Control (LINC) program. This control architecture enables uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to adapt their control laws in real time, maintaining safe operation in unpredictable conditions
The Australian Army has retired its fleet of M1A1 Abrams tanks which will be replaced by the M1A2 SEPv3 main battle tanks. The final M1A1 tank rolled out of Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane as part of a broader strategic overhaul
Spain has deployed an Anti-Aircraft Defense Unit (UDAA) equipped with NASAMS in Marseille and five canine teams in Paris to support the Paris Olympic Games, which begin today with several competitions. The official opening ceremony is set for Friday, July 26, along the Seine
The UK Government has announced a £167 million contract with Thales UK to enhance combat vehicles and Wildcat helicopters with lightweight multirole missiles (LMM). These missiles will be deployed from platforms like the Stormer vehicle and the Royal Navy's Martlet system on Wildcat helicopters
Lockheed Martins updated Sniper targeting pod is expected to enhance interoperability among F-35 Lightning II, F-16 fighters, ground-based artillery systems such as HIMARS, and the MLRS family of munitions. For NATO partners, the interoperability could extend to other 4th Generation jets as well as new mobile rocket launchers built in Europe
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GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop small engines that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft, and similar applications. The partnership builds on an existing joint development agreement and includes full-scale engine production