Shield AI has announced its intent to acquire Sentient Vision Systems (Sentient), an Australia-based firm specializing in AI-enabled real-time situational awareness. The companies will merge their AI expertise and operational understanding to deliver intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb inked a long-term security agreement in Kyiv on April 3. President Zelensky hailed the pact as a testament to Finland's commitment to bolstering Ukraine against Russian aggression
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South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the deployment of the countrys first anti-artillery AESA radar-II. DAPA
North Macedonia has finalized a contract valued at almost €250 million with Leonardo Helicopters to supply four AW149 and AW169M helicopters each. The agreement was signed by Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and Leonardo Vice President Cesare Cacha in Skopje on March 26
Japan is set to upgrade five airports and eleven seaports for use by its defense forces and coast guard during military emergencies, Kyodo News reported on March 27. The Japanese government, through Kyodo News, revealed plans to upgrade five airports and eleven seaports to facilitate military operations during emergencies
BAE Systems has displayed the third prototype of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) equipped with the External Mission Equipment Package (ExMEP) at the 2024 AUSA Global Force Symposium. ExMEP, also referred to as the universal top plate, serves as a standardized integration point across all AMPV hull structures
Ukraine has claimed a direct hit on a Russian UAV launching center using the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing-Saab. The GLSDB is an air-launched bomb launched like an artillery projectile and was announced for delivery to Ukraine as part of a U
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Kosovo's Defense Minister, Ejup Maqedonci, announced at the 20th Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine meeting in Germany that Kosovo would provide two military aid packages to Ukraine. The aid includes mortar rounds, trucks, and armored vehicles, demonstrating Kosovo's solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression