Thales conducted the first-ever flight tests of its COHESION drone swarm demonstrator on October 16, showcasing varying levels of autonomy. Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents, the drones demonstrated autonomous capabilities designed to reduce operator workload while maintaining human control during critical mission phases
RTX, through its businesses Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, presented new collaborative autonomy capabilities at the U.S
HENSOLDT has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the modernisation of Norway's ULA-class submarines. Held in Bergen, the CDR validated the technical planning and execution, confirming the systems' readiness for installation
L3Harris Technologies debuted its new autonomous reconnaissance and security vehicle system, Diamondback, at the Association of the United States Armys annual meeting this week. Diamondbacks open development approach improves the ability to ramp up production, reduces costs, increases maintainability and accelerates the speed of technology insertions that support adaptation for evolving missions
Despite having selected Pilatus trainer Aircraft, the Netherlands cannot award a contract to the Swiss firm as a rival manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) protesting the selection. The Dutch MoD is purchasing 8 new training aircraft and 2 flight simulators to replace the 13 Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft it had acquired in 2008 which are reaching the end of their technical lifespan, State Secretary Gijs Tuinman reported this to the House of Representatives on October 14, according to a Dutch MoD press release
The Netherlands plans to acquire 46 Leopard-2A8 battle tanks as part of a new initiative supported by the German government. State Secretary Gijs Tuinman announced this decision today in a letter to the House of Representatives
Sikorsky has been awarded a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install its ALIAS/MATRIX flight autonomy system onto the U.S
Russia did not deploy Iranian-made loitering munitions against Ukraine during the night of October 13-14, marking the first time in 48 days that such attacks were absent. This development follows a recent Ukrainian strike that
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South Koreas Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a contract with Samyang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd