Hezbollah launched multiple strikes on Israeli military installations Wednesday, while 30 militants were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, intensifying an ongoing cross-border conflict. The Lebanese resistance movement announced it had fired missiles at Israels Tzrifin military base near Ben Gurion International Airport, south of Tel Aviv
A model of a self-propelled electromagnetic microwave system for suppressing small-sized FPV drone swarms, as well as aircraft-type reconnaissance and kamikaze UAVs was displayed as part of the Airshow China - 2024 exhibition in Zhuhai. The product is based on the chassis of the Shaanxi HMV3 tactical truck and is represented by a multi-element high-energy and multi-band AESA radar, presumably X/Ku wavebands, capable of detecting drones, and then switching individual groups/arrays of gallium nitride microwave transistors to a high-energy radiation mode with a beam width of less than 1 - 0
The Eurofighter Consortium and Spain have agreed on terms to sell 25 additional Typhoon (C.16) fighter jets as part of Spain's Halcon II program, marking a key step in Spain's plan to modernize its air force by replacing its aging EF-18 Hornet fleet
The iMUGS2 Consortium has submitted a proposal to the European Defence Fund (EDF) in response to the EDF-2024-DA-GROUND-UGS-STEP call, aiming to develop next-generation Multipurpose Unmanned Ground Systems (UGS) for European forces
Bell Textron announced it has chosen Wichita, Kansas, as the assembly site for the fuselage of the U.S
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Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of EDGE Group, has partnered with French firm LACROIX to integrate advanced decoy technology into its FA-400 Fast Attack vessel, enhancing the patrol ships coastal and territorial defense capabilities. The agreement was formalized at the EURONAVAL 2024 Exhibition in Paris, where ADSB CEO David Massey and LACROIX COO François Moulinier signed the partnership
Saab has introduced the Autonomous Ocean Core, an advanced control system designed to provide autonomy capabilities for both surface and subsurface naval platforms in military and civilian missions. This vessel-agnostic system features an open architecture, allowing it to be adapted to different vessels, enhancing their ability to operate autonomously at sea
European defense companies—Navantia (Spain), Fincantieri (Italy), Naval Group (France), and Naviris (France/Italy)—signed the Initial Consortium Agreement for the second phase of the
Former CEO of United Engine Corporation, Vadim Badekha will take over military and civil aircraft maker, UAC following the resignation of Yuri Slyusar who has been appointed acting governor of the Rostov region. Alexander Grachev, the head of UEC-Klimov, will replace Vadim Badekha as CEO of United Engine Corporation (UEC)