Leonardo and Rheinmetall have formed a joint venture to develop a new main battle tank and a variant of the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for the Italian Army. The announcement was made today, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in July 2024 in Rome
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
India and the United States have concluded a $3.5 billion deal for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) armed drones, manufactured by General Atomics
BAE Systems has unveiled a new prototype of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), equipped with a 30mm turret. This model, alongside the AMPV Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS), recently completed evaluations at the Yuma Test Center
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
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and BlueHalo announced a live-fire demonstration of a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Directed Energy Stryker, designed to neutralize Group 1-3 UAS using a blend of kinetic and non-kinetic methods
A Royal Navy task group centered on HMS Prince of Wales is preparing in the North Sea for a global deployment in 2025, marking the first mission of its kind since the Falklands War and following the Royal Navy's last major deployment with HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021. The UK Carrier Strike Group has assembled off the coast of Scotland for Exercise Strike Warrior, a series of military drills designed to confirm the operational readiness of the task force
Hezbollah released a seven-minute video on October 9 showing high-resolution images taken by its Hudhud surveillance drone during an undetected flight over Haifa and Mount Carmel. The Lebanese resistance movement's footage highlights Israeli military vulnerabilities, as the drone captured images of strategic military, industrial, and communication sites before safely returning to Lebanon
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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