Thales signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-D) to enable collaborative research and development in the field of Open Hardware and other allied subjects. The collaboration will enable co-development of complex microprocessor architectures and multi-core processing systems using configurations available with the RISC-V open ISA specification, Thales said in a release Tuesday
Turkey's Baykar Savunma has delivered the first Bayraktar TB2 combat drone to the Ukrainian Navy. "The first naval Bayraktar TB2 drone has been delivered to Ukraine
Nexter will present its VBCI Philoctetes for the first time at DEFEA exhibition scheduled to take place in Athens, Greece, from July 13 to 15, 2021. This is a complete infantry combat system, armed with a remotely operated 40mm CT (cased telescoped) turret from CTAi and a medium range missile launcher (MMP) from MBDA
AeroVironment unveiled Crysalis, a new ground control solution (GCS) that will provide command and control (C2) of compatible company unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their payloads. Crysalis is an integrated hardware and software-based ground control system built around three core elements – software, hardware, and antennas
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The Ukrainian Army deployed Turkey-made Bayraktar TB2 drones armed with MAM-C, a high explosive variant of Roketsans smart micro munitions (MAM) family, during Sea Breeze 2021 exercises being held in the Black Sea which has over 30 countries participating. While the Ukrainian Army already has these combat UAVs in service, the Navy could receive some of them this year for use in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
Pentagon researchers recently demonstrated a mobile, fast-forming, secure and intelligent vehicle-centric microgrid (VCM) prototype that will power next-generation warfighting capabilities and joint warfighting concepts. The demonstration was made by the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Department of the Army
China has announced its intentions to develop a high speed helicopter similar to Boeing-Sikorksys Defiant-X project that has co-axial rotors, stealth features and a maximum speed to 400 km per hour- about a third more than the top speed of the fastest helicopters today. China is also looking to make a technological leap from fourth-generation to fifth-generation models by developing high-speed helicopters, Global Times reported quoting Xu Jianhua, head of AVIC-affiliated China Helicopter Research and Development Institute told the Global Times on the sidelines of a future helicopter design tournament that kicked off in North China's Tianjin Municipality last Thursday
Rheinmetall presented Spectac, its new non-lethal gun that is designed like a smartphone, today. This rectangular stun grenade is specially designed for use by military and law enforcement special operators
The Turkish defense industry took delivery of a batch of locally developed Precision Guidance Kit-82s (HGK-82) on June 25. The kits were handed over during a ceremony held at the Etimesgut 3rd Air Maintenance Factory in the capital, Ankara, Turkey's Daily Sabah reported Thursday