The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued $151.4 million for Bulgaria F-16 Block 70 production
Leonardo will equip over 300 Royal Danish Army vehicles, including Piranha V 8x8 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Caesar 8x8 ART (Artillery) platforms, with integrated vehicle camera systems. A contract, valued at more than £10 million, was signed at DSEI 2023 with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO)
Russian forces utilized Kornet anti-tank missile systems to eliminate two British-made Challenger tanks in the Zaporozhye region. Speaking on the TV channel Rossiya-24, Yevgeny Balitsky, the acting governor of the Zaporozhye Region, said, the two tanks had been deployed and targeted with Kornet missiles, with the first hit causing one to catch fire
Saab unveils its strategic takeover of CrowdAI, a move designed to expedite the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities into Saab's product lineup. Future operations will be carried out primarily in San Diego, California
GERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL and Rheinmetall are jointly developing an offshore platform for eco-friendly ammunition disposal. The danger posed to the environment and people by contaminated ammunition in the Baltic Sea has been known for many years
HENSOLDT Ventures and Starburst have invited start-ups from NATO and allied countries to propose ideas for disruptive sensors for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. It established an accelerator, the objective of which is to create an ecosystem targeted to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) as well as start-ups to develop dual-use and defense applications for the FCAS
The Australian Combat Assault Rifle (ACAR) developed about a year ago, has been included in a recent package of Canberra's military aid to Ukraine. With support provided by the Australian Department of Defence, a small quantity of ACAR weapons were shipped to Ukraine in early July as part of a weapons and munitions package from Thales Australias Lithgow Arms, Thales
Turkish firm Sonitus showcased mockup of the Narval 504-P unmanned underwater glider and RAMPUS UUV at IDEF 2023 exhibition held last week in Istanbul. The underwater gliders endurance at sea exceeds six months, and both products can be used for both military and civilian applications
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Lockheed Martin to move on to the second phase of the Terrestrial Layer System (TLS) – Echelons Above Brigade (TLS-EAB) program, that aims to develop an armored vehicle that can spy, jam and hack drones. In the coming months, Lockheed Martin will build a prototype TLS-EAB system at their facility in Syracuse, New York with critical support from their sites in Owego, New York and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania