France has announced the development of a new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to bolster the future capabilities of the French Air Force. The stealth drone, set to complement the Rafale F5 fighter jets after 2030, was unveiled by Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu during a ceremony at the Saint-Dizier air base
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has conducted the first test firing of the Aster 30 Block 1 New Technology (NT) missile at the Biscarrosse testing site
Anduril Industries has secured a $250 million contract to supply the U.S
Rheinmetall has developed qualification samples of it armour-piercing 120mm KE 2020 Neo ammunition to counter modern protection technologies. The qualification readiness of this ammunition has been confirmed, according to a Rheinmetall
American Rheinmetall Vehicles has been awarded a contract by the U.S
Northrop Grumman has launched a new AI feature for its Forward Area Air Defense (FAAD) Advanced Battle Manager (ABM) system, enabling military forces to make faster, informed decisions during counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) missions with a single click on a mobile tablet. The AI enhancement, tested in the spring and late summer at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, allows the ABM to quickly pair targets with the right weapons, using both kinetic (physical) and non-kinetic (electronic or cyber) options
Raytheon recently conducted a series of environmental tests for the Barracuda Mine Neutralization System at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. The tests were carried out using a production-representative unit of the Barracuda, an underwater mine neutralizer designed to detect and eliminate naval mine threats
A heavy Russian heavy attack UAV, the S-70 Okhotnik was shot down near Konstantinovka in annexed DPR of Ukraine today. While one version says that the drone was shot down by a missile from a Ukrainian Su-27 jet, another version blames it on a faulty data link that identified the “loyal wingman” which is supposed to take commands from a Su-57 stealth jet, as an enemy object
Otokar, a Turkish defense manufacturer, announced it has won a 32 billion lira tender (more than $930 million) for the export of COBRA II 4×4 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles to Romania. The tender, launched by CN Romtehnica SA, a company under the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, aims to procure 1,059 COBRA II armored vehicles and includes integrated logistics support services
The Royal Navys sixth Astute Class submarine, named Agamemnon, has been launched at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The nuclear-powered submarine, which weighs 7,400 tonnes and is 97 meters long, rolled out of Devonshire Dock Hall and entered the water for the first time today