Lockheed Martin has secured a $4.6 million DARPA contract to develop AI tools tailored for dynamic, airborne missions under the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program
The Greek navy ship HS Psara averted a drone attack by Houthi forces while escorting and protecting a freighter through the Gulf of Aden as part of the EU operation Aspides, last night. The Greek crew, using various weapon systems and the ship's cannon, shot down two drones, ensuring the safety of the freighter without any injuries or material damage
The Pentagon announced today that the intense barrage from Russia on Ukraines Western-supplied air defense systems, such as Patriot, NASAMS, and IRIS-T, has significantly strained these defenses. “Ukraine is getting air-defense systems from a variety of nations, and they have managed to cobble together an integrated air-defense system that incorporates different systems, radars, launchers and more,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj
South Korea's military is reportedly contemplating the acquisition of Polish-made combat drones, likely the ‘Warmate” platform. The South Korean defense authorities plan to dispatch a delegation to Poland to inspect the drones and evaluate their suitability for operations on the Korean Peninsula, government officials were quoted as saying by local media
The Armenian government has initiated talks with the United States to replace its aging Soviet-era nuclear reactor near Metsamor with a small American-made counterpart. Armenia's current nuclear power plant, featuring a VVER-440/270 reactor commissioned in 1980, was slated for decommissioning in 2026
Ukrainian Navys future warship, the Turkey-built MILGEM Ada-class Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvette, has initiated its sea acceptance tests. Constructed under the MİLGEM Project by Turkey's STM, this vessel represents the first of four corvettes nearing completion
The Netherlands has confirmed the imminent delivery of F-16 fighters and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, following a two-day official visit by Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans and Foreign Affairs counterpart Caspar Veldkamp on July 7. “The promised F-16s will not be long in coming,” Brekelmans
MBDA and Norways Kongsberg have opted out of a Swiss tender for a new medium-range air-defense system, leaving Germanys Diehl Defence as the only remaining potential bidder. The evaluation process will continue as planned with Diehl as the sole potential manufacturer, the
Argentina's Minister of Defense, Luis Alfonso Petri, led the delivery ceremony for the first batch of modernized medium tanks (TAM) 2C A2 tanks on July 5. The event took place at the Battalion of Arsenals 602 "Colonel Ángel Monasterio" in Boulogne Sur Mer, where the Minister also supervised the production and integration of tank components
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has revealed that Germany and Sweden are conducting reconnaissance of the Serbian military. The