The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems FAST Labs research and development organization $7 million for the Oversight autonomous space-based target custody program. Traditional space intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) collection can be siloed, labor intensive, and unable to dynamically re-evaluate quickly enough to take advantage of new space systems
Russia today announced that it had entered into an agreement with it ally Belarus, to store tactical nuclear weapons. These non-strategic nuclear weapons are meant to be launched from the Iskander surface-to-surface missile which has a range of 500 km besides the Su-25 aircraft whose combat radius is 357 km
Hanwha Aerospace has invested in ‘InfiniDome, an Israeli start-up that has 'anti-jamming' technology to respond to GPS interference. As the jamming attack that neutralizes GPS has emerged as a new threat not only in the military sector but also in the private sector, such as delivery drones, robots, and autonomous driving, it has preemptively secured technology to respond to it
The Czech Republic has expressed interest to join an emerging push by Germany to upgrade its fleet of Leopard 2 main battle tanks to the latest A8 configuration. Germanys Ministry of Defense wants to purchase 18 Leopard 2 A8 main battle tanks for $565 million to replace the Leopard 2 A6 surrendered to Ukraine
Northrop Grumman recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S
Europes MBDA showcased a range of missiles at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2023 Exhibition, including those it is offering for Malaysias FA-50 light combat aircraft. “Together, MBDAs ASRAAM air combat missile and Brimstone precision strike missile give unprecedented combat performance for a light fighter
South Korea may choose to scrap the F-35A fighter that landed on its belly following a bird hit last year, after it found out the cost of its repairs would exceed $80 million. On January 4, 2022, a ROKAF F-35A stealth fighter that took off from the Cheongju base collided with a large eagle during flight, and the eagle was sucked into the air intake
A pilot project involving a drone-based version of the Krasnopol guided artillery munition has been carried out by Russias Rostec State Corporation. Rostecs High Precision Systems told TASS during the MILEX-2023 arms and equipment expo that the development of the modified drone-based guided munition is complete
Rolls-Royce completed the first tests of its UltraFan technology demonstrator at its facility in Derby, UK. The first tests were conducted using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
The Australian Defence Forces ability to operate safely in hazardous environments is being enhanced with a new national research and innovation centre opened in Melbourne dedicated to solving Operating in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Environments (OCE) problems. The Centre for Advance Defence Research and Enterprise – OCE (CADRE-OCE), based at the University of Melbourne, was officially opened May 19