Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and Babcock have announced the formation of a new joint venture, H&B Defence, aimed at accelerating the development of sovereign capabilities for the AUKUS conventional armed, nuclear-powered submarine program. HII is known for designing, building, and maintaining the U
Russia has put on a federal wanted list a Ukrainian official who ordered air defense units operating under his command to shoot down an A-50 AWACS early warning aircraft that was flying within Russian airspace on February 23 this year. The Russian Investigative Committee placed Colonel Nikolai Dzyaman, commander of the 138th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on the federal wanted list, Russian media
The Brazilian Air Force has acquired the Ground Master 200 Multi-mission All-in-one (GM200 MM/A) tactical air surveillance radars. The Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), through the Airspace Control System Implementation Commission (CISCEA), signed a contract for these radars
Israeli firm Aeronautics has introduced the Orbiter 2 LM, a one-way loitering munition designed to complement surveillance UAVs on the battlefield. Eyal Assenhaym, Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development at Aeronautics Group, emphasized the changing landscape of conflict, citing recent events in Ukraine and ongoing tensions in Israel
The Swedish Air Force intercepted a Russian Su-24 warplane over Gotland territory on June 14, the first since formally entering the NATO alliance. The incursion occurred when the Su-24 fighter plane allegedly violated Swedish airspace east of the southern tip of Gotland, Swedish military
In a strong communiqué issued at the conclusion of the G7 Summit on Saturday, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) denounced Chinas “increasing use” of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons against Filipino vessels in the South China Sea. The G7 reiterated its staunch opposition to what it termed as Chinese “intimidation activities” in the contested waters
Germany has delivered a comprehensive military aid package, including IRIS-T air defense systems, HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, and Leopard-1 tanks. The IRIS-T system is designed to neutralize fast-moving aircraft, helicopters, drones, and cruise missiles, within a range of 40 kilometers (25 miles)
Future donations of military aid to Ukraine by Denmark will be in the form of financing of equipment produced by the Ukrainian industry. An
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