North Korea has started delivering large batches of 130-mm high-explosive fragmentation shells OF-482M to Russia, intended for use with long-range 130-mm M-46 cannons. These projectiles have a range of 27,490 meters, equivalent to the performance of the 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, despite lacking bottom pressurization gas generators, as per
Thales has become the first company to receive a full Design Verification Report (DVR) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for operating light Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in medium risk, Specific Assurance Integrity Level (SAIL) III conditions. This has been achieved in partnership with Aeromapper and ONERA
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has launched the National Manoeuvre Air Defence System (NOMADS), a mobile, ground-based air defence system engineered to safeguard army manoeuvre units near the frontline against increasingly sophisticated aerial threats. Developed for the Norwegian Army, NOMADS is built around a SHORAD (Short Range Air Defence) module, which is mounted on an armoured mechanized vehicle with off-road capabilities
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 Ukrainian Armed Forces have established an Unmanned Systems Command to coordinate the deployment of land, air, and sea drones across various military branches. Vadym Sukharevskyi, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has been appointed as the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Command
Russias Rostec has announced tests of a newly-developed robotic tracked platform named ‘Impulse-M equipped with a combat module with an anti-tank missile system. This was
Milrem Robotics expands THeMIS UGV production with new operational facility in Tallinn, Estonia, capable of manufacturing over 500 units annually. The THeMIS UGV is currently deployed in robotics programs in 18 countries worldwide, including eight NATO member states such as Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK, and the US
Milrem Robotics has joined hands with Romanian defense equipment manufacturer, Digital Bits to mount its remote-controlled weapons station on the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). THeMIS UGV equipped with Digital Bits AGIL remote-controlled weapons station was presented at the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security (BSDA) exhibition in Bucharest
Russian sources report intercepting at least 12 SCALP-EG missiles, while Ukraine claims to have destroyed a Russian minesweeper. Russian military channels, including the
The French DGA has ordered new generation tank trucks (CCNG) from Arquus, exceeding €120 million, covering production of the initial 70 vehicles. Under the provisions of the 2024-2030 military programming law, the procurement plan includes a total of 376 new generation tank truck (CCNG) vehicles