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Paris Air Show 2025: GA-ASI unveils the PELE air-launched UAV

The air-launched PELE has been designed to extend the sensing capabilities of the MQ-9B and its user service through various payloads.

Paris Air Show 2025: Portugal signs for sixth C-390 Millennium aircraft with 10 options for future European acquisition

Portugal was the second country to purchase the C-390 Millennium aircraft for its air force, originally signing for five aircraft in 2019. This order marks the first time an operator has signed an additional order for the C-390.

Naval Warfare

Ireland orders Thales towed array sonar

Ireland has a large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) which extends 370km (200nm) offshore and contains 75% of the transatlantic subsea cables which carry $10 trillion in financial transactions daily. The country is investing to increase protection and surveillance of these waters.

Land Warfare

Paris Air Show 2025: MBDA bets on carmaker to help make new one-way effector

The One-Way Effector (OWE) is a ground-launched missile or drome designed to act as a swarm to overwhelm air defence systems. It was displayed for the first time in Paris this week.

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Land Warfare

US Army orders additional PGKs

22nd September 2017

Orbital ATK has received $123 million in orders from the US Army under production contract Option 2 for the Precision Guidance Kit (PGK), the company …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Endeavor Robotics wins FirstLook contract

22nd September 2017

Endeavor Robotics has received a contract from the US government to supply 75 FirstLook UGVs for immediate operational use, the company announced on 19 September. …
Defence Notes

Analysis: Can the Afghan war be privately run?

22nd September 2017

The Trump administration's decision to continue the American-led war in Afghanistan has raised renewed expectations that the American government and its Afghan allies could expand …
Land Warfare

AAV SU programme enters production

22nd September 2017

SAIC has received approval from the US Marine Corps (USMC) Program Executive Officer Land Systems to enter the production and deployment phase of the Assault …
Naval Warfare

Analysis: France dominates naval deliveries

22nd September 2017

Naval Group has delivered the first Gowind 2500 corvette to Egypt, representing the latest step in a long-term programme by the country in renewing its …
Digital Battlespace

Bittium Tough Mobile classified confidential

22nd September 2017

Bittium’s Tough Mobile LTE-smartphone has received national confidential level information security classification from Finland’s National Cyber Security Centre and the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority. The …
Naval Warfare

More patrol craft for Russian State Border Service

22nd September 2017

Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, one of Russia’s largest shipyards, will deliver up to 20 ‘Rondo’ multipurpose patrol craft to the Russian State Border Service over the next …
Land Warfare

Russia shows T-90M, T-80BVM in action

22nd September 2017

Russian Land Forces put their new T-90M and upgraded T-80BVM MBTs through their paces at this year's Zapad military exercise, which has just concluded. Both …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AeroVironment delivers M1/M2/M5-compatible UAS

22nd September 2017

AeroVironment has integrated new M1/M2/M5 radio frequencies into its family of small UAS, enabling users to securely conform to the Department of Defense’s (DoD's) new …
Military Logistics

SEA, TTP to develop battlefield supply technology

22nd September 2017

SEA and TTP have been selected to develop technology to improve the efficiency of the delivery of supplies to frontline battlefield assets, it was announced …
Uncrewed Vehicles

MDM 2017: 3D printing, UAV threats underestimated

21st September 2017

The potential threat to future military operations represented by 3D printing and small commercial UAVs has been underappreciated and underestimated.That was the opinion of one …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Kongsberg Geospatial wins EOAMS contract

21st September 2017

Kongsberg Geospatial has received a contract to produce an Emergency Operations Airspace Management System (EOAMS) for evaluation by Canadian government agencies for safely managing UAS …
Defence Notes

Northrop Grumman to acquire Orbital ATK

21st September 2017

Northrop Grumman has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Orbital ATK for approximately $7.8 billion in cash, plus the assumption of $1.4 billion in …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Aptima receives Agile Teams programme contract

21st September 2017

Aptima has received a multi-year contract worth $3.5 million from DARPA for the Agile Teams (A-Teams) programme, the company announced on 18 September. The programme …
Land Warfare

Clarity emerges on UK's Warrior 2 upgrade

21st September 2017

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is likely to green light the manufacturing phase of the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) by next year, senior …
Defence Notes

MDM 2017: Commandant highlights new fighting concept

21st September 2017

The Commandant of the US Marine Corps, Gen Robert Neller, used the venue of Modern Day Marine 2017 to highlight the service’s new Littoral Operations …
Military Logistics

Mobile tank equipment goes military

21st September 2017

GOFA, a German supplier of mobile tank equipment, is increasingly targeting the military market, seeing strong potential for intermodal tank containers, the company told Shephard. …
Digital Battlespace

Rockwell demos WBHF comms link

21st September 2017

Rockwell Collins has successfully demonstrated the resilience of next-generation high frequency (HF) communications using a wideband high frequency (WBHF) system over a 5,000 mile distance, …
Military Logistics

Cobham pilot breathing sensors complete

21st September 2017

Cobham has completed internal development of an Exhalation Gas Sensor for the US Air Force (USAF) School of Aerospace Medicine, the company announced on 18 …