News

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2023: Vegvisir adds mixed reality to vehicle situation awareness

  17th February 2023

  The Vegvisir situational awareness system uses cameras and immersive headsets to replace traditional periscopes used on APCs and IFVs.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  IDEX 2023: Bayraktar TB2 to dominate Middle East UAV spending

  17th February 2023

  Nearly two-thirds of spending on unawarded UAS programmes in the Middle East could be accounted for by procurement of TB2s.

• Digital Battlespace

  Babcock chosen for UK military SATCOM contract

  17th February 2023

  Babcock has been awarded a six-year contract to run the UK's Skynet satellite constellation and ground stations.

• Naval Warfare

  Modular motherships 'the way to go' for future Danish frigates

  17th February 2023

  As Denmark looks to replace its Thetis-class ocean patrol frigates, Copenhagen will need a platform that can conduct ASW and contribute to air surveillance across the strategic GIUK gap.

• Naval Warfare

  Fourth Evolved Cape-class patrol boat reaches Australia’s navy

  17th February 2023

  Deliveries of Evolved Cape patrol boats to Australia's navy have now reached the halfway stage.

• Land Warfare

  IDEX 2023: Allen-Vanguard builds UAE counter-UAS and EOD capability

  16th February 2023

  The company is aiming to develop an indigenous electronic countermeasures capability offering for nations in the MENA region.

• Training

  US Air Force AI-powered F-16 training jet takes the skies

  16th February 2023

  The reengineered artificial intelligence-driven, autonomous F-16 jet is fitted with an open system architecture and software that allows it to mimic the performance characteristic of other aircraft.

• Defence Notes

  Triton UAS connects sea and air assets in interoperability demo

  16th February 2023

  Northrop Grumman has used a Triton UAV to test network gateway technology designed to connect US Navy combat aircraft and surface vessels.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  IDEX 2023: Edge acquires majority stake in UGV firm Milrem

  16th February 2023

  The Estonian UGV manufacturer is best known for its TheMIS UGV.

• Training

  Italy opens advanced multi-domain simulation centre

  16th February 2023

  The Leonardo Helicopters-designed advanced Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre provides multi-domain mission training for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft crews.

• Land Warfare

  UK rethinks tank fleet numbers as Challenger 3 project hits critical milestone

  16th February 2023

  Unlike some UK combat vehicle programmes, the Challenger 3 project is on track and on budget, having passed its critical design review earlier this February.

• Air Warfare

  India set to manufacture parts for GA-ASI UAVs

  16th February 2023

  India has been unable to conclude a deal for MQ-9B Reapers so far, but local companies hope to join in regardless.

• Air Warfare

  BAE Systems and Leonardo partner on aircraft survivability suite

  15th February 2023

  The combined capability suite provided by BAE Systems and Leonardo UK will significantly enhance aircraft survivability against advanced threats.

• Land Warfare

  How the Ukraine war will reshape future land forces capabilities

  15th February 2023

  Lessons learned from the battlefield are leading armies and industry toward focusing on innovative, multidomain, uncrewed, cyber, machine learning and AI solutions in addition to advanced logistic capacities.

• Naval Warfare

  Kongsberg tapped to provide propulsion solution for Italy's new sub rescue ship

  15th February 2023

  Kongsberg will supply electric propulsion technology and other systems for the Italian Navy's Special and Diving Operations - Submarine Rescue Ship programme.