Indian Army Greenlights Local VSHORAD Development Project
The Indian Army has reportedly contracted two local firms to develop a Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) system prototype. The potentially 4,800 Indian rupee ($580 million) project includes the...
View ArticleGerman Drone Company Opens Second Factory in Ukraine
Quantum Systems has opened a drone factory and development hub in Ukraine to fast-track the supply of reconnaissance capabilities for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The new facility — the German company’s...
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Raytheon Expands Missile Factory in Alabama
Raytheon has inaugurated a $115-million infrastructure project to expand its Redstone Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama. The company will construct an additional 26,000-square-foot...
View ArticleUS OKs $2B AARGM Extended Range Missile Sales to Poland, Netherlands
The US State Department has cleared both Poland and the Netherlands to purchase extended-range Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM) from Northrop Grumman. In an announcement Wednesday,...
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Ukrainian Expatriate Engineers Develop Torpedo-Armed Sub
A bunch of Ukrainian engineers settled abroad are testing an armed submarine prototype they claim can incapacitate a large ship with one of its six Black Scorpion torpedoes. Featuring an agile design,...
View ArticleRaytheon to Develop Standard Missile Variants
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon $344 million to develop a pair of Standard Missile variants featuring a common guidance section for increased targeting capabilities. Increased targeting will enable...
View ArticleRussia Producing More Weapons Than Needed in Ukraine: German Minister
Russia has been producing military weapons and equipment in excess of its actual needs in Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has claimed. Pistorius, who appeared on a German television...
View ArticleGermany, UK to Collaborate on RCH 155 for Mobile Fires Platform Program
The UK is set to collaborate with Germany on the development of the Remote-Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155) wheeled artillery system. The system will be developed for the British Army’s Mobile Fires...
View ArticlePoland Buys Second Tranche of 72 Chunmoo MRLs for $1.6B
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a $1.6-billion contract to procure 72 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers (MRL) from South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace. The second agreement includes the...
View ArticleMadrid Firm to Manufacture Patriot Missile Components in Spain
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Spain’s Grupo Oesia to produce Patriot Advanced Capability – 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) components. The Madrid-based company will...
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Oshkosh to Deliver ROGUE Fires Carrier to US Marines
Oshkosh Defense has received a $40-million contract to provide a Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE Fires) for the US Marine Corps. ROGUE Fires is a scalable unmanned ground...
View ArticleSpain Says Will Send Patriot Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Spain will send US-made Patriot air defense missile systems to Ukraine, which has asked for more military equipment to resist Russian attacks, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said Friday. Madrid will...
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Australia Announces $65M Military Aid for Ukraine
Canberra is investing 100 million Australian dollars ($65.6 million) to support Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion. Half of the aid will be allocated to military capabilities, with...
View ArticleUS to Buy $1.6B in Ukrainian-Made Weapons for Ukraine
A total of $1.6 billion of the recent US aid to Ukraine will go to the purchase of Ukraine-made weapons, said a senior Kyiv official. The $61 billion US aid package includes $23 billion to replenish...
View ArticleItaly Delivered Storm Shadow Missiles to Ukraine: UK Def Secretary
Italy sent Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine during the ongoing war, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed. The air-launched MBDA missile was first delivered to Ukraine by the UK in May...
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Raytheon Taps Spanish Defense Contractor to Produce Patriot Missile Parts
Raytheon has awarded Spanish engineering company Sener a contract to manufacture the electro-mechanical control section of the Patriot missile. The project will produce the actuation capability used to...
View ArticleRussia Says Shot Down US-Made ATACMS Launched by Ukraine
Russia said Tuesday it had shot down six US-supplied tactical missiles launched by Ukraine, with officials in annexed Crimea saying some were downed over the Black Sea peninsula. Washington has said it...
View ArticleVienna Conference Urges Regulation of AI Weapons
The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they’re still in their infancy, a global conference said on Tuesday, calling the issue an “Oppenheimer moment” of the time. Like...
View ArticlePentagon Chief Pushes for Donation of More Patriot Systems to Kyiv
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which has appealed for more of the air defense batteries. “There...
View ArticleUS Marines Launch Fusion Center for Faster Fielding of Cutting Edge Tech
The US Marine Corps has announced a Fusion Center at its base in Quantico, Virginia, aimed at streamlining the service’s capabilities acquisition process. Established a few months ago with little...
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