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AUSA 2023: General Micro Systems demos manpackable tactical operations centre
General Micro Systems (GMS) are demonstrating a manpackable prototype of its X9 Spider OpenVPX Single Board system, which company officials say can replicate 50–75 % of...Full story -
4GD introduces AI to SimStriker target, eyes further advanced features
4GD is upgrading the capabilities of its SimStriker intelligent target by improving its behaviour and response to trainee actions through the use of artificial...Full story -
AUSA 2023: Army is ‘confident' it will field hypersonic weapons this year
Despite testing delays, army officials are bullish that a new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) could be fielded by the end of 2023.Full story -
Autonomous vehicles co-ordinate in de-mining exercise
A de-mining exercise involving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and two unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) was held in Belgium in September to assess the application of...Full story -
Updated Exocet completes operational evaluation firing
The French Navy has completed an operational evaluation firing of the new Block 3c iteration of MBDA's MM40 Exocet surface-to-surface guided missile.Full story -
Northrop Grumman to update US Navy E-2 Hawkeyes with new flight and mission equipment
The US Navy (USN) awarded Northrop Grumman an USD845 million contract to update the E-2D Hawkeye to Delta System Software Configuration 6 (DSSC 6) on 12 September. DSSC...Full story -
Hamas uses paragliders to breach Israeli border
Palestinian militants used paragliders to breach the Gaza-Israel border on 7 October, marking the first known use of the tactic.Full story -
Update: Latvia revealed to be undisclosed customer of Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopter
Latvia is to field the MD Helicopters (MDH) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack rotorcraft in a proposed deal that was disclosed by neither the manufacturer nor the...Full story -
RTAF plan to procure F-16A/B replacement delayed
The Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF's) plan to procure a replacement fighter aircraft for its ageing Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet has been delayed.Full story -
Sikorsky Raider X 98% complete pending October engine delivery
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky's Raider X, the company's submission for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, is 98% complete,...Full story -
Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS flies final combat mission
The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air...Full story -
US 5th Fleet further integrates manned and unmanned operational platforms
Naval forces in the Middle East region successfully further integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft in September to conduct enhanced...Full story -
Brazil kicks off refurbishment process for M109A3 artillery systems
The Brazilian Army has formally cleared a guideline on 2 October to start refurbishing its M109A3 self-propelled howitzers, according to a 22 September army...Full story -
Israel–Gaza: Situation update, 8 October 2023
On 8 October 2023, at 0459 h local time, the Prime Minister of Israel's X (formerly Twitter) account posted, “The Security Cabinet convened this evening and made a...Full story -
Update: Denmark joins PESCO military mobility project
Denmark has joined the European Union's (EU's) Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) military mobility project, the Danish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its...Full story -
Team Fisher assumes responsibility for UK Royal Navy SMERAS submarine rescue training facility
Capita-led consortium Team Fisher has taken over responsibility for the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment, and Survival (SMERAS) facility as...Full story -
Ukraine conflict: Sweden links Gripen transfer to Ukraine to its NATO membership
Sweden has touted the possibility of transferring Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft to Ukraine, but only once its accession into the NATO alliance has been concluded.Full story -
US approves possible Patriot sale to Spain
The US State Department notified Congress on 4 October of a possible US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Spain of Patriot Configuration-3+ modernised fire units for an...Full story -
AUSA 2023: Kongsberg rapidly developing C-UAS solution for Ukraine
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is now in the test phase for integrating the Cortex Typhon counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UASs) and plans to deliver the first...Full story -
Iran developing new reconnaissance satellites, IRGC successfully launches satellite
Two Iranian remote sensing satellites are currently under development, the head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA), Hossein Salariyeh, announced on 4 October.Full story