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DroneShield aims to further exploit AI for C-UAS development, introduces updated products
DroneShield will focus on upgrading its artificial intelligence (AI)-based detection and classification software in the coming years to develop an increasingly flexible...Full story -
German Army stands-up new helicopter command
The Germany Army has stood up a new helicopter command geared at streamlining the decision-making process of the Division Schnelle Kräfte (DSK) Rapid Forces Division.Full story -
NATO renews solidarity ahead of decision on more common funding at next summit
NATO leaders must decide at their next summit, likely to be held in June, whether to hike the organisation’s common funding in order to boost the allies’ deterrence and...Full story -
Sikorsky contracted to deliver 25 Black Hawk helos to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is to receive Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters valued at USD99.8 million.Full story -
GDMS delivers first LRIP Knifefish SMCM UUV system to USN
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) announced on 18 March that it has delivered the first Knifefish surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned underwater vehicle...Full story -
North Korea resumes ballistic missile launches after one-year hiatus
North Korea launched what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea (also known as Sea of Japan) on 25 March, marking the Northeast...Full story -
MBDA cruise missile falls short in Iraq
An MBDA Storm Shadow or SCALP cruise missile appears to have failed to reach its target in northern Iraq.Full story -
RN starts operational training on Merlin Crowsnest ASaC helicopter
UK Royal Navy (RN) aircrews have begun operational training on Merlin HM2 helicopters configured for the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) role-fit...Full story -
Hanwha teams with K-TIG on Australian projects
Australian welding specialist K-TIG has signed an agreement with Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) and its parent company Hanwha Defense from South Korea.Full story -
US Army division recaps European cross-border challenges, modernisation plans
The coronavirus pandemic derailed the Pentagon’s Defender 2020 exercise plans, while also trapping soldiers from the US Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd...Full story -
Portuguese Army advances its soldier modernisation effort
The Portuguese Army has given a significant boost to its dismounted soldier system programme SCS (Sistemas de Combate do Soldado) following a EUR42.8 million (USD56.9...Full story -
New RAN ASW capability to include towed arrays for Anzac-class frigates
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) eight Anzac-class frigates are, about 16 to 21 years after commissioning, to be equipped with towed array sonar systems, the...Full story -
UAE launches ‘Operation 300bn'
The UAE government launched a 10-year industrial development programme called ‘Operation 300bn’ on 22 March as part of efforts to increase the industrial sector’s...Full story -
North Korea fires two possible cruise missiles, say media reports
North Korea fired what appeared to be two cruise missiles off its western coast on 21 March, the first reported missile firings by the northeast Asian country in about a...Full story -
Ethiopian PM admits Eritrean presence in Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has admitted for the first time that Eritrean troops are operating in his country’s Tigray region.Full story -
LIG Nex1 delivers EW self-protection system prototype for KF-X fighter aircraft
South Korean defence company LIG Nex1 has developed an electronic warfare (EW) self-protection system for integration with the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) fighter...Full story -
Guam remains top priority for US Pacific Deterrence Initiative, INDOPACOM chief nominee says
The US should continue to make Guam its top Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) investment, Admiral John Aquilino, Pacific Fleet commander, told members of the Senate...Full story -
Australia shortlists contenders for RAN's MUAS programme
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has shortlisted five contenders for the first phase of a three-phase programme to acquire maritime unmanned aircraft systems...Full story -
Japan commissions 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 12th and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in a ceremony held on 24 March in Hyogo...Full story -
ONR explores USV power-generation concepts
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) is launching a new science and technology effort aimed at advancing the development of power-generation systems suitable for long...Full story