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Australia’s NIOA Acquires US Rifle Manufacturer Barrett Firearms
2023-01-19 Read More...
Australian defence contractor NIOA has expanded its global reach with the 100 per cent acquisition of the industry-leading rifle design and manufacturing company, Barrett

German Chancellor Visits Sensor Specialist HENSOLDT
2023-01-18 Read More...
Sensor specialist HENSOLDT has promised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz short and medium-term supplies to expand the capabilities of the Bundeswehr (German Armed

IDEX & NAVDEX 2023 to Host Over 15 High-Level Panels
2023-01-17 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, IDEX and NAVDEX 2023 exhibitions, which will be held from 20-24 February, will host over 15 high-level panels focusing on 3 main

Nexter, Arquus, Thales Meet GRIFFON & JAGUAR Delivery Targets for 2022
2023-01-17 Read More...
Nexter, Arquus and Thales met annual delivery milestones for 2022 in line with the provisions of the 2019-2025 Military Programming Law. Since 2019, the French defence procurement agency (DGA) has taken delivery of a total of 452 GRIFFON and 38

Iranian Air Force Received UAVs Equipped with Precision-Striking Missiles
2023-01-17 Read More...
Iranian Air Force Deputy Commander for Coordination Brigadier General Mehdi Hadian said the Iranian Army’s Air Force has been supplied with Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with pin-point precision-striking

Nexter’s CAESAR Artillery System Achieves Record Orders in 2022
2023-01-16 Read More...
In 2022, the CAESAR artillery system, designed and manufactured by Nexter, has gone through several

Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation Radar for F-35 Lightning II
2023-01-16 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. Northrop Grumman currently manufactures the AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire

Nexter Wins New Order for 50 Renovated Leclerc Tanks
2023-01-13 Read More...
On 29 December 2022, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) awarded Nexter an order for 50 renovated Leclerc tanks

GA-ASI Flies Multiple Missions Using Artificially Intelligent Pilots
2023-01-13 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) further advanced its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) ecosystem by flying three unique missions with artificially intelligent (AI) pilots on an operationally relevant Open Mission System (OMS)

IMSC Task Force Completes Maritime Exercise in Arabian Gulf
2023-01-13 Read More...
The International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC) completed a three-day maritime exercise in the Arabian Gulf, January 9, integrating Unmanned Systems and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) during a naval drill for the second time in six months, U.S.

Raytheon Technologies Named Top Aerospace & Defense Company on JUST 100 Ranking
2023-01-13 Read More...
Raytheon Technologies was recently named one of America’s Most Just Companies for its commitment to serving its workers, customers, communities, the environment and

ADNEC, UAE Ministry of Defence Brief Ambassadors, Military Attachés on IDEX-NAVDEX
2023-01-11 Read More...
ADNEC Group in cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Defence held a meeting with a group of ambassadors and representatives of official diplomatic missions and military attachés in the UAE to brief them on the latest developments of IDEX and NAVDEX

Canada to Procure 88 F-35A Multirole Stealth Fighters
2023-01-11 Read More...
The Government of Canada announced it is procuring Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Future Fighter Capability Project

IDV to Supply 36 Amphibious Armored Vehicles (VBA) to Italian Navy
2023-01-11 Read More...
On 22 December 2022, the Directorate of Land Armaments signed a contract with IDV for the supply of 36 Amphibious Armored Vehicles (VBA) to the Italian Navy. The contract comes as part of the program to renew and extend the

Dassault Aviation Resumes Rafale Deliveries to France
2023-01-11 Read More...
On 29 December 2022, Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant delivered Rafale B359 (F3R standard) to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement

ARES Shipyard to Supply First ULAQ-AUSV to Turkish Navy
2023-01-08 Read More...
ARES Shipyard has signed a contract with the Turkish government to provide the Navy’s first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

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