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Interview with Selim Baybas, CEO and board member of Turkey’s Nurol Teknoloji

ESD recently conducted an interview with Selim Baybas, CEO and board member of Turkey’s Nurol Teknoloji: a specialist in the area of ballistic protection. ESD: Mr Baybas, what are the special capabilities of Nurol Teknoloji and what are your main products? Baybas: Our company is a leader in the field of advanced technical ceramics and […]

When networks become weapons

The US Army’s Unified Network promises epic levels of consolidation for its disparate communications links at tactical, operational and strategic levels. Multi-domain operations (MDO) form the doctrinal cornerstone not only of the US Army, but of all services of the US Armed Forces. While definitions vary, put simply, MDO envisages a level of supreme inter- […]

Revision launches new SlingShot ballistic sunglasses

Revision Military, the US ballistic eyewear specialist, is presenting its new SlingShot ballistic sunglasses to the trade public for the first time at the Shot Show in Las Vegas at the end of January 2024 and at EnforceTac in Nuremberg at the end of February. According to Revision, the SlingShot’s open-top frame enables good ventilation, […]



ELAC Sonar awarded U212 NFS sonar contract by Leonardo

ELAC Sonar, a German subsidiary of UK-based Cohort, has been awarded a 60-month succeeding contract worth EUR 16 million by Italy’s Leonardo for the supply of a further sonar system for an additional unit in Italy’s new-build U212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) programme, the company announced on 22 December 2023. The U212 NFS programme is […]

Dr Nicolai Künzner joins Diehl Defence executive board

At the beginning of 2024 Dr Nicolai Künzner was appointed as a member of the Divisional Board of the of the Diehl Defence subgroup and simultaneously took on the role of Technical Managing Director of Diehl Defence GmbH & Co, the company announced on 12 January. In both functions he succeeds Frank Kienzler, who has […]

Elettronica acquires Solynx Corporation

Elettronica, which represents itself as ELT Group, announced on 9 January 2024 that it has completed the acquisition of Solynx Corporation: a US company based in Salem, New Hampshire in which it was already a shareholder. Solynx is a high-tech procurement and technological scouting company that will increase opportunities for ELT Group to identify new […]



Lockheed Martin appoints new treasurer and Missiles and Fire Control CFO

Lockheed Martin announced on 19 December 2023 that its board of directors has elected Maria Ricciardone as vice president, Treasurer and Investor Relations, effective from 1 January 2024. She succeeds Evan Scott as Treasurer, who has been appointed as Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) chief financial officer (CFO), also effective from 1 January. Scott succeeds […]

ELT Group Germany appoints new technical director

ELT Group Germany, a key player in defences for more than 45 years, announced on 7 December 2023 that it had appointed Daniel Schröder as its new technical director. “With an impressive background that includes a successful military career and extensive experience in the defence industry, Mr Schröder is well positioned to further develop the […]

VITEC opens permanent office in Porto

IP video solutions provider VITEC announced on 5 December 2023 the opening of its office in Porto, Paranhos, in Portugal. The permanent base will serve as a growing software engineering hub for VITEC that will play a key role in the company’s long-term development strategy to further enhance its IPTV, video streaming and digital signage […]



I/ITSEC 2023: Hadean announces teaming agreement with DXC Technology

Artificial intelligence (AI) spatial computing company Hadean announced on 30 November 2023 that it is teaming with technology solutions provider DXC Technology “to disrupt and advance the development of new capabilities for next-generation training and simulation”. The team-up, announced at the I/ITSEC 2023 training and simulation exhibition in Orlando, Florida, will “address the ‘technical debt’ […]

Exail INS and data distribution units to be installed on Dutch and Belgian ASWFs

Technology specialist Exail has signed a contract with naval systems integrator RH Marine Netherlands to provide advanced inertial navigation systems (INS) and data distribution units for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Naval Component, Exail announced on 29 November 2023. The INS and data distribution units will be installed on the Dutch and Belgian navies’ […]

Examining NATO’s Southern-Flank Coastal Defence Requirements

The war in Ukraine has clearly shown the value of anti-ship missiles. Both Bulgaria and Greece are NATO member states that, due to significant threats and a risk of war, must strengthen their capabilities in this regard. One of the lessons learned from the Russian full-scale aggression against Ukraine initiated in 2022 relates to the […]



Production of Allen-Vanguard’s Scorpion manportable ECM system passes 500 units

Ontario-headquartered Allen-Vanguard announced on 21 November 2023 the production of its 500th Scorpion manportable electronic countermeasures (ECM) system. The company started producing the latest generation of the Scorpion manpack ECM system in 2019 following almost two decades of producing such systems. The system is designed for more mobile ECM applications such as protection for troops […]

British Army Warriors to receive rearview camera, will likely serve through 2020s

Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply a driver’s viewing system for British Army Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), fuelling speculation that the Warrior fleet will remain operational well beyond its currently stated 2025 out-of-service date (OSD). The German company announced on 21 November 2023 that its […]

Mojave becomes largest UAV launched from a Royal Navy carrier, while Protector RG Mk 1 flies in UK for first time

A General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Mojave has become the largest uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) ever to be launched from a UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Controlled from aboard the carrier, the Mojave took off from the deck of the carrier HMS Prince of Wales on 15 November 2023 while the ship was on […]



Germany dials back on potential task force for Gaza evacuation

The German government has decided to reduce the size of its task force available for a military evacuation operation in relation to the conflict in Gaza and its regional effects, according to a joint press release issued by the German Federal Foreign Office and Federal Ministry of Defence. A German task force has been on […]

Senegal presented with second of three French-built OPVs

Senegal has been presented with its second Walo-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The vessel, named Niani, was accepted on 14 November 2023 in Concarneau, Brittany, by Senegalese Defence Minister El Hadji Omar Youm, who was on his first trip abroad following his inauguration on 12 October. Niani follows first-of-class Walo, which was delivered in June […]

Embraer Defense & Security appoints new VP of sales and business development for Europe and Africa

Brazil’s Embraer Defense & Security announced on 20 November 2023 that it has appointed José Gustavo as the company’s new vice president of sales and business development for Europe and Africa. He will be based in Lisbon, Portugal, under the leadership of Frederico Lemos, CCO of the business unit. Gustavo has more than 20 years […]



Anduril Industries appoints general manager for the UK and broader Europe region

US defence technology company Anduril Industries announced on 20 November 2023 the appointment of Richard Drake as the general manager of Anduril UK and the broader European region. The company noted in a press release that Drake’s mission in his new post will be to “steer Anduril as it continues a high growth trajectory in […]

Leonardo and Aermaereo sign purchase contract for second Slovenian Spartan

Leonardo and the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness (Armaereo) have signed a purchase contract to supply the Slovenian Ministry of Defence with a second C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft, Leonardo announced on 21 November 2023. The contract follows a government-to-government agreement signed by Italy and Slovenia on 17 November 2021, […]

NATO selects E-7A Wedgetail to succeed its E-3A AWACS aircraft

NATO announced on 15 November 2023 that it has selected the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft as its next-generation command-and-control aircraft. The alliance intends to buy six E-7As via the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism to replace its 14 E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, which […]




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