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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of what it referred to as “Taiwan Advanced Tactical Data Link System Upgrade Planning and related equipment”, the US Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) announced on 21 February 2024. The sale, […]

Lockheed Martin’s Pony Express 2 mission, which is intended to showcase how space can enhance combined joint all-domain command and control (CJADC2), is ready for launch, the company announced on 15 February 2024. Pony Express 2 is a self-funded technology demonstration that integrates four Lockheed Martin payloads on two 12U Terran Orbital Renegade-class satellites. The […]

The Italian Army has deployed Systematic’s Sitaware Headquarters C4ISR system, the company announced on 20 February 2024. The system, which is known internally in the army as Imperio and used from the regimental to army corps level, was selected in January following a competitive tender and will be delivered in conjunction with Systematic’s Italian partner […]

Israel’s Orbit Communication Systems has recently secured significant contracts totalling USD 36.7 million, solidifying its position in the defence market, the company announced on 15 January 2024. The company finalised an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense for supplying advanced communication systems, valued at approximately USD 16.6 million (EUR 15.17 million), and also secured […]

The Canadian government announced a CAD 1.68 Bn (EUR 1.15 Bn) technology investment in the Canadian Army on 20 December 2023. The investment comes in the form of four contracts awarded to General Dynamics Mission Systems – Canada that will provide support for the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF’s) Land Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance […]

UK defence firm Babcock announced on 7 December 2023 that it has developed a technology with the capability of securely controlling single or entire fleets of vehicles in a defence environment. “We demonstrated our SwarmCore technology, an advanced software system made up of multiple networks, at the UK Ministry of Defence’s BattleLab site last week […]

Rohde & Schwarz lauded its continuous delivery of German armed forces (Bundeswehr) combat net radio (CNR) programme on 7 December 2023, following a recent final confirmation of the procurement. The company originally received the CNR contract in December 2022. The radios delivered under the CNR programme will equip a multitude of the Bundeswehr’s operational platforms […]

BAE Systems has unveiled an advanced digital analysis and prototyping testbed known as ADAPT. Unveiled at the annual I/ITSEC simulation and training exhibition in Orlando, Florida, which ran for five days from 27 November 2023, ADAPT is an integrated virtual environment designed to provide comprehensive analysis across multiple warfighting domains, improving the ability of decision […]

NATO has adopted the European Secure SOftware defined Radio (ESSOR) High Data Rate Waveform (HDRWF) developed by the a4ESSOR consortium as the STANAG 5651 interoperability standard for tactical communications with radio platforms. The consortium, which comprises Bittium (Finland), Indra (Spain), Leonardo (Italy), Radmor (Poland), Rohde & Schwarz (Germany) and Thales (France), stated in a 23 […]

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro released the inaugural Department of the Navy (DON) Cyber Strategy on 21 November 2023. “This inaugural strategy builds on years of lessons learned from cyber domain operations across the globe,” Del Toro was quoted as saying by the US Navy. “We are focused on aggressively enhancing our […]

Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space and US-headquartered defence contractor Northrop Grumman announced on 23 October 2023 the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and foster a strategic partnership in military satellite communications for the UK’s future wideband Skynet military satellite communications (satcoms) programme. The agreement between the two companies will bring together […]

The first pan-European virtual centre for real-time dynamic cyber risk management has reached full operational capability, its co-developer, Italy’s Leonardo, announced on 3 October 2023. The virtual centre has been developed by an industrial consortium comprising Leonardo and Indra for the European Commission’s Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (DG Connect). Its opening, […]

BAE Systems announced at DSEI 2023 on 14 September that it is set to launch its first Azalea multi-satellite cluster into low Earth orbit at the beginning of 2025. The group of satellites will use a range of sensors to collect visual, radar and radio frequency (RF) data to deliver high-quality information and intelligence from […]

Monaco-based surveillance and infrastructure protection specialist MARSS announced at DSEI 2023 on 12 September the launch of a new portable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) countermeasure. Known as the Interceptor-SR (Short Range), the countermeasure is smaller and lighter than MARSS’ larger Interceptor (now known as the Interceptor-MR) and can be used to provide more mobile protection […]

If attending any number of international security and defence events around the world over the past dozen years, you will have seen the ORION (named after the famous hunter in Greek mythology) from Singapore-based TRD on stands as a leading soft-kill counter-drone system.  It is the world’s first 9-band handheld drone disruptor. ORION-H9 can be […]

The US State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Canada of munitions and other systems to be integrated onto the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 15 September, even though Canada has not yet selected the MQ-9B. […]

When Milipol Paris 2023 opens its doors from 14-17 November and is inaugurated by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, it will be the largest event in terms of exhibitors and exhibition space, with an unprecedented growth of over 40% compared to the last edition. Of the more than 1,100 exhibitors, 47% are new and 61% […]

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks unveiled a new Pentagon strategy on 28 August 2023 aimed directly at countering the rapid build-up of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Placing ingenuity and innovation at the forefront of US efforts to maintain a military technological edge, Hicks said the United States will “out-match adversaries by out-thinking, […]

The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) – a joint venture between RTX business Collins Aerospace and Elbit Systems of America – a contract for development, engineering, logistics and test support of the Improved Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System used in the US Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet […]

It is with great pride I can share the news that European Security & Defence has received 15 nominations at the 2023 Defence Media Awards. This is an extremely impressive result, and I’m very grateful to all of our contributors and ESD staff who worked so hard to help make this happen – well done […]

BAE Systems has begun an initiative to study how multi-domain integration, supported by autonomy at all levels, can deliver the kind of quick, co-ordinated and effective outcomes that are required to prevail on the modern battlefield. Speaking during an online briefing to journalists on 4 September 2023, Rob Merryweather, Technology Director at BAE Systems, explained […]