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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’ […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 […]

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has placed a major order with Saab for 84 mm Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifles for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Although Saab did not specify which model of Carl-Gustaf the JGSDF had ordered in a 19 October 2023 press release, ESD has determined that the weapons ordered are M3 […]

Systematic has been selected to provide the command-and-control (C2) solution for the German Navy’s future F126 frigate programme, the Danish company announced on 20 November 2023. As part of a contract with DXC Technology Deutschland GmbH, Systematic will supply the warships with what is known as the National Maritime C2 Service Bundeswehr (NMC2S Bw). SitaWare […]

On 10 November 2023 the Belgian government approved the implementation of a long-term strategic partnership with Belgian defence manufacturer FN Herstal, the company announced on 20 November. The partnership – part of the Defence, Industry and Research Strategy carried out since 2020 by the Belgian federal government and Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder – is designed […]

Slovenian company Guardiaris has developed a new generation of its Small Arms Mobile Trainer that features an LED wall, the company revealed on 16 November 2023. The system is being presented for the first time at the I/ITSEC 2023 exhibition in Orlando, Florida, which takes place from 27 November until 1 December. SAMT is a […]

BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy’s new Hunter-class frigates, the company announced on 15 November 2023. The Mk 45 gun system will equip the Royal Australian Navy with a common, adaptable gun system […]

As part of the military aid announced by US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukraine is to receive up to 60 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAGs) from Jordan, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on 13 November 2023. The US Army Contracting Command commissioned Global Military Products to purchase the tanks from […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed a new GBP 20 M (EUR 23 M) order with BAE Systems for the supply of additional small arms munitions over the next two years, BAE Systems announced on 14 November 2023. The 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm rounds will be produced at the company’s Radway Green […]

European missile house MBDA announced on 16 November 2023 that it has signed a contract in Sweden to deliver Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMMs) for the Swedish armed forces. The contract – signed with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk – FMV) – will see MBDA supply CAMMs for the Royal Swedish Navy’s five […]

The US State Department has approved a brace of missile-related Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to South Korea, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced. On 14 November 2023 the US State Department approved an FMS to South Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) surface-to-air missiles. Worth an estimated USD 650 […]