The joint UK-French Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program has made significant strides recently, according to the British Ministry of Defence. Ministers provided progress updates in response to parliamentary questions on the advanced missile development effort. “The FC/ASW program is now in its third year of the assessment phase with joint Anglo-French teams designing novel technological […]
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has completed delivery of 24 Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial systems to Poland, fulfilling a $270 million contract signed in 2021. The final batch was handed over in a ceremony on May 16th attended by officials from both nations. Under the deal, Poland procured a total of four TB2 systems, each […]
The U.S. Navy has tapped BAE Systems to develop the cutting edge Dual Band Decoy (DBD), one of the world’s most advanced airborne radio frequency (RF) countermeasure systems. DBD will provide advanced jamming capabilities to shield fighter jets from enemy radar and missile threats. Building on BAE’s proven AN/ALE-55 towed decoy, DBD consists of an […]
The United States and Japan have signed a formal agreement to jointly develop an advanced interceptor system designed to defeat hypersonic missile threats during the glide phase of flight. The Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) cooperative project arrangement was announced on May 15th by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Japanese Defense Ministry. According to the […]
Slovakia Debuts Rapid-Fire Mortar at Defense Show that can reportedly fire 20 rounds per minute, one of the highest rates of fire for a mortar system in Europe. The automatic mortar was presented by Defense Minister Robert Kalinak at the IDEB defense exhibition in Slovakia this week. The AM-120 is a collaborative program combining technology […]
A new cutting-edge stealth warship has been spotted conducting sea trials, representing a groundbreaking addition to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The mysterious vessel is believed to be a new class of stealth corvette, the first of its kind for China’s maritime forces. The advanced hull design incorporates extensive signature reduction features across […]
United Kingdom Awards £1 Billion for Hypersonic Missile Development hypersonic missile technology over the next seven years. The UK Ministry of Defence’s procurement organization announced the massive hypersonics industrial base on Monday. “Hypersonics will be a landmark capability of the future and it is essential we keep pace with the developments of our adversaries,” said […]
Chinese fighter jets have repeatedly conducted unsafe intercepts and harassment of Australian anti-submarine warfare aircraft like the P-8 Poseidon and MH-60R helicopter. The aggressive actions suggest China may be fiercely guarding its submarine operations and capabilities. “Concealing its submarines and discretely accessing deep waters are seen as ongoing challenges for China,” said Justin Burke, a […]
Turkey’s defense industry is integrating various domestic capabilities onto shared platforms, creating new solutions for security forces. One such effort has equipped the homegrown Barkan unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with new payloads. The Barkan medium class Level 1 UGV, developed by Havelsan as part of the “digital unity” concept, recently received a new remotely operated […]
The TCG Kinalıada corvette, the fourth ship of the Ada class of the Turkish navy, conducted “transit training” in the Bay of Bengal with a Bangladeshi naval vessel, according to the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Sunday. “Our TCG KINALIADA corvette, which continues its voyage to Japan, carried out ‘Transition Training’ with the BNS PROTTASHA […]
