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AUSA 2021: Companies display potential Common Tactical Truck competitors
The US Army is laying the groundwork for a Common Tactical Truck (CTT) competition and several companies are using this year's Association of the United States Army...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Army prepares for next phase of RCV prototype testing
US Army officials will conclude shakedown testing with eight robotic combat vehicle (RCV) prototypes in the late-October timeframe, and will then transfer the robots to...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Shield AI leverages V-Bat improvements for US Army's FTUAS programme
Shield AI is improving its Martin UAV V-Bat tail-sitting fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft that it is offering for the US Army's Future Tactical...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Army pulled Strategic Long-Range Cannon funds, anticipates decision on path forward later this year
Senior US Army leaders are expected to review Strategic Long-Range Cannon (SLRC) feasibility study findings later this year and decide how they want to proceed with...Full story -
AUSA 2021: Textron Systems, L3Harris bid for FTUAS
Textron Systems and L3Harris are bidding for both increments in the US Army's Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) programme.Full story -
Update: North Korea promotes new five-year military plan amid heightening tensions with Seoul
North Korea's launch in late September of a claimed hypersonic missile shone light on the country's five-year plan to develop ‘defence science and weapon systems'.Full story -
Spain orders four new patrol boats for its paramilitary police
Spain's paramilitary police force, the Guardia Civil, has ordered four new ocean-going patrol boats for its marine division, the Servicio Marítimo (SEMAR), for a total...Full story -
Greek corvettes to follow frigates
A corvette programme for the Hellenic Navy is to follow the frigate programme already agreed, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced to the Greek Parliament...Full story -
Albania to set up ‘Balkan West Point', receives six UAVs from US
Albania is to model its future Armed Forces Academy on the United States Military Academy (USMA), otherwise known as West Point, Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi...Full story -
Hanwha Defense's I-MPUGV prototype begins trials with South Korean army
South Korean company Hanwha Defense announced on 8 October that its recently unveiled “Intelligent, Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle” (I-MPUGV) prototype has begun...Full story -
DALO signs framework agreement with OceanScan-MST to deliver LAUVs
The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has signed a framework agreement with Portugal's OceanScan-Marine Systems & Technology for an initial...Full story -
Greece's first VTOL UAV shown at ‘Parmenion-21' exercise
The prototype of Greece's first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)/fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), called the Archytas, was presented to the nation's deputy...Full story -
Sri Lanka proposes strong defence budget increase for 2022
The government of Sri Lanka has proposed a defence budget of LKR373 billion (USD1.86 billion) for 2022, a 14% increase over the allocation in 2021.Full story -
Fortem Technologies eyes further improvements to DroneHunter C-UAV system
Following recent tests of its DroneHunter counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) technology with the US Army, Fortem Technologies is preparing for an operational...Full story -
L3Harris receives Nulka decoy ADAP payloads award
L3Harris is to supply a series of next-generation electronic warfare (EW) payloads to equip the MK 234 Nulka active offboard decoy system used by the US and Australian...Full story -
Autonomous APAC24 set for OPV trials
The UK Royal Navy (RN) is planning to trial an Autonomous Pacific 24 (APAC24) rigid inflatable boat from a Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).Full story -
Calian buys training firm SimFront
Canadian conglomerate Calian Group has bolstered its defence training portfolio by acquiring Canada-based SimFront Simulation Systems Corporation for up to CA15 million...Full story -
Advisory firms SPA, MCR to merge
US private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Systems Planning Analysis Inc (SPA) and merge it with MCR LLC, which it already owns, to form a...Full story -
Cockerill 1030 medium calibre turret completes company trials
John Cockerill Defense's private venture Cockerill 1030 medium calibre turret (MCT) carried out company trials installed on a Pandur 8×8 armoured personnel carrier at a...Full story -
Czech Republic, Israel sign SPYDER air defence agreement
Israel and the Czech Republic signed a government-to-government agreement covering the delivery of four Rafael SPYDER air defence systems on 5 October.Full story