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October 24, 2024
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Mitsubishi Reveals Concepts for AI-Powered Combat Drones

At the Japan International Aerospace event in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled two artificial intelligence-enabled collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) concepts. The first, displayed as a 1:10-scale model, is a...

October 24, 2024
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Saronic Reveals Largest Unmanned Vessel for Pentagon’s China Countermeasure Initiative

Saronic Technologies, a defense tech startup, has introduced its third autonomous surface vessel (ASV), the 24-foot (7.31-meter) Corsair, marking its largest ASV to date. This follows the earlier launches...

Australia reveals $4.7 billion acquisition of US air defense missile systems.

Australia revealed this week it will purchase $4.7 billion worth of American-made SM-2 and SM-6 missiles—two of the world’s top air defense interceptors—in a major foreign military sale. The...

October 23, 2024
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Lockheed Martin Faces Financial Strain Due to F-35 Upgrade and Contract Delays

Lockheed Martin anticipates finalizing an agreement with the U.S. government by year’s end to produce the 18th and 19th batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, company officials revealed during...

October 22, 2024
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India Secretly Commissions Its Fourth Nuclear-Powered Submarine; Former Project Head Calls First Submarine a “Historic Milestone”

India has discreetly launched its fourth homegrown nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), known as S-4*, capable of firing nuclear-armed missiles. The first indigenous SSBN was launched in 2009 and...

October 21, 2024
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Turkey Plans to Gift a Large Quantity of Kamikaze Drones to Albania

Turkey is set to donate a “significant number” of loitering munitions to Albania, highlighting the deepening relationship between the two countries. The donation is not intended as an act...

October 21, 2024
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Poland Signs New Contract to Improve Bayraktar TB2 Drone Operations

Poland will improve the operational readiness of its 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones through a new logistics and service contract with Turkish producer Baykar. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency...

October 20, 2024
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South Korea’s Hanwha Defense Unveils New Wheeled Howitzer for US Army Program.

Hanwha Defense, a South Korean defense firm, has unveiled a new wheeled self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. Army, combining the K9A2 turret with a Mack Defense military truck chassis....

October 20, 2024
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India’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capability Significantly Enhanced

During the 1999 Kargil conflict, India’s surveillance shortcomings in the conflict zone were exposed. Locating enemy positions took considerable time. Notably, an IAF pilot used a MiG-21 and a...

October 19, 2024
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BAE Systems Debuts New AMPV Variant Equipped with KONGSBERG 30mm Cannon Turret.

BAE Systems unveiled a new version of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), now equipped with the KONGSBERG Medium Caliber Turret (MCT). This tracked armored vehicle, which replaced the long-serving...