Oct 14, 2024 · Teledyne FLIR has gone big on noting milestones on major systems at AUSA 2024, specifically the Cerberus XL CUAS system and its Rogue One loitering munition, as well as its developments with UAS box SkyPad. The Cerberus XL CUAS is a mast-mounted trailer transported system, ostensibly an Argus XL CUAS system installed on a Cerberus trailer, and has been described by the company as a proven ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Ukrainian innovation in electronic warfare has transformed its defensive capabilities and helping to turn the tide in a modern conflict where technology defines survival.

Oct 15, 2024 · Hanwha’s K9 Thunder 155mm/52 cal self-propelled artillery system has become the top-selling in its class, with the latest K9A2 version featuring automation to reduce crew size and a new wheeled variant for increased mobility being showcased at AUSA.

Oct 28, 2024 · The XM30 is one of several vehicle replacement programmes coming down the line for US forces and the most recent effort to replace Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Oct 9, 2024 · Defence company Babcock has begun steel cutting on the third Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, HMS Formidable, at the company’s Scottish facility in Rosyth. The beginning of the shipbuilding process on the newest member of the five-ship fleet comes just 20 months after its predecessor vessel, HMS Active, began its own steel cutting. Meanwhile the first of the Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer ...

Oct 16, 2024 · Elbit Systems of America has been nearing completion of its first 155mm/52 cal SIGMA self-propelled artillery system, designed to enhance the US Army’s artillery capabilities with increased range and mobility.

Dec 17, 2024 · HMCS Protecteur, the longest naval vessel ever built in Canada, was commissioned at Seaspan Shipyards on 13 December. It is the fifth ship to be designed by Seaspan under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) two Joint Support Ships (JSS), HMCS Protecteur and HMCS Preserver, have had a long and interrupted journey to development, having first been planned in ...

Dec 24, 2024 · The South Korean Navy (ROKN) has contracted local shipbuilder LIG Nex1 to develop a new reconnaissance unmanned surface vehicle (USV) by 2027. LIG Nex1 won the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) contract for the project to develop the reconnaissance USV, which is valued at 39.86 billion KRW (US$274 million). The project is intended to enhance South Korea’s surveillance and ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Red Cat, recently selected for the US Army’s ambitious SRR programme to supply warfighters with the next-generation Black Widow sUAS, will begin production on the uncrewed platform in early 2025.

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