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Russia’s maxed-out arms makers face labor, tech shortages

Defense News - 13:17 Feb 22, 2024

As the war against Ukraine enters is third year, Moscow's carefully orchestrated image as a defense-industrial juggernaut is facing headwinds.
Foreign firms vie for South Korea’s airborne early warning contract

Defense News - 11:00 Feb 22, 2024

Two contenders employ the same airframe but feature different equipment, while a third promises commonality with incumbent South Korean aircraft.
Saab waits out political drama over sending Gripen fighters to Ukraine

Defense News - 10:22 Feb 22, 2024

Sweden's NATO membership, held up by Hungary, is one of the obstacles still on the table.
US Army to test missile defense command system with THAAD weapon

Defense News - 22:11 Feb 21, 2024

The Army originally developed the Integrated Battle Command System as the brains of a future air and missile defense system.
Fincantieri teams with EDGE to sell to non-NATO countries

Defense News - 21:31 Feb 21, 2024

The venture will aim to take advantage of the UAE’s relations with other states and the export credit financing it offers.
Pentagon achieves ‘minimum viable’ version of CJADC2, Hicks says

Defense News - 20:51 Feb 21, 2024

The CJADC2 progress is an outgrowth of the Global Information Dominance experiments led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office.
Japan sends companies to Singapore Airshow with eyes on foreign market

Defense News - 20:08 Feb 21, 2024

This is the largest industrial contingent outside Japan after the government relaxed post-war arms exports in 2014.

Tags: Japan
Former Space Force chief joins Impulse Space board of directors

Defense News - 19:04 Feb 21, 2024

Raymond was the first chief of space operations, overseeing the creation of the Space Force and leading the service from 2019 to 2022.
ST Engineering unveils wheeled ground robot equipped with aerial drone

Defense News - 16:33 Feb 21, 2024

The firm completed development of the four-wheel drive electric vehicle last year, but is only now showing it to the public.
UK Trident submarine missile launch failed with top brass aboard

Defense News - 16:18 Feb 21, 2024

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed a report that he witnessed the nuclear-capable missile misfire from the submarine that launched it.
Somalia makes deal with Turkey to bolster naval force

Defense News - 16:13 Feb 21, 2024

Turkey will provide training and equipment to the Somali Navy so it can better safeguard its territorial waters.

Tags: Turkey
Elbit Systems unveils new drone at Singapore Airshow

Defense News - 15:55 Feb 21, 2024

The company says its Hermes 650 Spark will enter serial production in 2025 for an undisclosed customer that already placed an order.
Malaysia is becoming wary of its Russian-made weapons

Defense News - 15:16 Feb 21, 2024

Western sanctions against Russia have officials in Kuala Lumpur worried about the supply of spare parts.
India prepares to buy 15 C295 maritime patrol variants

Defense News - 15:05 Feb 21, 2024

Once a contract is signed, a joint venture between the French firm Airbus and the Indian business Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. would make the aircraft.
Northrop ‘combat edge’ software connects troops without cloud

Defense News - 14:30 Feb 21, 2024

The software is constructed to cooperate with different waveforms and networks, a Northrop Grumman executive said, and plays well with existing equipment.
Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight

Defense News - 11:46 Feb 21, 2024

The country aspires to own the entire value chain for making advanced combat aircraft.
General Atomics expands its reach into the Japanese defense market

Defense News - 10:24 Feb 21, 2024

The company has struck a partnership with Tokyo spanning civilian and defense topics, as executives hope to sell the MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone.
Tinker Air Force base readies for B-52 upgrades as engines tested

Defense News - 20:14 Feb 20, 2024

"The clock's ticking" on the B-52's current engines, an official said, so the Air Force wants to upgrade the bombers as fast as possible.
Seeking local production, Israel to buy new assault rifles

Defense News - 19:48 Feb 20, 2024

The new procurement is intended to replace rifles worn out in the war against Hamas.
Korea Aerospace Industries taps another European missile supplier

Defense News - 17:05 Feb 20, 2024

Germany's Diehl Defence is in line to integrate its Iris-T interceptor missile into the Korean vendor's combat aircraft.