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Elusive hypersonic arms need Western teamwork, NATO researcher says

Defense News - 10:30 Jun 19, 2024

"Every single nation brings a certain puzzle piece to the bigger picture," said Kerstin Huber, of NATO’s Science and Technology Organization.

Tags: NATO
Marines Corps’ landing ship taking longer, costing more than planned

Defense News - 20:32 Jun 18, 2024

A key vessel Marines need to move around in a potential island shootout with China is two years behind schedule.
Congress OKs Israel F-15 sale as Biden takes heat on heavy bomb pause

Defense News - 20:09 Jun 18, 2024

Key Democrats have reversed their hold on an $18 billion fighter jet sale to Israel as Prime Minister Netanyahu lambasts Biden over a munitions hold.

Tags: Biden
Congress wants to restore nukes on conventional B-52 bombers

Defense News - 19:34 Jun 18, 2024

With Russia suspending participation in New START and the arms control treaty's future in doubt, Congress wants to restore nuclear weapons to some B-52s.

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Artis forms Sentinel vehicle protection venture with UAE’s Bin Hilal

Defense News - 15:44 Jun 18, 2024

Artis and Bin Hilal Enterprises are setting up a joint venture to market the Virginia-based company's active protection system in the Middle East.

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Artis forms Sentinel vehicle protection venture with UAE’s Bin Hilal

Defense News - 15:44 Jun 18, 2024

Artis and Bin Hilal Enterprises are setting up a joint venture to market the Virginia-based company's active protection system in the Middle East.

Tags: Artis
Europe’s armor industry must merge, Arquus boss says

Defense News - 15:42 Jun 18, 2024

Many middling companies are unable to muster the research-and-development oomph needed to push the market forward, according to Emmanuel Levacher.
Four lessons on sea denial from the Black and Red seas

Defense News - 15:14 Jun 18, 2024

Winning and losing are fluid characterizations in combat, yet learning should be a constant, writes the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Citing missile mismatch, Lockheed snarls at HIMARS challenge in Europe

Defense News - 14:24 Jun 18, 2024

"If Germany was to opt for PULS, they could not gain access to our missiles,” a Lockheed Martin exec said, referring to a competing system from Elbit.
France preps Europe’s fastest classified supercomputer for defense AI

Defense News - 11:44 Jun 18, 2024

French defense leaders plan a leading role in mastering AI, considered to be a key differentiating factor among tomorrow's armed forces.
France rethinks military light-drone acquisition as Army falls behind

Defense News - 10:51 Jun 18, 2024

French defense leaders seek ways to short-circuit the military-acquisition bureaucracy, as drones remake the battlefield in Ukraine.
Leonardo seeks global firms to build, tweak its new attack helicopter

Defense News - 06:37 Jun 18, 2024

The company's AW249 will be able to control unmanned aerial vehicles using large screens and helmet displays inspired by the U.S. F-35 combat jet.
Pentagon’s contracting speed lane sometimes no faster, says watchdog

Defense News - 20:30 Jun 17, 2024

The "middle-tier acquisition" pathway is running into some of the same issues affecting the Pentagon's regular contracting process, a report found.
How many F-35s to buy? Draft defense bills disagree

Defense News - 19:40 Jun 17, 2024

This would be the third differing approach to F-35 purchases lawmakers have proposed for fiscal 2025, which will have to be reconciled at some point.
Defense Innovation Unit seeks systems to counter Red Sea drone attacks

Defense News - 18:54 Jun 17, 2024

The program, dubbed Counter NEXT, aims to quickly test counter UAS prototypes and field them on naval vessels around the globe.
MBDA unveils AI-based Ground Warden tool for finding hidden targets

Defense News - 18:47 Jun 17, 2024

MBDA makes a similarly named platform, the Sky Warden, which is a counter-drone system designed to control a large range of sensors and effectors.

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Hezbollah-launched missiles hit Israeli military vehicle factory

Defense News - 18:03 Jun 17, 2024

The Plasan firm makes vehicle-protection products and components, and it also operates factories in France and the United States.
Hanwha eyes Norway, Sweden for rocket artillery sales

Defense News - 17:07 Jun 17, 2024

Safran and Thales are developing competing proposals in response to a French demand for a rocket system.
Latvia-led drone coalition for Ukraine gains more funding, members

Defense News - 15:51 Jun 17, 2024

France and Italy are the latest countries to join a group devoted to rushing unmanned aerial vehicles to help Ukraine in its defense.

Tags: Ukraine
Israel revives trebuchet, a catapult variant forces are using at border

Defense News - 15:23 Jun 17, 2024

The weapon’s purpose is to launch beyond fortifications, like that separating Israel from Lebanon.

Tags: Israel