Sweden, Germany, and the UK are jointly procuring BvS10 ATVs from BAE Systems Hägglunds (left to right: troop transport, medical evacuation, logistics, command-and-control, and recovery versions). (BAE Systems Hägglunds)
Sweden, Germany, and the UK announced in mid-December that they are jointly procuring BvS10 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
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Safran will supply more than a hundred JIM Compact long-range binocular systems (pictured) to the ADF as part of Project Land 159 Tranche 1. (Safran)
Safran Electronics & Defense has secured a contract to supply its jumelle infrarouge multifonction (JIM) Compact long-range binocular system to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to enhance the surveillance capabilities of snipers.
Concepts such as Boeing’s Blended Wing Body could be explored as part of the UK’s effort to determine its fixed-wing aircraft requirements of the future. (Boeing)
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an effort designed to address its future military fixed-wing aircraft needs.
Published by the MoD on 19 December, the Fixed-Wing Concepts and Technology project will be led by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and will aim to address the requirements and technologies needed of the UK military’s future fixed-wing aircraft programmes.
In the past three decades, four militaries and insurgent groups bracket fired American forces deployed abroad. In three cases, this ended badly for the attacker. The Islamic State, the Taliban, and the Wagner Group all suffered from devastating airstrikes in response, punishing those that chose to open fire on American positions. The fourth military, however, […]
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Aerojet Rocketdyne provides solid rocket motor boosters and other products for hypersonics. (Aerojet Rocketdyne artist concept)
US defence contractor L3Harris Technologies plans to expand its weapons and space portfolio by acquiring US propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne for USD4.7 billion in cash, the two companies announced late on 18 December.
L3Harris chairand CEO Christopher Kubasik said his company would gain a “crucial national asset” in Aerojet Rocketdyne, whose products are used in missiles and launch vehicles.
A demonstration version of Cubic’s 81 mm mortar training solution shown at 2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC 22). The three bombs beside it are 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm training rounds. The small blue object is the electronic sensor cartridge, which is common to all three. (Giles Ebbutt)
Saab and Cubic have developed systems that bring enhanced realism to indirect fire training and support of live training.
The Department of Defense is expanding the scope of its “UAP” investigations to encompass undersea objects and those that transition between mediums.
When Pentagon officials use the acronym “UAP,” they now mean “unidentified anomalous phenomena” — or military-reported, unexplainable sightings.
The Air Force Research Lab has selected Leidos to work on a new hypersonic platform that could both gather intelligence on adversaries and attack them.
The IDIQ research-and-development contract, worth up to $334 million, is for AFRL’s Mayhem project.
“This program is focused on delivering a larger class air-breathing hypersonic system capable of executing multiple missions with a standardized payload interface, providing a significant technological advancement and future capability,” according to a Dec. 16 Defense Department contract award announcement.
FORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) has been declared a subordinate unified command beneath its parent organization.
This designation signifies the codification of the enduring mission of the CNMF to defend the nation in cyberspace, officials said during a ceremony at Fort Meade, Maryland, on Monday.
The mission of the organization is to protect the nation against cyber threats. Its personnel — largely considered to be the best of the best in the cyber ops arena — form task forces organized against specific threat actors.
Instead of embracing either strategic clarity or strategic ambiguity on Taiwan, the United States has now ended up with a very non-strategic form of ambiguity. Facing the dual challenge of deterring a Chinese invasion without encouraging Taiwanese leaders to engage in political risk-taking, successive administrations have only muddied the waters with a series of conflicting […]
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