Shield AI, a California-based defense technology firm, has begun construction on a new unmanned aerial systems (UAS) production facility in Hyderabad, India, as part of a $90 million joint venture with JSW Group. The move aims to bring full-scale local manufacturing of the V-BAT drone to the Indian defense sector under a long-term technology transfer [β¦]The United States Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal has awarded Allied Metal Tech LLC of Greenville, Wisconsin, a contract valued at $272 million for the production of bomb dummy unit-50 (BDU-50) cast ductile iron devices with material handling pallets in support of the U.S. Air Force and potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. [β¦]The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Canada involving air strike weapons and related equipment with an estimated total cost of $2.68 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of the required certification. According to the DSCA release, the Government of Canada requested a broad package of [β¦]Ukrainian military intelligence has reported a new series of drone strikes targeting Russian assets in occupied Crimea, including the destruction of a Su-24 frontline bomber and an Orion (Inokhodets-type) tactical unmanned aerial vehicle. According to a statement from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraineβs Ministry of Defense, the operations were carried out by the [β¦]Ukraineβs intelligence service has carried out another attack against Russian military aviation in occupied Crimea, targeting a MiGβ29 fighter jet and a radar installation during an overnight operation. According to the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi, an armed Ukrainian drone struck a MiGβ29 stationed at the Kacha airfield near Sevastopol. The operation was conducted by the [β¦]South Korea has officially launched a 435.9 billion-won ($296 million) project to develop indigenous short-range air-to-air guided missiles for its domestically produced KF-21 fighter jets. According to a statement from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the missile development initiative is scheduled for completion by 2032. The effort aims to provide the KF-21 with domestically [β¦]Taiwanβs Ministry of National Defense has confirmed it will acquire 36 Rui Yuan II drones under a newly authorized special defense budget totaling NT$12.6 billion (approx. USD $402 million). The procurement is scheduled to take place between 2026 and 2029, with the platforms intended to support long-range surveillance, electronic intelligence, and maritime reconnaissance missions. The [β¦]The Australian government is reviewing a Ukrainian request to transfer retired Tiger attack helicopters as it prepares a new round of defense aid to support Kyivβs ongoing war with Russia. According to a report from ABC News Australia, the potential transfer of European-built Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters comes as Canberra finalizes an additional military support [β¦]The U.S. military has activated its first one-way-attack drone squadron under a new task force based in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on December 3. The move comes four months after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered an accelerated push to field affordable unmanned systems capable of delivering decisive effects in contested [β¦]Electra announced on December 3 the creation of βElectra Defense,β a new business unit aimed at advancing the companyβs work with the U.S. military through the development of the EL9, a hybrid-electric aircraft with ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) capabilities. The EL9 is a nine-passenger fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate from spaces as short as [β¦]U.S.-based defense technology firm CX2 has introduced Wraith, a lightweight airborne electronic warfare (EW) platform designed to detect, geolocate, and track jammers, radars, and other RF emitters in high-threat, GPS-denied environments. According to a statement from CX2, Wraith is βpurpose-built to weaponize the RF spectrum for forward elements in contested environments.β The company describes the [β¦]Austriaβs Ministry of Defense has finalized the long-anticipated purchase of 12 M-346FA light combat and trainer aircraft from Italyβs Leonardo. According to the Austrian government, the aircraft will be based in Linz-HΓΆrsching starting in 2028, replacing the Saab 105 fleet retired in 2020. Each M-346FA unit is priced at approximately β¬80 million ($93 million), with [β¦]Echodyne, a radar technology company based in Washington state, announced today that California-based Zone 5 Technologies has selected its radar system for integration into the Paladin Low Collateral Effects Interceptor (LCEI), an autonomous counter-drone solution. The Paladin is the first drone of its kind to be added to the Department of Warβs Blue UAS Cleared [β¦]The Royal Thai Air Force has selected the BARAK MX air and missile defense system from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) as part of its plan to upgrade national base protection under its Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) program. The procurement contract, valued at 3.44 billion baht (approx. $107 million), includes one full BARAK MX unit, [β¦]Images of a new prototype attack helicopter in Chinaβdesignated the Z-21βhave surfaced on Chinese social media, showing what appears to be a twin-seat, twin-engine platform closely modeled after the American AH-64 Apache. The Z-21, painted matte black and bearing the tail number 6232, was photographed during a new test flight. Based on visible design features, [β¦]China and Egypt have agreed to cooperate on the local production of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), signaling a new stage in bilateral defense ties. The deal was formalized through a memorandum of understanding signed today between Egyptβs Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and Chinaβs NORINCO, officially known as the China North Industries Corporation. According [β¦]A Ukrainian military specialist has published photographs of a downed Russian reconnaissance drone allegedly equipped with a Starlink satellite terminal and a locally manufactured onboard systems. The images, shared by Serhiy Beskrestnovβalso known by the callsign βSerhiy Fleshββprovide further evidence that Russia may be using civilian satellite internet services to conduct battlefield surveillance. βNow I [β¦]A Ukrainian military expert says Russia has begun arming its Shahed one-way attack drones with Soviet-designed R-60 air-to-air missiles in an apparent attempt to counter Ukrainian aerial interceptors. In a statement published by Ukrainian military specialist Serhiy Beskrestnov, known by the callsign βSerhiy Flesh,β confirmed the first documented case of an R-60 missile integrated with [β¦]Baykarβs KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft has achieved a breakthrough moment in aviation, completing the worldβs first confirmed shoot-down of a jet-powered target using a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile. The test, conducted over Sinop, took place before the UCAV has even entered operational service. According to the company, KIZILELMA used ASELSANβs MURAD active electronically scanned array radar [β¦]An An-124 heavy cargo aircraft operated by Ukraineβs Antonov Airlines made an unusual stop at Israelβs Ben Gurion Airport on 28 November, where it loaded equipment linked to Rafaelβs SPYDER air-defense system before departing with its cargo concealed and its final destination undisclosed. According to available flight data, the aircraft arrived in Israel from the [β¦]
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