Defence Industry

Christchurch: Japan’s recent contracts for unmanned ground vehicles awarded to international vendors are a sign of how the government plans to invest more heavily in robots to support its ground troops. Japan is trailing behind...

Milan: The British subsidiary of German sensor maker Hensoldt will equip three of the Royal Navy’s new military logistics ships with surveillance radar technologies featuring advanced friend-or-foe identification capabilities, the company announced May 2. London-based...

Tel Aviv: According to military analysts the attack that destroyed the Iranian Russian made S-300 air defence system's radar was performed by an upgraded version of the Rocks missile developed by Israeli company Rafael. Israel...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / São Paulo, Brazil. EDGE Group, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, continues to reinforce its commitment as a valued partner to the strategically important Brazilian...

Washington: Northrop Grumman’s massive Manta Ray underwater test bed completed at-sea trials this year, validating its ability to operate below the waves and with minimal human contact. The grey unmanned underwater vehicle — considered to...

Donauwörth. Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Brunei for the acquisition of six H145M helicopters. “We are greatly honoured by the selection of the H145M to support the Royal...

Abu Dhabi, UAE / Sao Paulo, Brazil. EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, today announced the acquisition of 51% of Brazil-based CONDOR Non-Lethal Technologies (CONDOR), one of the top...

Tel Aviv: The US special grant of $15 billion to enhance the Israeli defence readiness following the Iranian attack will be used not only to replenish dwindled stocks of ammunitions, but to develop new...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Elbit Systems was awarded a $50 million (approx.) contract for its new air defence system, "Red Sky"™, by an international customer. The contract will be executed over a period of 2...

Cologne: RTX’s Raytheon selected Spanish engineering and technology group Sener to make a key component of the Patriot air-defence system’s interceptor missile at its Madrid site. The contract, announced by the companies on April 29,...

  Tel Aviv: The Houthi rebels in Yemen, an Iranian proxy, have again shot down a US MQ – 9 Reaper UAV. Israeli sources said that the advanced UAV was shot down by the Iranian-made...

Paris:  World’s second largest aircraft equipment manufacturer Safran of  France, had a double digit growth in all business with first quarter of 2024 recording a revenue of EUR 6,220 million which was up 18.1%...

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is offering a solution for the vulnerability of tanks from warheads dropped by multi-rotor drones. This problem forced the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to come up with an...