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LONDON — Babcock International has signed it’s second deal in a fortnight aimed at offering Israeli technology for British defense programs.The British company’s latest agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries and its subsidiary Elta Systems is aimed at proposing a long-range radar for the Defence Ministry’s Serpens program.The program, valued in excess of £400 million (U.S. $486 million) is for the British Army’s next-generation weapon-locating system that needs to be able to detect and find hostile mortars, artillery and rockets.The agreement will see Elta’s battle-proven Compact Multi-Mission Radar offered by Babcock in the U.K. Babcock said in an Aug. 11 statement…
Bilal Khan Founder of Quwa, Bilal has been researching Pakistani defence industry and security issues for over 15 years. His work has been cited by Pakistan’s National Defence University (NDU), the Council of Foreign Relations, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Centre of Airpower Studies and many others. He has a Hons. B.A in Political Science and Masters of Interntional Public Policy from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Source link
Oshkosh’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. Credit: © Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has concluded its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) acquisition project, with the final two US-made vehicles delivered in mid-February. With this delivery, the Lithuanian Armed Forces now operates 500 JLTVs, making it the largest operator of this vehicle class outside the US. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The procurement process began in 2019 with a contract signed between the Ministry of National…
Defense One A look at new tech efforts in the Pentagon’s $151 billion reconciliation allocation plan. Source link
WASHINGTON — Sierra Nevada Corp., the world’s 54th largest defense contractor in the Defense News annual ranking, will provide the U.K. with high-altitude uncrewed balloons to be used for surveillance and reconnaissance.The U.S. aerospace company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada, will demonstrate the balloons’ capabilities as part of a U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Project Aether assessment phase contract, according to an Aug. 10 press release from the company. The contract is valued at as much as £100 million (U.S. $121 million) and comes amid similar investments in the technology from U.S. lawmakers.The U.K. project looks to address the country’s need for…
At the 2026 World Defence Show (WDS 2026) in Riyadh, Pakistan’s defence industry openly began delivering the right message about its capabilities and what it truly has to offer the wider world – i.e., design and integration, not turnkey manufacturing.Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) displayed its wide range of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) – from the Shahpar II and Shahpar-III drones to the Yalghar- and Blaze-series of loitering munitions – and stand-off range weapons (SOW), be it stealthy air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) like the Taimur and AZB-81LR, land-launched Fatah and shipborne SMASH, and AZB-series range-extension kits, among others.Separately, Heavy…
The contract represents the first major order for new CT-025 medium-calibre turret system. Credit: © Rheinmetall AG. Rheinmetall has signed a contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) to supply turret systems, main armament, and simulation technology for the German Army’s new Luchs 2 reconnaissance vehicle. The agreement, concluded in Kaiserslautern in early February 2026, is valued in the mid three-digit million-euro range. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Initial deliveries are scheduled from 2029, according to a statement released on Rheinmetall…
When the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, entrepreneur Amantur Asanaliev doubted whether his newly formed logistics company, TLK Supplier, would survive, let alone thrive. Sure enough, the pandemic quickly devastated many Kyrgyz businesses trading with China. But six years on, a different black swan event – Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – has transformed Asanaliev’s industry and large parts of Kyrgyzstan’s once-teetering economy. “The sanctions against Russia have become a new driver of the Kyrgyz economy. If we used to send three to four trucks there every month, after the war began we could send 15,” Asanaliev told The Diplomat.…
A specialist Royal Air Force regiment counter-drone unit in Belgium, boosting security after an urgent plea for help with drone incursions. Credit: Crown Copyright / UK Ministry of Defence. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced its entry into a new European project to develop a new surface-to-air weapon A lightweight, affordable weapon is needed to down uncrewed air systems (UAS) and missiles UK entry comes ahead of the postponed Defence Investment Plan (DIP), which will provide a cost breakdown for its strategic ambitions The UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, revealed plans to collaborate with…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a briefing following another night of Russian strikes on 22 February. Credit: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via X An apparent terrorist bombing in the western city of Lviv over the weekend raised the prospect of increased threat to civilians The prospect of localised attacks conducted by people recruited by Russia is the latest evolution of the four-year-old war Hopes that a US-brokered peace deal can be agreed in 2026 remain, although significant obstacles persist The four-year anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine will be marked with faint but persistent hope for a potential cessation of…