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On 12 February, Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission’s (SUPARCO) second earth-observation satellite – i.e., the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSC-EO2) – was launched into orbit via the Chinese Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) satellite launch vehicle (SLV). Several days later, on 15 February, SUPARCO announced the launch of its Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS), Pak-SBAS. The Pak-SBAS system aims to offer more precise location or navigation data by monitoring and leveraging China’s BeiDou Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Overall, the two recent events highlight the growing integration between Pakistan’s space programs and Chinese space infrastructure (i.e., launch capacity, expertise, and controlled technologies). These events…

Textron Systems’ Damocles loitering munition. Credit: © Textron Systems. Textron Systems has received a prototype agreement from the US Army for its Damocles loitering munition system, according to an announcement on 25 February. The contract was awarded as part of the Low Altitude Stalking & Strike Ordnance (LASSO) programme. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Textron Systems, a subsidiary of Textron, will deliver and demonstrate the Damocles system to the Army under the terms of the agreement. The Damocles loitering munition system uses…

The Ministry of Defence has announced a pivotal reform in India’s defence procurement landscape with the introduction of DAP 2026, emphasising the integration of subject experts into critical stages of the process. This move aims to enhance the technical precision and strategic alignment of military acquisitions.At the heart of this change lies the finalisation of Staff Qualitative Requirements (SQRs), the foundational benchmarks that define the performance parameters for defence equipment. Traditionally, SQRs have been prone to delays and revisions due to ambiguities or mismatches between user needs and technological feasibility.Under DAP 2026, subject experts—drawn from academia, industry, DRDO laboratories, and…

NatDefense Nearly one year after the Army announced through a sweeping transformation initiative it would end procurement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the Marine Corps is reaffirming… Source link

Deeply built into the Marine Corps’ plan for its own future are loitering munitions: unmanned systems, also called “kamikaze” or “suicide” drones. These drones can remain airborne until a target is identified ― at which point they set a course for that target and go out in a blaze of glory.While substantial funding for acquisition and development of these systems is already built into 2023 budget plans, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps said the service is already making plans to ask for even more.“So, would I seek more munitions?” Gen. Eric Smith told an audience at the Center…

Pakistan’s Global Industrial and Defence Solutions (GIDS) formally unveiled theSMASH – designated as a “Hypersonic Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile” (ASBM) – at the2026 World Defense Show, which recently concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The SMASH is being marketed as a dual-role guided munition for anti-ship and land-attack missions, drawing on the land-based 600 mm Fatah-2 guided rocket system inducted by the Pakistan Army.The SMASH features a terminal-stage active radar-homing (ARH) seeker, tightened accuracy, and structural changes suited for shipboard launch.Specifications of the SMASHAccording to GIDS’ official product sheet, the SMASH has two distinct configurations.In anti-ship mode, the missile carries a 384 kg…

A Griffins Battalion operator uses an FN SCAR L with an ELCAN SpecterDR 1x-4x sight. Credit: Milos Jevtic/Shutterstock.com. RTX’s Raytheon ELCAN optical systems business has secured a contract to deliver a customised version of its Specter DR 1-4x weapon sight to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). This production contract supports Germany’s broader initiative of modernising its soldier system, RTX said in a press statement on 25 February 2026. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Raytheon ELCAN, in partnership with Leonardo Germany, will provide…

US President Donald Trump, during his State of the Union address on 25 February 2026, asserted that he averted a nuclear war between India and Pakistan in May 2025. He claimed that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif informed him 35 million people would have perished without his intervention, and that Sharif himself was at grave risk.The remarks echoed Trump’s prior statements on the crisis, where he credited threats of 250 per cent tariffs on both nations for enforcing a ceasefire after just two days of pressure. Trump framed this as part of ending eight wars in his first ten months…

Robert Billard, Military.com Admiral William J. “Fox” Fallon (Ret.), the only U.S. officer in history to command both U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), spent… Source link

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is trying to integrate a 20-kilowatt laser onto its GM Defense-made Infantry Squad Vehicle that could potentially destroy drone threats, according to both the service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and the company performing the integration work.The program, dubbed Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, or AMP-HEL, would serve as a means to protect infantry brigade combat teams from small drones, L. Neil Thurgood, the tech office’s director, said Aug. 10 at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.SAIC is the lead integrator per an other transaction authority agreement that allows for…