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MELBOURNE — During a meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo, Canada’s defense minister has said that Ottawa is “interested in learning more about” the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) next-generation fighter. David McGuinty told media that he had discussed the programme during the meeting meeting with Japanese defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi, calling it a “promising initiative” in further comments to Reuters. “We are interested in learning more about it. I’ll take it back to my team and see what it looks ‌like,” he told the news outlet. The comments mark the first occasion a senior Canadian official has spoken…

Hungary’s Gripen C jets. Credit: Saab. Swedish defence prime Saab has delivered two more Gripen C fighter aircraft to Hungary. The delivery at Kecskemét Air Base, marks the final deliveries under a contract amendment agreed between the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the Hungarian Ministry of Defence in January 2024. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Saab already delivered the first two aircraft under this agreement in April this year. Following the arrival of these jets, Hungary’s Air Force will operate a…

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to the seat of the European Union in Brussels this week, meeting with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Kazakhstan walked away with around 10 billion euro in commercial deals. Tokayev had published an article immediately before his visit to Brussels with Euronews, laying out his framing of the EU-Kazakhstan relationship. Last year, the two sides marked a decade since the signing of their Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA). In setting the ambition for “building the next chapter of a…

HAL’s negotiations with GE Aerospace on the F414 engine program remain firmly on track, with sources clarifying that reported pricing disputes are linked to separate DRDO discussions for the AMCA project rather than HAL’s talks, according to an exclusive report by NDTV.This distinction reassures stakeholders that HAL’s supply and manufacturing plans with GE continue without disruption.Talks between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and GE Aerospace are progressing steadily, covering manufacturing, supply arrangements and long‑term production planning. Sources have dismissed speculation of a deadlock, emphasising that negotiations are moving in the right direction and remain aligned with India’s fighter aircraft roadmap.Concerns over pricing…

BD In a turn of events that House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole joked was “brutal,” only two amendments were passed during the almost eight hour markup Source link

WASHINGTON — As the 3rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne division ingrains artificial intelligence into all staff sections, it’s finding the limits of what the emerging technology can do, according to its commander. Col. Ryan Bell’s brigade has spent the last year ingraining AI into their planning processes. They took large language models and trained them on joint, Army and division doctrine, allowing each staff section in the brigade to have their own bots to better understand the operating environment and respond faster. “We found it useful in a number of ways and we found areas we…

L3Harris’ new PAC‑3 propulsion buildings will be located at its AAPF campus in Camden. Credit: L3Harris Technologies, Inc. L3Harris Technologies has broken ground on two new buildings at its Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities (AAPF) campus in Camden. The new facilities are intended to increase production capabilities for the US Army’s PAC-3 propulsion systems, the company stated in its 24 June release.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The two new buildings will consist of an approximately 75,000ft2 area dedicated to casting, curing…

Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace has announced its most ambitious project yet, the FWD Supreme, an AI-piloted fighter jet concept designed to transform the future of aerial warfare, reported ET Defence.The company revealed that the first flight of its technology demonstrator, FWD Supreme Lite, is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.The program is the first of its kind in India and places the country among a select group of nations such as the United States, Turkey and Germany that are actively pursuing AI-piloted fighter aircraft. These initiatives aim to redefine the future of air combat by integrating artificial intelligence…

Schogol, et al., T&P After a trainee died following a flu outbreak at Air Force basic training, the Pentagon issued exceptions to “safeguard at-risk populations.” Source link

The following is an excerpt from “Lethal Autonomy: The Future of Warfare Whether We Like It Or Not,” by former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. The book, published by Knox Press, is available to preorder here. As a humanitarian and a human rights attorney, I’m all for effective arms control, but effective means meaningful and enforceable. Given that lethal autonomy is essentially with us now, as many examples show, I don’t see how an effective arms control regime is possible.  One has to begin with definitions of the things one wants to ban or constrain. I don’t know how to…