by | Jun 18, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France is changing its acquisition process for light military unmanned aerial vehicles to become more nimble and signed a pact with local drone makers as the country’s Army threatens to fall behind in a technology that military leaders say is remaking warfare....
by | Jun 18, 2024 | Security
PARIS — France plans to build Europe’s most powerful classified supercomputer to take the lead in artificial intelligence for defense purposes, Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced at the Eurosatory defense show here. The Armed Forces Ministry will make...
by | Jun 18, 2024 | Security
ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is seeking industrial partners around the world to get on board its new AW249 attack helicopter as it flies two prototypes, readies two more and brings the platform to the Eurosatory trade show in Paris. Bigger and faster than the aging Italian...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
The Pentagon’s fast-track pathway for buying equipment often doesn’t move any faster than the normal process, according to a new report from the government’s watchdog agency. The Government Accountability Office unveiled its annual report on the Defense Department’s...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
JERUSALEM — Missiles launched by Hezbollah hit an Israeli defense factory last week, according to the Lebanon-based militant group. The Plasan firm makes vehicle-protection products and components, and it also operates factories in France and the United States. The...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The missile manufacturer MBDA has unveiled an artificial intelligence-based capability to allow military forces to see hidden targets in challenging combat environments. The multinational firm presented its Ground Warden beyond line-of-sight technology here...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
PARIS — The international coalition to supply drones to Ukraine has received almost $600 million in commitments from Western allies, with Italy and France being the latest countries to join the alliance, the Latvian minister of defense said. The four-month old...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
PARIS – Hanwha Aerospace sees opportunities to sell its K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery system to Norway and Sweden, with short delivery time and price giving it an edge over competitors, the company said at the Eurosatory defense show in Paris on Monday. The South...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
Aselsan was the 47th-largest defense company in the world in 2023, according to Defense News’ Top 100 list, which ranks firms by their defense revenue. The company also set a new export record in 2023 with new contract of $601 million for 30 different countries Ahmet...
by | Jun 17, 2024 | Security
PARIS — If Europeans fail to pull off a common next-generation battle tank design, it will not have been for a lack of ideas. Industry members KNDS and Rheinmetall each presented new concepts here touting major improvements to existing tank fleets, keenly aware that...
