MBDA Reveals LCM for Deep Precision Strike Capability
MBDA introduced the Land Cruise Missile (LCM) system, which provides a new ground-launched Deep Precision Strike capability on the battlefield.
Defence News
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Defence Politics
Turkiye to Catch NATO’s Expenditure Threshold in 2024
Turkiye will allocate $22.776 billion for military spending, equalling 2.09 per cent of its GDP as presented in NATO’s annual report.
Land
Investment
John Cockerill’s Arquus Acquisition Receives Confirmation
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo approved the first phase of John Cockerill's acquisition of Arquus.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Leonardo Presents the AW249 Fenice at Eurosatory
Leonardo unveiled its new attack helicopter, the AW249 Fenice, for the first time at the international defence show Eurosatory 2024 in Paris.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Russia to Unveil USV Shehpad at FLEET-2024 Expo
Rosoboronexport JSC will unveil Russia’s newest USV at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition “FLEET-2024” in St. Petersburg.
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
Russian Navy to Receive 12 New Vessels in 2024
Russian Navy plans to receive 12 new vessels into service by the end of 2024. The list includes a nuclear submarine.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Rheinmetall Presents Unmanned turret version of Kf-51
Rheinmetall presented a version of the Panther Kf-51 battle tank with an unmanned tower at Eurosatory 2024.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Eurosatory Witness RCWS MoU with 70 mm Rockets
THALES Belgium, WB Electronics and AREX signed an MoU to develop a new remote weapon system equipped with 70mm rockets.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Germany Integrates Skyranger 35 AD System on Leopard 1 MBT
Head of Rheinmetall Landsysteme Björn Bernhard has announced that the 35 mm air defence weapon is being integrated into Leopard 1 MBT chassis for Ukraine.
Investment
Defence Politics
G7 to Use Russian Assets to Reimburse Ukraine’s Debts
The Group of 7 countries announced they would use $ 50 billion of frozen Russian assets abroad as a debt loan to Ukraine.
Land
India Delivers T-90 Mk.3 Tanks to the Indian Army
The Indian state-owned company AVNL has announced that it has delivered the first 10 T-90 Mk.3 tanks to the Indian Army.
Country
Israel Breaks Defence Export Order Records in 2023
According to SIBAT, Israeli military businesses received new export contracts at a record $13 billion in 2023.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Armenia Acquires 155 mm CAESAR Howitzer
Armenia signed a deal with France to purchase CAESAR self-propelled howitzers during the Armenian Defence Minister's visit to Paris.
Expo and Air Show
Eurosatory Accepts Israeli Visitors Conditionally
The Eurosatory Expo witnessed a rather unexpected practice. COGES Events issued a press release about the conditional acceptance of Israeli visitors.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 15:00 US Navy advances distributed maritime operations with unmanned systems - The US Navy is accelerating integration of unmanned surface and underwater systems to support distri...
- 15:00 European defence planners increase focus on logistics resilience - European governments are investing in fuel storage, transport infrastructure and dispersed logistics...
- 15:00 China expands AI-enabled ISR capabilities across services - China is integrating artificial intelligence into ISR systems across air, naval and space domains to...
- 15:00 Japan strengthens integrated air and missile defence architecture - Japan is enhancing integration between radar systems, interceptors and command networks to improve r...
- 15:00 Autonomous underwater systems gain role in anti-submarine warfare - Navies are expanding use of autonomous underwater vehicles to support anti-submarine warfare through...
- 15:00 Counter-drone systems evolve toward network-centric architectures - Military organisations are increasingly integrating counter-UAS capabilities into network-centric co...
- 15:00 Hypersonic defence efforts focus on layered sensor integration - Defence agencies are developing layered sensor architectures combining radar, infrared and space-bas...
- 15:00 Distributed satellite constellations enhance battlefield connectivity - Military planners are deploying distributed satellite constellations to provide resilient communicat...
- 15:00 Collaborative combat aircraft redefine future air operations - Air forces are integrating collaborative combat aircraft into operational planning to extend sensing...
- 15:00 Industrial scalability becomes decisive factor in defence procurement - Governments are increasingly prioritising production scalability and delivery timelines when selecti...
