Thales has entered into a long-term agreement with Epic Games, creator of Unreal Engine advanced 3D creation tool, to develop simulators. In the simulation and training market, a major trend is the increasing crossover of immersive gaming technologies to the professional environment, including progress in graphics and reduction in the development time and cost of hardware
The British Army has tested RAFAELs FOOTPRINT navigation system as part of the Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE). The system proved its ability to allow soldiers to navigate and self-position in situations where they are unable to rely on traditional GPS capabilities, Rafael claims
The Brazilian Army, through the Comando Logistico (COLOG) / Diretoria de Material (DMat), has chosen the Centauro II 120 mm system. The Centauro II, produced by Società Consortile Iveco – Oto Melara (CIO), was picked under the Armys Viatura Blindada de Cavalaria Média Sobre Rodas (VBC Cav - MSR 8x8) program
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out a raid on a 1,000-year-old Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv on Tuesday over the suspected “subversive activities” of Russian agents who may be present on its grounds. Built in a cave that overlooked the Dnieper River in 1051, the sprawling Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Monastery of the Caves, is a Ukrainian cultural treasure
Taiwan wants to produce 104 Chien Hsiang loitering munitions which bears similarities with Iran-produced Shahed-136 drones currently in use by Russia against Ukraine, within the next three years. Chi Li-ping, head of NCSIST, was quoted as saying by
The Royal Air Force and industry partners have carried out a world-first 100% sustainable fuel flight using a military aircraft, the defence ministry announced Friday. An RAF Voyager – the military variant of an Airbus A330 – took to the skies over Oxfordshire powered entirely by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
A new type of unmanned surveillance technology was used on Operation Resolute, Australian Defence Forces (ADF) contribution to protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests, for the first time.
Hundreds of exhibitors from countries across the world have reached Pakistan to take part in the countrys IDEAS Defense Exhibition, which is taking place after a four-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The Defense Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) will be holding the 11th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 from November 15 to 18 at Karachi Expo Centre
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said all component-level tests are complete on Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program and the on-orbit demonstration mission is on schedule for launch in 2024. The RSGS goal is to enable inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions
The shares of a number of Ukrainian enterprises which are strategically important for defense and a number of other private companies, including Motor Sich, are to be ‘forcibly nationalized. The companies - Ukrnafta, Ukrtatnafta, Motor Sich, AvtoKrAZ and Zaporizhtransformator - are associated with the tycoons Kostiantyn Zhevago, Igor Kolomoisky, Vyacheslav Boguslayev and Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn