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Germany Buys Over 1,200 IRIS-T Guided Missiles

December 23, 2023 @ 06:07 AM

Germanys Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has placed an order with Diehl Defence for more than 1,200 guided missiles. On December 20, Annette Lehnigk-Emden, BAAINBw President, and Helmut Rauch, CEO of Diehl Defence, officially signed a framework contract for the procurement
C-130H Avionics Modernization Advances with First Deliveries at L3Harris Waco Facility...

December 22, 2023 @ 09:14 AM

Progress in the transition of the C-130H platform's avionics from analog to digital at the L3Harris Waco aircraft integration facility is marked by the successful delivery of the initial set of prototype aircraft for developmental and operational testing. L3Harris, as the prime contractor for the U
Navantia to Construct Coastal Hydrographic Vessels for Spanish Navy

December 21, 2023 @ 06:53 AM

The Spanish Ministry of Defense and Navantia have formalized the Execution Order for the construction of two Coastal Hydrographic Vessels (BHC) for the countrys Navy. The signing ceremony occurred this Wednesday at the Ministry of Defense, with María Amparo Valcarce, the Secretary of State for Defense, and Ricardo Domínguez, the President of Navantia
Slovenia Receives First Leonardo C-27J Spartan Tactical Transport Aircraft

December 21, 2023 @ 06:43 AM

In adherence to the Italy-Slovenia Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement signed on 17 November 2021, Leonardo has successfully delivered the first C-27J Next Generation aircraft to the Slovenian Ministry of Defence. This marks the first of two aircraft specified in the contract between the two nations
Fincantieri Starts Construction of Italian Navy's New Hydro-Oceanographic Ship

December 20, 2023 @ 06:06 AM

The steel cutting ceremony for the Italian Navy's new Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (N.I
South Korea's Hanwha Systems Partners with DRATRI to Develop AI-Based Naval Mine...

December 19, 2023 @ 11:20 AM

Hanwha Systems, a South Korean defense company, has entered into a Rapid Demonstration Acquisition Project (RDAP) agreement worth approximately $21 million with the Defense Rapid Acquisition Technology Research Institute (DRATRI). The collaboration aims to develop an AI-based automatic naval mine detection system, addressing the modern challenges posed by concealed mines in complex marine environments
Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industry Reveals Advanced Submarine Concept Featuring Vertical Launch Systems

December 18, 2023 @ 08:58 AM

Japans Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) unveiled a new submarine concept for the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), intended to succeed the Taigei-class, on December 12. Notable design features include an aft sail placement for enhanced maneuverability and bow diving planes
Lockheed Martin Tests Helicopter-Borne Electronic Warfare System

December 13, 2023 @ 06:46 AM

Lockheed Martin conducted a government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system's electronic attack capabilities on a U.S
Poland Approves $2.5B Contract for 152 Krab Self-Propelled Howitzers

December 11, 2023 @ 04:41 AM

The Ministry of National Defense in Poland has approved the procurement of 152 Krab self-propelled howitzers, with the officially approved contract valued at around PLN 10 billion ($2.5 billion) on December 8
DARPA Claims Breakthrough in Quantum Computing

December 8, 2023 @ 10:47 AM

Harvard-led researchers in DARPA's Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program have created the first-ever quantum circuit with logical quantum bits (qubits), a key discovery that could accelerate fault-tolerant quantum computing and revolutionize concepts for designing quantum computer processors. The ONISQ program began in 2020 seeking to demonstrate a quantitative advantage of quantum information processing by leapfrogging the performance of classical-only supercomputers to solve a particularly challenging class of problem known as combinatorial optimization

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