Kongsberg and KMW+NEXTER Defense Systems (KNDS) have conducted tests of the Protector RT60 remote turret mounted on the Boxer 8×8 armored vehicle. The Boxer integrated with the RT60 Remote Turret was first displayed at the opening of the KNDS Boxer manufacturing facility at WFEL, Stockport in May 2021
Russias state-owned Rostec said its subsidiary Ruselectronics holding will create a research and production center to test the development of unmanned aerial systems in the Urals Federal District. It will develop promising products in the field of unmanned aircraft escort, and will also act as a “one-stop shop” for providing regional support measures to technology companies in the industry
Mumbai-based MEHAIR, Indias first and only seaplane service, has inked an agreement with Switzerland-based JEKTA for 50 units of 19-seat ELECTRIC seaplanes for deployment in India. This is the single biggest order in terms of 19 seat aircraft, seaplanes or electric aircraft ever
Hanwha Team Thunder UK said it tested Composite Rubber Tracks (CRT) with a К9А2 self-propelled gun mount. The company performed successful integration tests on the CRT from the Canadian manufacturer Soucy
Chinas Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs has announced export controls on gallium and germanium to the U.S
Russias Rostec has announced the start of state tests of the first modernized Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile carrier. The first Tu-160M strategic bomber built from scratch made its debut 30-minute flight on January 12, 2022
KONGSBERG, together with the Norwegian Armed Forces, will build a new depot in Rygge, Norway for the maintenance of airframes on the Norwegian F-35 combat aircraft. KONGSBERG is investing about NOK 500 million ($47 million) in the new depot, which will be part of the global maintenance solution and contribute to strengthened national capabilities and increased operational availability of the Norwegian F-35 fleet, when the depot is completed in the second half of 2025
German defense firm Rheinmetalls announcement of a brand-new factory to build some 400 fuselage sections of the F-35 fighter jet is bringing back to Europe what was lost when Washington ejected Turkey from the stealth jet program. Turkish Aerospace and other companies manufactured some 937 parts for the F-35 though not the full fuselage, and were to benefit to the tune of $9 billion over the course of the program
The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) has asked Elbit Systems of America to develop and demonstrate an autonomous maritime target tracking capability as part of the United States Navys Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP). The company will test its prototype in a series of at sea demonstrations over the next twelve months
Ukraines Ukrspecsystems will showcase its new MINI SHARK drone at the upcoming IDEF-2023 exhibition in Turkeys Istanbul (July 25-28). MINI SHARK has a wingspan of 2