GDELS on a growth path
Extensive investments in the Kaiserslautern and Sembach sites As part of its „24/500“ strategy recently announced by Dr. Thomas Kauffmann, Managing Director of GDELS-Germany, at the Handelsblatt conference “Economic Factor Defense” GDELS is driving forward the expansion of its manufacturing and service capacities in Germany. In addition to the two new production facilities currently under […]
FN awarded the prestigious 2025 Ambrose Award
The Ambrose Award is periodically awarded to an industrial firm that has made outstanding contributions to the field of small arms systems FN, the defence division of FN Browning Group, announced on September 26 that it has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Ambrose Award, presented by the NDIA Armaments Division Small Arms […]
Latvia orders Rheinmetall ammunition factory
Group expands global ammunition production network Rheinmetall is further expanding its ammunition production capacity and is now planning to build a modern production facility for 155mm calibre artillery ammunition in Latvia. In the presence of Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Hamburg. The facility shall be operated […]
KNL and Babcock signed MoU to develop synergy in secure communications
With Babcock’s global reach and integration know-how, and KNL’s proven HF innovation already adopted by leading defence organisations, the collaboration is well positioned to deliver new generation long distance communications solutions KNL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Babcock International Group, marking an important milestone in advancing next-generation communications across the land, sea […]
THEON signs a sizeable new contract with OCCAR for its new generation thermal clip-on IRIS-C
Initial order through OCCAR of c.€50 million, with embedded option of €150 million Theon International Plc (THEON) and Andres Industries AG (ANDRES) announce the signing of a notable new contract through OCCAR for deliveries of THEON’s new generation thermal clip-on IRIS-C in Germany and Belgium, with ANDRES undertaking maintenance of products. THEON participated in the […]
Embraer, SNC sign A-29 Super Tucano purchase agreement
A-29 purchase marks a new sales agreement in support of growing demand for Light Attack and ISR aircraft Embraer and SNC at the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) Air, Space & Cyber Conference announced on September 23 that the companies have entered into an agreement for the sale of one A-29 Super Tucano aircraft […]
ST Engineering Antycip secures strategic enterprise agreement with the RAF to Advance Collective Training Capabilities
Building on years of trusted collaboration, this new enterprise agreement brings Antycip’s simulation expertise and the MAK ONE platform to RAF initiatives, delivering unified, scalable training environments across domains ST Engineering Antycip (Antycip) has signed a landmark enterprise agreement with the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The multi-year contract provides enterprise-wide access to advanced simulation […]
Bittium strengthens its expertise in software-based Artificial Intelligence solutions by acquiring a stake in MarshallAI
The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction price Bittium invests in software-based artificial intelligence solutions by acquiring a 24.9 percent stake in MarshallAI (Kradient Intelligence Oy) through a directed share issue. MarshallAI is a Finnish pioneer in artificial intelligence solutions, with a product and solution portfolio focused on AI-based signal processing for the […]
L3Harris and Shield AI demonstrate AI-powered system to defeat unmanned threats
The AI-powered capability will be integrated with the L3Harris VAMPIRE Counter-Unmanned System designed to defend against small drones L3Harris Technologies and Shield AI successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence-enabled drone detection system during the Department of War’s recent Technology Readiness Experimentation event. This test event showed the system can more quickly detect hostile drones at longer […]
DroneShield expands U.S. R&D operations to drive Next-Gen Counter-Drone solutions
Company announces major U.S. expansion following closely on the heels of Australian and European expansion – a clear signal of DroneShield’s push to lead and reshape the global counter-drone landscape DroneShield announced on September 22 it is significantly expanding its research and development (R&D) operations in the United States. This move emphasizes DroneShield’s commitment to […]