GE Aerospace’s LM500

Powering ROKN’s Advanced Patrol Fleet GE Aerospace will supply eight additional LM500 marine gas turbine engines for the Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) PKX-B Batch-II patrol boat program for ships nine through twelve, extending its role as a key propulsion provider for these advanced vessels. This order, following the March 2023 selection for vessels one […]

Epirus delivers ExDECS HPM prototype to U.S. Navy for Marine Corps Counter-Drone Swarm capability

ExDECS completes factory acceptance and government acceptance testing; additional testing and evaluation of HPM system funded by ONR PEGASUS contract Epirus announced on April 29 the delivery of an Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) system to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren to support the U.S. Marine Corps. ExDECS, a derivative of the company’s Leonidas Expeditionary […]

DEFEA 2025: SMARTSHOOTER to showcase handheld and remote-controlled SMASH systems for perimeter defense against drones and ground threats

SMASH 3000

Combat-proven and in operational use by defense, homeland security and border protection forces across Israel, the UK, Europe, the USA, India, and more, SMARTSHOOTER’s SMASH technology dramatically increases operational effectiveness by ensuring each round finds its target SMARTSHOOTER will showcase its handheld and remotely controlled SMASH solutions at the DEFEA 2025 defense exhibition in Athens, […]

Elbit Systems to present advanced defense solutions at DEFEA 2025

Featuring technologies in precision firepower, electronic warfare and self-protection, networked warfare systems, autonomous solutions, and more Elbit Systems Ltd will present a comprehensive portfolio of advanced defense technologies at the Defense Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) 2025, taking place from May 6–8 at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens, Greece. Elbit Systems‘ will exhibit in Hall 2, Booth […]

The European Main Battle Tank development (FMBTech) project has been launched to develop the technologies behind the tank of the future

This European project aims to revolutionise Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for modern hybrid warfare. Coordinated by Thales, the initiative brings together a consortium of 26 companies from 13 European Union (EU) Member States and Norway. Funded by the European Commission under the European Defence Fund (EDF, 2023 edition) and the consortium, this three-year initiative will […]

Catch me if you can? Check

Sandia Labs supports milestone hypersonic missile defense test Sandia National Laboratories is helping defend deployed troops and the nation against hypersonic threats. During a March 24 test, the Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the Navy, launched a Sandia-developed hypersonic target vehicle from a C-17 aircraft toward the USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer […]

Textron Systems awarded Software Support Activity (SSA) and payload integration contract to support Mine Countermeasures (MCM) Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) craft

Textron Systems currently leverages its experience as a leading systems integrator of critical new multi-mission payload capability for naval USVs Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced on April 8 that it has been awarded a Software Support Activity (SSA) and Payload Integration contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) valued at up […]