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4 August

Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar

The Netherlands has awarded OPTICS11 a contract to further develop and deliver a containerized fiber-optic towed array sonar system.

4 August

Inder Singh Bisht

France Receives First NH90 Standard 2 Special Operations Helicopter

France has accepted the first NH90 Caïman Standard 2 helicopter, a special operations variant developed specifically for the special forces.

4 August

Artistic illustration of a Shahed drone being targeted.

Jodesz Gavilan

Ukraine, UK Explore Funding Counter-Shahed Systems From Frozen Russian Assets

Ukraine and the UK are exploring the procurement of systems to counter Shahed drones using revenues from frozen Russian assets.

3 August

A KNDS Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm is seen on a grassy and sandy area. The eight-wheeled vehicle is painted with textured green and brown camouflage. Its turret is jutting forwards from the back. In the ground, trees and bushes grow scattered.

Inder Singh Bisht

Rheinmetall to Supply Weapon Systems for UK’s 72 RCH 155 Howitzers

Rheinmetall has secured a contract to supply the weapon systems for the 72 Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 vehicles ordered by the UK in May.

3 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Turkey Rolls Out New KAAN Prototype Closer to Final Design

Turkey’s KAAN stealth fighter is beginning to resemble its final form, with a newly unveiled prototype showcasing key design refinements ahead of its maiden flight.

3 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Unveils Drone-Hunting UGV That Fires Nets in All Directions

A Ukrainian firm has introduced an unmanned ground vehicle equipped with net launchers designed to trap drones approaching from any direction.

3 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Russia Gives Fifth-Gen Fighter a New Missile to Defeat Mach 3 Threats

Russia is adding a new medium-range air-to-air missile to its Su-57E fighter, enhancing the aircraft’s ability to counter modern airborne threats.

3 August

Christine Casimiro

UK Funds 22 Firms to Boost Homegrown Munitions Manufacturing

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded contracts worth up to 300,000 pounds each to 22 companies as part of efforts to boost the country's domestic munitions manufacturing capability.

3 August