4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (98+ words) The Defense Post A new loitering munition from FlyFocus combines long-range reach with advanced targeting capabilities to hunt emerging battlefield threats Known as TASACK, the 15-kilogram (33-pound) platform has a top speed of 300 kilometers (186 miles) per hour and a maximum…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (216+ words) Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his Canadian counterpart, David McGuinty, signed the document during a meeting in Kielce, 180 kilometers (112 miles) south of Warsaw. It updates an earlier agreement signed in 2022. Polish troops are expected to travel to Canada to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (155+ words) KNDS Germany will equip newly built Leopard 2A8 tanks for international customers with Intracom Defense’s WiSPRevo communications and information system. The system will provide digital crew communications and networking on the latest Leopard 2 variant, with Intracom Defense saying its Dynamic Noise…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (284+ words) Patria has completed assembly of the initial F135 propulsion system that will power the Finnish Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II, marking a key milestone in the military’s fifth-generation combat aircraft program. Under a partnership with F135 developer Pratt & Whitney, Patria handles the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (235+ words) Rheinmetall Canada is set to supply spare parts for the US Navy’s MSU-200NAV air start units under a contract the Pentagon awarded to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). Under the deal “valued in the single-digit millions of euros,” Rheinmetall Canada…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (238+ words) RTX’s Pratt & Whitney will invest $25 million to expand its manufacturing plant in Niepołomice, southern Poland, increasing production capacity for commercial and military aircraft engines. Scheduled to begin operations in 2028, the expanded facility will produce high-precision tube assemblies for various aircraft…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (266+ words) Safran will supply more than 1,000 MOSKITO observation systems and several hundred SHARPCROW units to the German Armed Forces under a new order from Rheinmetall Electronics. Rheinmetall, the prime contractor for Germany’s Infantryman Soldier of the Future program, placed the order…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (220+ words) Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has tapped American Rheinmetall to produce machined components for MCT-30 turrets destined for the US Marine Corps’ ACV-30 amphibious combat vehicle. The subcontract is worth about $710,000, with work to be carried out at American Rheinmetall’s facilities in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (116+ words) The Defense Post Germany has unveiled the “SCILT Naval” active counter-drone system, envisioned as a new way for maritime forces to defend against close-range threats Made by Fulda-based firm Mehler Protection, the system is positioned as a last line…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) Sweden has signed a contract worth approximately 47 billion Swedish kronor ($4.8 billion) with France’s state shipbuilder Naval Group for the procurement of four Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) warships. The agreement was finalized aboard the French Navy’s first FDI frigate…...