Despite a 70% increase in the national defence budget for 2024 and a concerted government effort to increase productivity in key defence industries, the nation
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Chess Dynamics’ Hawkeye MMP demonstrates electro-magnetic compatibility in Norwegian test programme
Chess Dynamics’ Hawkeye MMP vehicle surveillance system has demonstrated its electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance as part of the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s (NDMA) Observation Targeting
Read moreMilestone live-fire trial for Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 paves way for system qualification this year
A successful test and live-fire campaign at Rheinmetall’s Ochsenboden proving ground in December is clearing the path for total system qualification of the company’s Skyranger
Read moreRafael and Israeli MoD “successfully test fire Spyder All-in-One variant”
The Israeli Ministry of Defence announced on 10 January via the Telegram social media channel the “successful test” the previous week of a new configuration
Read moreHanwha Systems clinches deals for domestic counter-UAS systems and seeks export markets
As concerns for the relations between the Koreas escalate, reports in local media suggest Hanwha Systems is progressing rapidly with the commercial success of its
Read moreNATO invests USD5.5 billion in new Patriot missiles for Alliance air defence
A coalition of NATO members – including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain – aim to bolster their air defences by procuring up to 1,000
Read moreFighting tomorrow’s war: our view of battlefield counter-UAS procurement challenges in 2024
Tim Mahon is Publishing Director, Counter-UAS for Unmanned Publications Ltd. There is an age-old military adage that tomorrow’s war will be fought at the junction
Read moreUkraine claims to have destroyed two Russian Serp-SV5 counter-UAS systems with drones
Ukrainian media on 8 January reported claims by a group of UAV operators that they have successfully used drones to destroy two modern Serp-SV5 counter-UAS
Read more“C-UAS detection, mitigation will need to be managed at community level” – DHS
There is a need for urgent action to enable every community to detect and mitigate drone activity to the same degree (or better) than is
Read moreUkraine “takes delivery of at least one Rheinmetall Skynex air defence system”
The German government announced another military aid package for Ukraine on 4 January, including delivery of at least one Rheinmetall Skynex air defence system. Intended
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