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KONŠTRUKTA Presents BIA 155 mm SPH system at DSEI

Land Expo and Air Show

KONŠTRUKTA Presents BIA 155 mm SPH system at DSEI

14 Sep, 12:15
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Slovak state-run defence company KONŠTRUKTA has developed a new wheeled Self-Propelled Howitzer system BIA 155 mm.

Boeing to test DARPA’s Glide Breaker Prototype

Weapon / Missile

Boeing to test DARPA’s Glide Breaker Prototype

14 Sep, 10:23
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DARPA has awarded Boeing a $70.6 million contract to develop and test technologies for the Glide Breaker hypersonic interceptor prototype.

Poland to Pay $389 million for F-16 Sustainment

Air Logistics

Poland to Pay $389 million for F-16 Sustainment

14 Sep, 08:33
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The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Poland of F-16 Sustainment and related equipment for a cost of $389 million.

First Unmanned Tank Sturm Steps in Battlefield in Ukraine

Land Unmanned Systems

First Unmanned Tank Sturm Steps in Battlefield in Ukraine

13 Sep, 20:10
2 min read

Russia deploys the unmanned tank Sturm to the battlefield in Ukraine. The tank is based on a T-72B3 tank chassis.

Air Weapon / Missile

Beretta Introduces a New 5.56 mm Rifle

13 Sep, 18:13
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Italian Beretta Defence Technologies (BDT) introduces its NARP rifle system at DSEI. BDT has been working on the development of the system since 2018.

Ukrainian F-16 Pilots to be Trained in Romania

Air Bilateral Relations Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

Ukrainian F-16 Pilots to be Trained in Romania

13 Sep, 14:37
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Romania, the Netherlands and Lockheed Martin on August 31 signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish an F-16 Pilot Training Centre in Romania.

Air

B-21 Step by Step Towards Maiden Flight

13 Sep, 13:57
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The B-21 Raider, the successor to the B-1 and B-2 stealth bomber, will be the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber fleet.

Navy / Maritime

New Zealand Plans to Replace MEKO 200s

13 Sep, 11:36
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New Zealand's Defence Ministry has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to replace eight warships, which will be retired by the mid-2030s.

Babcock and Saab team up for 100 m-long Corvette

Navy / Maritime Expo and Air Show

Babcock and Saab team up for 100 m-long Corvette

13 Sep, 10:31
1 min read

A deal between two major manufacturers, Britain's Babcock and Sweden's Saab, was announced at the DSEI defence exhibition in London.

Ukraine, Lessoned Learned: UK Establishes UAV Unit

Expo and Air Show Defence Politics Unmanned Systems

Ukraine, Lessoned Learned: UK Establishes UAV Unit

12 Sep, 21:28
2 min read

UK will establish a UAV unit by the end of 2023 as the war in Ukraine has showcased UAVs’ role in the battlefield.

Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

Roketsan Steps-in the UK with DSEI 2023

12 Sep, 12:47
1 min read

Roketsan aims to take its position in the UK market to the next level with the products it will exhibit and the meetings it will hold at DSEI in London.

BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL

Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission

BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL

12 Sep, 09:48
4 min read

Erin Motor produced an engine for Baykar’s vertical take-off and landing UAV, Bayraktar VTOL. The engine is called BAYKUŞ, and it weighs 4.5 kilograms.