Antenom Exports Antenna to USAF and US Army
Turkish engineering company Antenom Antenna Technologies Inc. exported its antennas to the U.S. Air Force and Army in 2024.
US Army News
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Unmanned Systems
GA-ASI Offers Modified MQ-1C UAV as FARA Alternative
GA-ASI, General Atomics' aerospace wing, plans to offer a modified MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed UAV as an alternative to cancelled FARA helicopters.
Ammunition
Turkiye to Export Howitzer Ammunition to U.S.
Turkish Defence Company Arca will export 155mm howitzer ammunition and explosive materials to the U.S.
Land
Expo and Air Show
BAE Systems Introduces the New Version of the AMPV
The BAE Systems company launched its newest Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) prototype At the AUSA 2024 Global Force Symposium at the Von Braun Centre.
Air
The U.S. Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Programme
Due to budget constraints and changes in the battlefield, the U.S. Army has cancelled the future attack-reconnaissance helicopter programme FARA.
Sensors
Raytheon Set to Upgrade Sentinel A3 Radars
The U.S. DoD and Raytheon have signed a deal to upgrade AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel A3 Radars to Enhanced Sentinel A3 standard.
Weapon / Missile
PrSM Missile Completes First Production Qualification Test
The US Army’s new short-range ballistic missile, PrSM, has completed the Production Qualification Test 1 flight.
Land
US Starts Retiring M113s
The US Army delivered the first AMPV to the 1st Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, signalling the end of the M113 APCs.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Vigor Launches MSV(L) Prototype for US Army
Vigor Shipbuilding unveiled a prototype Manoeuvre Support Vessel or MSV(L) for the US Army. The MSV(L) will replace the Landing Craft Mechanised-8 (LCM-8).
Weapon / Missile
DARPA Tests the OpFires Ground-Launched Hypersonic Missile
According to DARPA, the Operational Fires (OpFires) ground-launched hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands .
Weapon / Missile
US Army Selects Sig Sauer as NGSW
US Army has selected Sig Sauer MCX SPEAR as the new Next Generation Squad Weapon(NGSW) to replace its M4/M16 and SAW for close combat forces.
Weapon / Missile
The US Army is Near Getting its First Hypersonic Missile
On Oct. 7, 2021, the U.S. Army received its first prototype hypersonic hardware called “Dark Eagle” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Weapon / Missile
US Gets Closer to 500 km precision Strike with PrSM rocket
Lockheed Martin announced that the developments of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical surface-to-surface weapon system are completed.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Defender-Europe 2021 to begin in Greece
The US Army’s most significant European exercise in 25 years will start soon in Greece. It was planned for last year but was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Reuters: France softens stance on SAMP/T for Türkiye - Reuters reported that France has eased its opposition to a potential SAMP/T air-defence sale to Türk...
- 12:00 Janes: Turkish Armed Forces receive first E-ZPT APCs - Janes reported that the Turkish Armed Forces have taken delivery of the first three E-ZPT hybrid arm...
- 12:00 Reuters: ASELSAN scales up Steel Dome production - Reuters reported that ASELSAN plans to deliver more than 150 components for the Steel Dome integrate...
