Americas
The US Marine Corps’ 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) has executed a successful live-fire exercise of the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS), conducted at the Pohakuloa Training Area on January 25. This event, marking the first live-fire of MADIS on a Hawaiian island since its introduction in December, underscores a critical step in the Corps’ Force Design modernisation efforts. The MADIS, a mobile, short-range, surface-to-air defence system, is designed to counter a range of aerial threats, particularly the growing menace of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). As a key component of the Marine Corps’ modernisation strategy, MADIS enhances the 3d MLR’s tactical flexibility, extending the airspace it can sense and defend without reliance on other branches of the United States armed forces.
Teledyne FLIR has secured a contract worth up to $74.2 million to provide modernized imaging surveillance systems for the US Coast Guard. Under a five-year contract, the company will deliver more than 125 Electro-Optic Sensor System-Modernized (ESS-M) systems for use on Coast Guard rotary-wing aircraft. The system will be integrated into the MH-60 and MH-65 fleets, with delivery scheduled for the end of this year.
Middle East & Africa
Elbit Systems has secured an $80 million contract with Israel’s Ministry of Defense to develop and install an advanced airborne self-protection suite on the F-16I fleet. The suite is intended to enhance the Israeli fighter jets’ survivability, as it includes cutting-edge electronic warfare solutions integrated with an advanced electro-optical passive missile warning and launch detection system.
Europe
The political parties behind the Danish Defense Agreement have settled on a new accord regarding security in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, the Danish Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on January 27, 2025. This first agreement contains initiatives with financial commitments of a value of approximately EUR 1.96 billion and the parties have agreed on the need for a second agreement on this issue to be concluded in the first half of 2025, the MoD added.
Asia-Pacific
A joint bid of Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Germany’s thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to build six advanced conventional submarines for the Indian Navy has been accepted. The Indian government-owned MDL confirmed the development in a disclosure statement last week. “MDL confirms that the Commercial bid submitted by MDL has been opened by the Ministry of Defence for further processing,” the statement read.
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