Americas A Brazilian defense organization has introduced an exploding drone prototype dubbed Anshar. Its unveiling comes as the weapons class gains prominence amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Also known as loitering munitions, they typically are able to remain in flight...
Policy – Doctrine Articles
Flexible G/ATORs: The USMC’s Multi-Mission AESA Ground Radars
G/ATOR diorama (click to view full) The US military's long run of unquestioned air superiority has led to shortcuts in mobile land-based air defenses, and the US Marines are no exception. A December 2005 release from Sen. Schumer's office [D-NY] said that: "Current...
Canada Delays Reaper Acquisition | Romania Launches Tender For Air Defense Systems | North Korea Restores Front-Line Guard Posts
Americas L3Harris has announced that its new electronic warfare suite “Viper Shield” is nearing another major milestone ahead of planned production in 2025. Company official Anna Gragossian told Breaking Defense that the next program milestone will demonstrate the...
USSOCOM Seeks Counter-Electronic Warfare Drone Tech | UK And Turkey To Improve Defense Partnership | Australia/Philippines Started Patrols
RENK Systems won a $49 million deal, which is for the design, development, fabrication, and testing of three test stands to include: one for testing the main gearbox assembly, one for testing the tail/intermediate gearbox assemblies, and one for testing the nose...
Lockheed Martin Takes Military Training to The Metaverse | UAE Ordered EDGE UAVs | Uzbekistan Fielding Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
Americas Systems Application & Technologies won a $35.8 million deal for waterfront operations support at Building V-47 at Naval Station Norfolk. The services under this contract includes the operation, maintenance, repair, testing, and evaluation of small...
The Fighter Still Remains… The Boxer MRAV APC Family
Boxer MRAV (click to view full) Wheeled armored vehicles have become much more common, but the Dutch-German Boxer stands out from the crowd. Its English acronym is "Multi Role Armoured Vehicle" (MRAV), but rather than being a family of different vehicles, the Boxer...
Grey Wolf Enters Next Phase | Temporary Ceasefire On The Way In The Middle East | Italy Blocks Safran Purchase
Americas Boeing won a $33 million deal for Small Diameter Bomb I sustainment and titled contractor logistics support. The deal provides for the SDB-I program and requires continuous contractor logistics support throughout production, fielding, and sustainment. The...
Boeing To Provide Stingray Support | US To Send 75 JLTVs To Israel | Germany Announced More Military Aid For Ukraine
Americas CFM International won a $47.8 million modification, which exercises options to procure three CFM56-7B27AE spare engines, two for the Navy and one for the government of Germany, in support of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The P-8A Poseidon is a military aircraft...
Raytheon Tapped For ESSM Production | UAE Might Purchase Korean Helicopters | DoS Approved Tomahawk Sale To Japan
Americas Raytheon won a $94.1 million modification for fiscal 2023 Guided Missile Assemblies, shipping containers, and spare parts in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block 2 full rate production requirements. Work will be performed in...