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26 August

India Debuts Maiden MALE Drone With 3,000-Kilometer Range

Bengaluru-based defense tech startup Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace has unveiled India’s first medium altitude long endurance autonomous combat aircraft.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Ground Forces to Receive 5,000 Kamikaze Drones From Xtend

Israeli drone company Xtend has won a tender to supply 5,000 first-person view attack drones to the Israeli Ground Forces.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

MSM North America to Build Advanced Ammo Factory in Iowa

The US Army has contracted MSM North America, a subsidiary of Czechoslovak Group, to build an advanced large-caliber ammunition loading facility in the US.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Buys Six Land Ceptor Missile Launchers to Reinforce Air Defense

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a 118-million-pound ($160-million) contract with MBDA for the purchase of six Land Ceptor air defense missile launchers.

22 August

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Sells 20 K9 Howitzers in First Vietnam Export Deal

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has signed an export agreement with Vietnam for its K9 self-propelled howitzers.

22 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop’s ATHENA Advances in Improved Threat Detection System Program

The US Army has approved Northrop Grumman’s ATHENA missile warning sensor for Phase II of the Improved Threat Detection System missile warning solution.

21 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Blueye to Supply Underwater Remote Vehicles to Dutch Navy

Norwegian firm Blueye Robotics, in partnership with Dutch company RVI Tools, has been contracted to supply underwater remotely operated vehicles to the Dutch Navy.

20 August

Saab launches HMS Halland submarine after mid-life upgrades

Rojoef Manuel

Saab Acquires Swedish Materials Provider Deform

Swedish defense contractor Saab has taken full ownership of Deform AB, a forming specialist based in Degerfors, deepening a long-standing partnership and securing a critical part of its supply chain.

19 August