The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the U.S. Department of State has decided to approve a Foreign Military Sale to the government of Tunisia for Javelin Missiles… Continue reading "The US Approves Possible Sale of Javelin Missiles to Tunisia"
Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has received a firm Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Air Force to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display… Continue reading "Elbit America Contracted To Supply Modernized USAF F-16 HUD Replacements"
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has announced that it has conducted a series of flight tests where a human “battle manager” was able to direct two AI-controlled aircraft during a simulated… Continue reading "Lockheed’s Skunk Works Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management Of AI-Controlled Aircraft"
On 8 November, the U.S. Army announced that the U.S. Army Joint Program Executive Office Weapons & Munitions and the U.S. Army Contracting Command had awarded REPKON USA a contract… Continue reading "The U.S. Will Restart Domestic TNT Production After Decades"
The M2 .50 caliber machine gun is one of the oldest platforms to see continuous service with the US military. Its design process began at the end of WW1, and… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Space Age .50 Caliber Machine Guns from Canik"
Amid the continuing conflicts in South Lebanon and the Gaza Strip the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) is continuing to acquire new equipment. So far Tel Aviv have ordered a… Continue reading "Israel Is Purchasing 25 F-15 Fighter Aircraft From Boeing For $5.2 Billion"
The United States Marine Corps has completed its first live-fire exercise with its SkyHunter air defense system, the United States’ version of the Iron Dome. During the exercise, the system… Continue reading "U.S. Marine Corps Iron Dome Battery Completes First Live-Fire Exercise"
One of the most interesting companies at AUSA 2024’s Australian Industry pavilion was Canberra-based Kord Defence. The company manufactures programmable push-button controllers which can be attached to rifles. Soldiers can… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Kord Defence Controllers Save Seconds in the Heat of Battle"
As the US military prepares for conflict scenarios in the Pacific, logistics is one of the greatest challenges facing planners. Supplies must be transported across vast distances to small, forward-deployed… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Revolutionizing Resupply with Kaman’s KARGO UAV"
Producing systems such as the K9 155m self-propelled howitzer, K21 AFV (the “Redback” in Australian service), and the K239 Chunmoo MLRS, Hanwha stands out as one of the biggest names… Continue reading "AUSA 2024: Hanwha’s K9A2 and Future of Artillery"