Defence`s Feeds

Key Points Human operators will train artificial intelligence during naval missions The partnership is intended to develop machine-learning technology to augment critical defence systems The US Navy (USN) is partnering with Indiana University (IU) to increase artificial intelligence usage in

US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn said on 1 February that the United States is "officially putting Iran on notice" in the wake of a ballistic missile test and an attack on a Saudi frigate off Yemen. Speaking to journalists at the White House, Flynn said the ballistic missile test

The Mistral and Tonnerre BPC (bâtiment de projection et de commandment) ships are the French Navy's new 21,300t amphibious assault, command and power projection ships.

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FORAN is developed and maintained by SENER Ingeniera y Sistemas SA, the largest private and independent engineering company in Spain, with more than 45 years of experience in ship design, which ensures that the final product is truly an effective too…

The Australian Government has invested $1.7m in funding to develop and demonstrate new technologies that would help improve the country's defence capability.

CFM International Inc has signed a deal worth $1.96bn to supply replenishment spares for the F108 turbofan engines that power aircraft operated by the US Navy and Air Force.

AYESAŞ is a solution provider for naval hardware and software including design, development, testing, manufacturing and integration.

L-3 MAPPS is a leading global supplier of integrated marine control systems and simulation products for warships, submarines and high-end ocean-going commercial vessels worldwide.

Navies of the US, the UK, Australia and France have successfully conducted the multilateral maritime exercise Unified Trident in the international waters of the Persian Gulf.

The US Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has recently demonstrated the capability of the Spike missile at China Lake in California, US.

Argentine minister of defence Julio Martínez announced on 1 February that, following discussions with President Mauricio Macri, the government decided to suspend purchasing a new fighter aircraft to replace Lockheed Martin (McDonnell Douglas) A-4AR Fightinghawks. The Argentine Air Force

Argentine Navy icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar is due to start sailing trials 10 years after it almost sank owing to a fire while returning from Antarctica. The ship's repair took much longer than expected owing to budget delays, discussions of modernising the ship, and because it had

Spanish shipbuilder Construcciones Navales Paulino Freire has signed a contract to build an oceanographic survey ship for Saudi Arabia. Initial contacts got under way in 2015, when the company was asked to draw up plans and specifications for the proposed survey vessel. Now Vigo, Spain-based Freire

EVENT Martin Schulz's recent bid for the German chancellorship slightly increases the possibility of an SPD-led centre-left government following the general election in September 2017. On 29 January, the centre-left Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands: SPD) nominated

Communications and defence electronics company Harris Corporation published its second quarter results on 2 February, showing a 2% fall in organic revenue. Sales, adjusted to take account of the company's recent divestitures, totalled USD1.7 billion in the quarter. Operating income also fell to

German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch has unveiled a modular rifle, the HK433, chambered in 5.56x45 mm. It will be proposed to the Bundeswehr as a replacement for the currently issued G36 rifle. This is the fourth rifle family being offered by the Oberndorf-based manufacturer after the

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its ADA anti-GPS jamming system on 31 January, saying it recently won an Israeli Ministry of Defense contract to integrate into one of the "main platforms" of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). It added that the ADA system has already been integrated

Indian company Tata Power has acquired the military sensor business activities of another Tata firm Nelco, it was announced on 2 February. In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange Tata Power said that it has now "completed formalities" for the acquisition after entering an agreement to

The keel of the US Navy's (USN's) third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer, the future USS Lyndon B Johnson (DDG 1002), was laid on 30 January at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. Captain Kevin Smith, the DDG 1000 program manager, said in a statement that the future vessel