Baykar vows to produce military drones at Piaggio sites in Italy
Italian enterprise minister Adolfo Urso said the deal ensured “a great future for a company that has had a glorious past, an icon of Made in Italy.”
Europe
US vendors tussle over Norway’s maritime-surveillance drone business
Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are vying for a deal, as U.S. manufacturers fear losing prominence in Europe.
Patria, Kongsberg team up to fasten weapons on Nordic troop rides
Kongsberg's Protector remote weapons stations is slated for integration into Patria's Common Armoured Vehicle System, or CAVS.
US Army leaning into launched effects for modernized battlefield
The Army is rapidly pursuing launched effects to deliver surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, network and lethal capabilities to a modern force.
Canada’s ban on Israeli arms sales baffles industry
The association representing Canadian defense firms says it is in the dark about the status of equipment exports to Israel.
Saab to expand US footprint with new munitions facility
Saab is in the process of selecting a site, having issued a request for proposals. Six states are in the running.
Pentagon inks dozens of cloud contract orders, more in the pipeline
Cloud is often seen as a means to get the right data to the right people at the right time — a pillar of Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
Boeing CEO to depart as part of broader leadership shakeup
Boeing is the fifth-largest company in the world based on defense revenue.
France, Germany divvy up workload for next-generation tank
The agreement for the Main Ground Combat System caps years of wrangling over national preferences for the two main industry actors.
Defense spending bill has some Ukraine aid, multiyear munitions buys
Congress released the text of the $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, which includes some Ukraine aid and funding for multiyear munitions contracts.
UK teams with McLaren Formula 1 racers with eye on electrifying fleet
On the battlefield, electric vehicles provide more efficient fleets and reduce the need to resupply them with fuel.
