This year’s edition of the MSPO defense industry show in Kielce, Poland was dominated by major programs, including the country’s efforts to secure 32 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks, and mid- and short-range air defense systems.
The British government's Future Capability Group wants to identify future military requirements of unmanned ground vehicles through a series of trials.
Navy leaders are concerned about increased Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic and Chinese submarine activity in the Pacific. The U.S. homeland is no longer a sanctuary from such threats, they warn.
The force is also looking for ways to incorporate advanced technology like artificial intelligence and robotics to more quickly make decisions across multiple domains of operations.
An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators claim.