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UK surveillance and fire control specialist Chess Dynamics has launched a new image processor specifically designed for size- and weight-constrained applications, such as sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) drones and small tactical vehicles, the company announced on 22 April 2024. The Vision4ce Mini CHARM has been designed a powerful and flexible solution for electro-optical system […]

Babcock Canada and Roshel, an Ontario-headquartered manufacturer of special-purpose armoured vehicles, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaboratively explore opportunities to support the Canadian Armed Forces. Babcock has been active in the Canadian defence and security markets for over 16 years, while Roshel designs and manufactures a range of armoured vehicles for military […]

BAE Systems announced on 11 April 2024 that it has added Topaz Intelligence to its Modeling & Simulation Solutions (M&SS) portfolio to provide ‘intelligence as a service’, driving agile decision making for its customers. M&SS provides military customers with wargaming capabilities and operational readiness planning within the company’s Intelligence & Security sector. Topaz Intelligence was […]

Saab has appointed Mikael Adelsberg as chief digital officer and head of the new function Group Digitalisation, the company announced on 10 April 2024. Saab is adding the new group function responsible for digital development “in order to increase the speed of its digitalisation journey”, the company noted. It is also focused on meeting the […]

Amsterdam-based Franco-German joint venture KNDS has formally renamed its group companies Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter Systems with effect from 8 April 2024, the company announced the following day. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has become KNDS Deutschland, while Nexter Systems is now KNDS France. As part of the renamings, the names of the German, French, British, Italian and […]

The Brazilian Navy and Embraer have signed a partnership agreement for mutual support in research, development and innovation aimed at developing onboard surface search and coastal surveillance radars. The accord was signed on 2 April 2024 at the LAAD defence exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil. “We are proud to partner again with Embraer. This agreement […]

Rheinmetall has started building a new plant in Szeged, southern Hungary, that will be a production centre for both military and civilian products, thus expanding the company’s footprint in both Hungary and the EU as a whole. A ground-breaking ceremony for the site was held on 26 March 2024 and attended by several prominent guests, […]

Pensacola-based Paradigm Parachute & Defense announced its successful acquisition of ASR-Pioneer assets on 3 April 2024. The USD 2.25 million (EUR 2.08 million) acquisition includes all assets from Airlift Technologies International, Strong Enterprises, and ASR-Pioneer’s Mississippi-based operation. The acquisition totalled three quarters of all assets of ASR-Pioneer. “This is an exciting time of innovation and […]

Rheinmetall House in Bristol, UK, the newly acquired headquarters of Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems International (VSI) division, was officially opened on 27 March 2024 by Andy Start, CEO of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment & Support organisation. As Rheinmetall’s first divisional headquarters to be located outside of Germany, the VSI headquarters will focus on […]

Ian Bell has been appointed Group CEO of Pearson Engineering and daughter company Responsive Engineering as Craig Priday steps down as managing director of Pearson Engineering after 10 years in the role, the company reported on 27 March 2024. Priday’s tenure ends on 2 April 20224 after having led Pearson Engineering’s transition from a family-owned […]

Lockheed Martin and Navantia have extended their longstanding collaboration agreement, the two companies announced on 15 March 2024. The latest agreement, signed in Madrid by Lockheed Martin executives Chauncey McIntosh and Joe DePietro and Navantia executives Donato Martínez and José Manuel Mondéjar, will extend the current agreement by three years and allow the companies to […]

ELT Group and the Qatari armed forces have signed a letter of intention (LOI) to co-operate on strategic projects in the field of electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO), the company announced on 14 March 2024. The LoI was signed during the last Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX), held from 4 to 6 March […]

Embraer Defense & Security announced an agreement with ST Engineering on 14 March 2024 to jointly explore alternatives for future collaboration in key identified areas such as engineering, maintenance and support service activities for Embraer’s C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft in the Asia Pacific region. In addition, both companies will co-operate on products and services, […]

Northrop Grumman and Diehl Defence signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 12 March 2024 to formalise their collaboration in support of multi-layered integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) capabilities for Germany. The partnership aims to draw on Northrop Grumman’s expertise in developing the US Army’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) and combine this with […]

ESD recently conducted an interview with Selim Baybas, CEO and board member of Turkey’s Nurol Teknoloji: a specialist in the area of ballistic protection. ESD: Mr Baybas, what are the special capabilities of Nurol Teknoloji and what are your main products? Baybas: Our company is a leader in the field of advanced technical ceramics and […]

European missile house MBDA is continuing to adapt its processes in a complex geopolitical environment that is producing intensifying requirements from its customer base. Delivering the company’s annual press conference in Paris on 13 March 2024, MBDA CEO Eric Béranger noted that geopolitical events last year in the Middle East, such as the Hamas attack […]

France’s Naval Group has signed a joint development agreement with Tawazun Council and Marakeb Technologies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the development of a National Combat Management System (NCMS) for the UAE Navy through an extensive transfer of technology and know-how, the companies announced in a joint press release on 8 March 2024. […]

EDGE Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formalised a new joint venture (JV) agreement with Spain’s Indra Sistemas (Indra) on 4 March 2024. The agreement, signed at the Ministry of Defence in Madrid by EDGE Managing Director and CEO Hamad Al Marar and Indra CEO Jose Vicente de los Mozos, will see the new […]

Babcock announced on 5 March 2024 that it is creating more than 1,000 new jobs at its shipbuilding facility in Rosyth, Scotland, to support upcoming work such as the delivery of projects like the Type 31 frigate design and build programme. The new jobs, which will be generated over the next four years, will include […]

Turkey’s Aselsan and Qatari company Barzan Holdings signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at DIMDEX 2024, Qatar’s biennial maritime defence exhibition, which was held in Doha from 4-6 March. The MoUs signify further collaboration between Aselsan and Barzan Holdings on possible future agreements for the procurement of Aselsan solutions and services by the Qatari end […]

UK-based Babcock International Group and Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) have signed a collaboration agreement to offer capabilities across the land domain, Babcock announced on 5 March 2024. The agreement, which will have an initial focus on mortar systems, brings together the companies’ skills, technology, products and integrated solutions to pursue opportunities in defence markets […]