General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. said it successfully integrated third-party mission autonomy software into its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, completing the platform’s first semi-autonomous airborne mission.
Italy’s parliament has approved an almost €9 billion funding plan for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint fighter jet project with Britain and Japan whose projected early-phase costs have more than tripled from initial estimates.
India’s Ministry of Defence said on 12 February that the government’s Defence Acquisition Council had cleared the purchase of 114 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation for 3.25 trillion rupees, or around €30.2 billion.
Hensoldt and Helsing have signed a strategic partnership to develop AI-enabled combat air systems within a sovereign European technology architecture, aimed at strengthening the security of Western democracies amid significant geopolitical change.
Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a nine-month extension of its Aegis Sustainment Program for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided missile destroyers.
The Netherlands will extend by six months its deployment of unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones in Romania, where they contribute to the defence of NATO’s eastern flank, the Ministry of Defence said.
Allied Command Operations (ACO), responsible for the planning and execution of all NATO exercises, activities and operations, began Arctic Sentry on 11 February.
United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle has released new Fighting Instructions introducing a “Hedge Strategy” aimed at preparing the fleet for an increasingly unpredictable and contested global security environment.
Israel Ministry of Defense said the David’s Sling weapon system has successfully completed a complex series of tests as part of a future threat readiness upgrade.
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Roketsan to collaborate on future opportunities involving integrated defence capabilities in selected markets.
Naval Group has taken a 20% stake in cortAIx France, the artificial intelligence accelerator created by Thales, in a move aimed at strengthening sovereign and cyber-secure AI for critical defence systems.
More U.S. stealth fighter jets moved closer to the Middle East on February 9, as six F-35A Lightning II aircraft landed at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom after crossing the Atlantic.
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