Author: Intelligence World
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Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, the Fincantieri-Leonardo joint venture, has signed a contract worth approximately €3.7 billion, including options, for the development, construction and initial support of two DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. The programme is intended to provide a major increase in fleet-level air and missile defence capability and represents one of the most significant…
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Saab and the Canadian Defence Investment Agency have signed a non-binding term sheet establishing the framework for negotiations on a potential Canadian acquisition of the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control system. The prospective programme concerns six aircraft. No final procurement contract has yet been signed. If completed, the acquisition would substantially strengthen Canada’s airborne…
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India’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited for 160 SAT-SAAW stand-off anti-airfield weapons and associated support. The weapon, developed by DRDO, is designed for precision attacks against airfield infrastructure from stand-off range. The Indian Ministry of Defence identifies Jaguar, Hawk and Su-30MKI aircraft among the platforms capable of employing the…
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KNDS and Aerix Systems have announced cooperation to mature and industrialise the AXS-μ1 drone interceptor for integration into the TARGAS DSP10 counter-UAS architecture. The system combines electronic warfare, including the Raptor 2 component, with an autonomous hit-to-kill interceptor designed particularly for FPV-class threats. Production is planned from 2027. The programme illustrates the European shift toward…
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US F-35 aircraft are expected to participate for the first time in India’s multinational Tarang Shakti 2026 air exercise, scheduled to begin at Jodhpur on 26 September. The deployment introduces a fifth-generation combat aircraft into one of India’s largest multinational air exercises and provides an additional indicator of expanding operational interoperability between the Indian Air…
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The United States has informed Estonia that a new rotational military unit will arrive in November, restoring the US presence following the departure of the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment. According to the Estonian Ministry of Defence, the incoming unit will be broadly comparable in size and capability to the formation withdrawn earlier in the…
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Up to 12 British companies will receive controlled access to Ukraine’s Avengers Labs battlefield dataset to train and test artificial-intelligence models for unmanned systems. The dataset contains imagery and video collected by Ukrainian UAS using daylight and thermal sensors, together with sensor information derived from more than six million detections of objects including tanks, artillery,…
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The British government will provide closed-door threat briefings to senior representatives from defence companies and operators of critical national infrastructure on security threats associated with Russia. The initiative covers risks including cyber activity, sabotage, disinformation and hostile activity conducted directly or through proxies. The measure represents a practical extension of the UK threat assessment into…
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The United States is moving to commit the remaining funds from a $400 million Ukraine assistance package, but the equipment covered does not include Patriot air-defence interceptors. Initial deliveries include offensive weapons and equipment as well as spare parts for armoured vehicles. The absence of additional Patriot interceptors is operationally significant as Ukraine continues to…
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Ukrainian forces have reported using unmanned ground vehicles to clear approximately 30 kilometres of routes during operations in the Lyman sector. According to Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps, the systems were employed around Shandryholove during Operation Vivaldi and supported route-clearing activity over two nights. The employment of UGVs for combat-engineering tasks illustrates the continued expansion of…