Category: ISR / Space
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News Date: 25 September 2026 Recent satellite imagery indicates that North Korea has begun construction activity on two additional naval vessels, with work observed on both the eastern and western coasts. The development provides a further indicator of Pyongyang’s continuing emphasis on naval modernisation, although the final configuration and operational role of the vessels remain…
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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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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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China’s Ministry of National Defense has stated that PLA naval and air forces monitored the passage of the New Zealand frigate HMNZS Te Mana and replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa through the Taiwan Strait. New Zealand had previously confirmed the transit itself. China’s statement indicates that the vessels were tracked throughout their passage, although the specific…