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5 February

Arms

Tomahawk Missile: Long-Range Power at Sea Explained

The Tomahawk missile is designed to deliver reach without risk, and this guide breaks down what makes it a reliable long-range precision weapon.

5 February

Business

Inder Singh Bisht

Hensoldt Secures Digital Optronics Contracts for German Armored Vehicles

KNDS has contracted Hensoldt to supply digital optronic systems for German armored personnel carriers and main battle tanks.

5 February

Commentary

Andrew Erskine

Is Canada’s Artillery Modernization Headed for the Same Pitfalls as the F-35?

Canada risks repeating the F-35 mistake: its artillery requirements are shaping the winner before the competition even begins.

5 February

Technology

Giulia Bernacchi

Shield AI, ST Engineering Explore Hivemind Autonomy Software Integration

Shield AI and Singapore’s ST Engineering have signed an agreement to explore the integration of Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software.

5 February

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

India Opens Fifth-Gen Fighter Program to Private Industry, Sidelines HAL

India has shortlisted three consortia comprising domestic private and public-sector firms to develop the country’s first fifth-generation fighter aircraft, effectively excluding state-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from the program.

5 February

Europe

A Special Operations Forces Command soldier wearing satellite communications equipment.

Giulia Bernacchi

Germany Eyes Long-Term Plan for Military Space Capabilities

Germany is considering a wide range of military space investments as part of a long-term plan to strengthen its position in orbit.

5 February

Technology

Two F-16 fighter jets flying in formation above the clouds, connected via a highlighted MANET data link for networked targeting and situational awareness.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

F-16s Unlock Breakthrough Networked Targeting in Flight Test

America’s F-16 fighter jets took battlefield awareness to the next level with networked targeting powered by Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Networked Targeting Pod.

5 February

Europe