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13 May

AUKUS Taps H&B Defence for Nuclear Submarine Support

Arms firm H&B Defence was chosen to identify Australian companies that can support the supply chain for AUKUS' submarine and aircraft carrier program.

13 May

AI-WASP (Warfare Adaptive Swarm Platform) project.

Giulia Bernacchi

Patria to Lead European Consortium for New AI-Powered Software System

Patria will lead a European consortium in developing AI-driven software through the AI-WASP (Warfare Adaptive Swarm Platform) project.

13 May

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Greenlights ‘Spider’ UGV Utility for Armed Forces

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has permitted the use of the domestically built “Spider” unmanned ground vehicle for the military.

13 May

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Delivers First H145 Helicopter for British Military Ops in Brunei, Cyprus

The UK Ministry of Defence has received the first of six H145 helicopters that will support British troops deployed in Brunei and Cyprus.

13 May

The BNS Brugge (M942) City-class mine countermeasures vessel

Rojoef Manuel

Kership Launches Third Belgian Navy City-Class MCM Vessel

French company Kership has launched the third City-class mine countermeasures vessel for the Belgian Navy in Lorient.

13 May

A soldier wearing a camouflaged uniform appears to be demonstrating how to carry the Piorun portable missile launching system. He has the equipment resting on his right shoulder, pointing it to the upper left side of the image.

Christine Casimiro

Belgium to Acquire Man-Portable Air Defense Systems From Poland

Belgium is enhancing the country’s defense with a planned acquisition of 200 to 300 Piorun man-portable air defense systems from Poland.

12 May

French Armed Forces and THeMIS UGV in iMUGS demonstration.

Inder Singh Bisht

EU Funds Next Round of European Unmanned Ground System Project

The European Defence Fund has approved funding for the follow-up of the iMUGS (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) project to develop next-generation multipurpose unmanned ground systems.

12 May

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman and the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force, Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti, sign a Statement of Understanding aimed at intensifying mutual collaboration in the crucial sector of space security, May 8, 2025.

Juster Domingo

US, Italy Sign Joint Space Security Deal

The US has signed a statement of understanding with Italy to expand mutual collaboration in the space security sector.

12 May

Inder Singh Bisht

Denmark to Buy Ukraine-Made Weapons Using Russian Assets

Denmark will procure arms and ammunition worth around 830 million euros ($934 million) from the Ukrainian defense industry in 2025 using frozen Russian assets.

12 May