Monthly Archive: Giugno 2022

Ukraine War Points to Future Space-Enabled Wars

Ukraine War Points to Future Space-Enabled Wars

Is the conflict in Ukraine the first fully-enabled, multidomain ‘space war’? Perhaps – but not in the way that some might expect. Tim Robinson reports from the UK MoD’s Defence Space Conference, held on 10-11 May at the IET in London.

What does it mean to ‘operationalise space‘? Dense an…

KMW Picks Rolls-Royce Drivetrain for Tracked Boxer AFV

KMW Picks Rolls-Royce Drivetrain for Tracked Boxer AFV

MTU engines from Rolls-Royce deliver the power for an innovative modular tracked vehicle concept that Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is presenting at the Eurosatory defence technology trade fair (13 to 17 June 2022 in Paris).

‘BOXER tracked’ is the basis for a completely new family of tracked vehic…

Swiss Air Force Test-Flies Hermes 900 Drone in Swiss Air Space

Swiss Air Force Test-Flies Hermes 900 Drone in Swiss Air Space

BERN — This morning, shortly after 7 a.m., the new reconnaissance drone for the Swiss army completed its maiden flight in Emmen. With the successful test flight, the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15) takes another important milestone.

After the successful roll tests in May 2022, the first…

Lithuania to Acquire Two Patrol Boats from Finland

Lithuania to Acquire Two Patrol Boats from Finland

On June 15, Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas and Minister of Defence of Finland Annti Kaikkonen met in Brussels to sign a Letter of Intent to continue the negations on acquisition of two Jehu-class patrol boats from Finland for the Lithuanian Navy.

The fast patrol boats are aimed t…

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