The Australian Navy plans to order up to 100 MK 54 lightweight torpedoes to equip is new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and the P-8A Poseidon Increment 2 Maritime Patrol and Response aircraft. The $83 million planned order reported yesterday by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) amounts 100 MK 54 torpedoes, 13 exercise rounds and recoverable exercise torpedoes. Australian navy is already using the Mk 54 torpedo on other platforms.
Elbit Systems Introduces a New Tactical UAS: the Hermes 650 Spark
Elbit Systems has rolled out the Hermes 650 Spark, the latest addition to its Hermes family of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Spark is designed to be the contemporary successor to the long-serving Hermes 450, aiming to modernize UAS fleets that currently consist of mixed 450/900 models or are exclusively equipped with the 450 variants.