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Defense-Update Weekly Summary
Dive into the latest global defense and military technology developments with Defense-Update Weekly News. Visit Defense-Update to dive deeper in this week's news:
Highlights:
New Russian EO/IR payload for drones
Ukraine's "Dragon's Breath" FPV drones
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Kongsberg secures $95 Million JSM Order from Australia
The Norwegian KONGSBERG Defense company secured a $95 million contract to supply Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for Australia's F-35A aircraft, enhancing the country's long-range strike capabilities. Australia joins Norway, Japan, and the United States...
WB Group Debuts Warmate 50 One Way Attack Drone at MSPO
Polish defense technology company WB Group unveiled many new systems at the MSPO 2024 exhibition, emphasizing broadening its activities across many new fields. The company unveiled two new long-range drones: WARMATE 50, capable of...
Defense Update Weekly Report – 30.8.2024
The following are recent defense updates from the previous week. A concise version of this report is also available in the Defense-Brief podcast.
Main topics in this report
Russia-Ukraine War
Land Warfare News
Aerospace News
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Countering the UAS Threat
The ongoing wars in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and the Middle East have emphasized drones as a new and rapidly changing tool of warfare. First manifested in the US war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the...
