Concept Shapers, established in 1988 is a designer and provider of Rugged electronic equipment. The company provides rugged systems to a variety of DRDO labs and Private Sector industries. The company operates offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore Mechanical and Electronic Designs, Manufacturing, Integration and Testing for development and production activities. Rugged systems testing is provided with its in-house environmental and EMI pre-compliance test facilities. Its new state of the art facilities at Hyderabad having a working space of 40,000 sq ft. This facility incorporates Design, Analysis, Manufacturing CNC machines and Environmental Test Lab.
Concept Shapers
Zeus Numerix
Zeus Numerix is a computer aided engineering company specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Electromagnetics, Computational Structural Mechanics, Dynamics and Controls. Backed by a group of technically strong domain experts and developers, Zeus designs, develops, customizes products and offers services to customers in India and abroad. Defense related activities include aeronautics, automotive, marine and nuclear applicationsThe company has also performed R&D work for various departments of the Indian Government such as defense, nuclear and power. The company is based in Mumbai, India.
AARJAY INTERNATIONAL
Aarjay International PVT. Ltd., an India based electronic and electromechanical components has partnered with U.S. based Elkay International in offering one-stop source for branded, critical electronic and electromechanical components, systems and instruments. The group offers components in RF & Microwave, Wireline & Wireless, Optical and Electromechanical, as well as for Test & Measuring Instruments, addressing the Military & Space Electronics, Avionics, Aerospace market. Established in 1992 the group has also added an operating branch in the Netherlands and Hong Kong, to handle its European and Far Eastern activities. In India Aarjay operates offices in strategic business locations including Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune.
European Defense Update
Following are excerpts from recent news articles published ib Defense-Update, covering the European defense market. The countries included in this report are: Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Hungary | Ireland | Italy | Kroatia | Latvia | Lithuania | Netherlands | NATO | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Serbia | Slovenia | Sweden | Switzerland. For an insight into each of the countries, click on the country name for a detailed report listing the 10 recent news items for that specific country.
Canada’s Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle Program
The Tactical Armored Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) is a component of the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) Land Combat Vehicles and Systems (LCVS) program, addressing the renewal of Canada’s Land Forces’ core equipment platforms, as stated in the Canada First Defence Strategy.
According to the DND, the current Canadian fleet of soft-skinned and older light armored vehicles are no longer capable of meeting current and future requirements for mobility, ergonomics, information and intelligence sharing, and the ability to deliver integrated lethal and non-lethal effects. In addition, they fail to provide an adequate level of protection against current and emerging threats. While some success has been realized through extensive protection enhancements in mitigating the various threats, the vehicles have now reached their certified gross vehicle weight limits and therefore their potential for further upgrades. All these fleets are now either approaching or at their limits of viable economic and technical upgrade.
The project is aimed to deliver a wheeled combat vehicle that will fulfill a wide variety of roles domestically and on the battlefield, including but not limited to reconnaissance and surveillance, security, command and control, cargo, and armoured personnel carrier. It will have a high degree of tactical mobility and provide a very high degree of survivability to its crew.
According to Dave Pugliese, or the Otawa Citizen, six teams are planning to participate in the C$ 1 billion LAV replacement program, providing up to 600 combat vehicles to replacing the RG-31 Armored Patrol Vehicle (ASV) and Coyote Armored Reconnaissance Vehicles currently operated with the Canadian forces.
Among the six are three U.S. companies – Textron Marine and Land Systems, offering the Mobile Survivable Vehicle, an outgrowth of the M-1117 Armored Security Vehicle operating with the U.S. Army, Oshkosh Corporation, teamed with GDLS Canada are offering the M-ATV, and Force Protection Industries, teamed with the Canadian company, supporting the Cougar 4×4 and 6×6 and, with possible proposal of the Ocelot which recently won a British MOD order for a light patrol vehicle.
Two international subsidiaries of BAE Systems – Hägglunds of Sweden and OMC of South Africa are offering different vehicles for Canada’s TAPV program – the 6×6 Alligator (formerly SEP) is offered by Hägglunds while BAE Systems Land Systems OMC, is offering an upgraded RG-31 Mk5EM to replace the Canadian RG-31s.
The company also offers the much heavier RG-35 RPU. From France comes Nexter Systems of France is offering the Aravis. The Thales group has pulled out of the competition, after realizing the Canadians are aiming at smaller vehicle than their Bushmaster.
Cobham plc
Cobham has four divisions employing more than 11,000 people on five continents, with customers and partners in over 100 countries and annual revenue of some £1.9bn / US$3 billion.
Aviation pioneer Sir Alan Cobham founded the Company in 1934 as an air-to-air refuelling specialist and Cobham is still the world leader in this field. Through a combination of organic growth and the acquisition of more than 50 companies, the Group’s capabilities are now increasingly focused around C4ISR and safety and survival.
Cobham Mission Equipment is a systems integration business. The company’s include air-to-air refuelling (AAR), systems, of which more than 1,000 systems have been delivered for buddy-buddy refuelling, tactical and strategic tanking for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. The company has also developed Unmanned Air vehicle (UAV) air refuelling capability.
In the avionics field, Cobham offers a range of weapons carriage and release equipment, including missile launchers, cryogenic cooling for missile seekers, pneumatic missile fin actuation and wing store carriers, bomb ejection, defensive aids, chaff and flare systems.
The division is also offering Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robots, through a range of unmanned ground systems and robots serving international homeland security and military markets, with more than 700 systems delivered to 55 countries.
Other fields of activity include Avionics & Surveillance, defense systems and Aviation services.
Wescam MX-10
The 37 pound MX-10 stands less than 14 inches tall and is engineered without a separate control electronics box or an external vibration isolator. The turret is capable of simultaneous HD digital video, NTSC or PAL analog video outputs, and is compatible with all existing MX-Series command and control, moving map, SLASS and radar interfaces.
This commonality promotes a faster transition period, and ease of use for customers who decide to switch current MX fitted fleets over to the smaller MX-10 turret offering. Similar to larger MX-Series products, the MX-10 can incorporate up to six sensors. Infra-red, color and electron-multiplied CCD imaging sensors can be combined with a laser rangefinder, pointer and illuminator for maximum mission performance.
KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann)
Germany based Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) is a leading European manufacturer of armored, wheeled and tracked vehicles. With locations in Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and the USA the company employs over 3,400 employees. The armored vehicles produced by KMW are in use with the armed forces of over 30 nations worldwide.
Rheinmetall defence
Part German based Rheinmetall Group, Rheinmetall Defence provides defense and security systems for the domestic and international market.
Last year, Rheinmetall Defence’s 9,300 employees generated annual sales of 1.9 billion. As a top European supplier of army technology, we offer an extensive array The company’s portfolio includes a wide range of military hardware, enhancing mobility, reconnaissance communications and networking capabilities, lethality, survivability of military forces.
Rheinmetall Defence is structured into six divisions including land systems, air-defense, weapons and munitions, propellants, C4ISTAR and simulation & training. Each division manages several subsidiaries or joint ventures established in key markets, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, U.S., South Africa, Canada, Norway, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands.
In 2009 Rheinmetall Defence’s 9,300 employees generated annual sales of 1.9 billion Euros.
Oshkosh Defense
Oshkosh Defense, a subsidiary of specialty truck manufacturer Oshkosh Corporation, designs, builds and sustains military vehicles for on-road and off-road use. Current products include the M-ATV armored, mine protected vehicle, and a family of medium and heavy trucks including the FMTV, MTVR, LVSR, HEMMT and HET vehicles, providing the logistical backbone of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as chassis for special mission vehicles
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defence and security company with approximately 100,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.
BAE Systems is active our home markets of Australia, India, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Its U.S. operations are grouped under BAE Systems, Inc., which comprises the group’s US-based businesses including Land & Armaments; Electronic Solutions; Intelligence & Security; Platform Solutions and Support Solutions.
BAE Systems’ Programmes and Support comprises the group’s UK-based military air and information business, maritime activities and the activities of the Detica security business.
The company’s also established joint ventures and partnerships in key international markets, including BAE Systems Australia – providing through-life capability partner to the Australian Defence Force (ADF); In Saudi Arabia, CS&S International is responsible for BAE’s long-term presence in the local market. BAE Systems has a 37.5% stake in the European missile company MBDA and, through its holdings at Saab, offering a wide portfolio of products and services for military and civil security.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company offering aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. The company’s four operating divisions include Aerospace systems providing manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile systems and advanced technologies critical to the nation’s security; Electronics Systems, developing and producing airborne radar, navigation, electronic countermeasures, precision weapons, airspace management, space payloads, marine and naval systems, communications, biodefense etc. Information Systems – a provider of advanced information solutions for defense, intelligence, civil agencies and commercial customers. Northrop Grumman’s Shipbuilding is the world’s leading military shipbuilder, and the U.S. sole industrial designer and builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The company’s Technical Services division is focused on life cycle solutions and long-term technical services supporting the company’s customers globally.
Northrop Grumman is employing 120,000 personnel, primarily in the U.S.
General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a leading U.S. defense company operating four main business segments. Aerospace designs, develops, manufacturers and services a comprehensive offering of advanced business-jet aircraft. Combat Systems is a global leader in producing, supporting and sustaining land and expeditionary combat systems for the U.S. military and its allies. Marine Systems designs, builds and supports submarines and a variety of surface ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. The Information Systems and Technology group offers a breadth and depth of technology and service capabilities that support a wide range of government and commercial needs, including systems integration expertise; hardware and software products; and engineering, management and support services. The company employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lockheed Martin is a global security company headquartered at Bethesda, MD, U.S.A. The majority of its business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. federal government agencies. Lockheed Martin is the largest provider of IT services, systems integration, and training to the U.S. Government. The company also provides defense systems and services to international government customers.
Its main operations segments include Aeronautics, covering tactical aircraft, airlift, and aeronautical research and development; Electronic Systems covers missiles and fire control, naval systems, platform integration, simulation and training and energy programs. Other fields of activities include Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), covering military C4I and federal services, government and commercial IT solutions while space activities complete the lines of business with space launch, commercial satellites, government satellites, and strategic missiles. The company employs about 133,000 people worldwide.
Skunk Works and XTEND Simplify Multi-Drone Command
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From Ukraine to Taiwan: The Global Race to Dominate the New Defense Tech Frontier
As traditional defense primes face mounting competition from agile “neoprimes” such as Anduril, Palantir and Helsing, the balance of innovation is shifting toward software-defined warfare and scalable, dual-use technologies, while global industry consolidation—marked by Boeing’s integration of Spirit AeroSystems and other strategic mergers—signals an intensified race to secure control over the defense technology value chain. Our Defense-Tech weekly report highlights these trends.
Europe’s “Drone Wall”
In early October 2025, a coordinated wave of unmanned aerial system (UAS) incursions—widely attributed to Russia—targeted critical infrastructure across at least ten European nations. The unprecedented campaign exposed the fragility of Europe’s air defenses...
Weekly Defense Update & Global Security Assessment
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The past week (September 18-25, 2025) represents an inflection point where strategic defense concepts have transitioned from doctrine to tangible reality. An analysis of global events reveals four primary, interconnected trends shaping an...
U.S. Air and Space Forces Push Next-Gen Programs at the AS&C 2025 Conference and...
At the 2025 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders unveiled major updates on next-generation fighters, bombers, unmanned systems, and space initiatives, highlighting both rapid innovation and critical readiness challenges as the services race to outpace global competitors. A short version is available here, with a more detailed version for subscribers.
TADTE 2025: Reflecting Taiwan’s Strategic Themes
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) 2025 crystallized around four dominant strategic themes that collectively illustrate Taiwan's comprehensive approach to defense modernization amid escalating regional tensions. Based on a detailed report by Pleronix (available upon request). Includes a Podcast discussion on TADTE 2025's highlighting Taiwan's four strategic themes beyond the post's coverage.
Iron Beam 450 Completes Testing, Soon to Join With Operational Air Defense Units
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