Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $253 million contract to deliver 100 additional K9 self-propelled howitzers to India. According to a report from The Korea Herald, Hanwha will provide components to Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro for local production of the Vajra-T variant, following the completion of an initial 100-unit order in 2020. Under the new...
Category: National Security
QinetiQ Supplies Drone Target Solution for British Destroyer Capability Demonstration
QinetiQ featured its Banshee Whirlwind unmanned aerial vehicle at a live-fire exercise, Exercise Sharpshooter, to test the capability of the United Kingdom’s Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless to shoot down a drone swarm. The Banshee Whirlwind UAV is fitted with the company’s proprietary CASPA payload for enhanced stabilization and digital autopilot. Integrated GPS and digital...
NVIDIA Sees Another Surge in AI Server Chip in China
Orders for NVIDIA’s H20 server chips from Chinese tech companies reached $16 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Reuters reported, citing an article from The Information. The orders, which include those from ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent, come ahead of an anticipated potential U.S. ban. The H20 is the most advanced artificial intelligence chip still available to...
Sweden Debuts in NATO Air Patrol With UK’s RAF
Six Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft from the British Royal Air Force have joined Gripen jet fighters from the Swedish Air Force for their first NATO enhanced air policing mission since Sweden joined the alliance in 2024. The U.K. government said the RAF jets arrived in Poland on Wednesday to team up with their Swedish counterparts in...
France Bats for New EU Ammo Production Support Program
French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said France wants a new iteration of the European Union’s Act in Support of Ammunition Production, Defense News reported. The European Commission provided $540 million in funding ASAP to boost the supply of defense material among European allies. Lecornu disclosed Paris’ call for a new ASAP-like program in a...
Greece to Invest $27B in Military Overhaul, Prioritizes High-Tech Warfare
Greece has announced a $27 billion defense modernization plan over the next decade, focusing on advanced warfare technologies. According to an AP News report, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said a key element of the overhaul is the Achilles Shield air defense system, developed primarily in response to regional tensions with Turkey. He added that Greece...
Saab Expands EW Sensor Manufacturing Capability, Finland Presence With New Factory
Swedish defense firm Saab has inaugurated a new factory in Finland to mass-produce the Sirius Compact passive electronic warfare sensor. The facility has started large-batch manufacturing of the EW component, with customer deliveries expected to start within April. “Our product-focused research and development work enables efficient production and a product-driven business model. This enables fast...
More Chinese AI Technology Entities Land in US Blacklist
The United States government has added 80 new companies to its Entity List that threaten U.S. national security or foreign policy. Listed entities must secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport, or in-country transfer of items. The U.S. mission in China said the Bureau of Industry and Security‘s updated list includes 11 from China...
US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Weapons Procurement Network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Justice have imposed sanctions on six entities and two individuals in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China for procuring unmanned aerial vehicle components for Qods Aviation Industries, a key manufacturer of Iran’s drone program, and other industrial entities. The...
CFIUS Approves Cerebras Systems Shares Sale to UAE-Based AI Firm G42
Cerebras Systems, an American artificial intelligence chip developer, has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to sell shares to Group 42, Cerebras CEO and founder Andrew Feldman said. G42 is a Microsoft-backed AI company based in the United Arab Emirates. “We thank @POTUS for making America the best place...










