Finnish firm Patria presents a prototype future armored personnel carrier on June 18, 2024 at Eurosatory in Paris. (Andrew White / Breaking Defense) EUROSATORY 2024 — The war in Ukraine has stretched military stockpiles in Europe and North America to their limits, forcing NATO to demand member states pursue multi-national projects and procurements...

US Army air defenders with Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, reloads ammo during a M-SHORAD live fire on Feb. 9, 2023, at Grafenwoehr. (US Army photos by Pfc. Yesenia Cadavid) EUROSATORY — The US Army is planning to replace the Longbow Hellfire missile launcher currently installed on Stryker-based M-SHORAD systems, but...

The view overlooking one of three major halls at Eurosatory 2024 in Paris. (Breaking Defense) EUROSATORY 2024 — The massive European defense show Eurosatory is already nearing its halfway point, but that’s apparently not too late to introduce French courtroom drama related to the controversial ban on Israeli firms here. This morning a commerce court...

Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces. (Photo: Theresa Hitchens) PRAGUE — Recognizing the importance of space to prosecuting the conflicts of today and tomorrow, the Czech military chief has put access to satellite imagery, and artificial intelligence to help sift through it, on his wish list for new space capabilities....

The ability of computer vision to analyze data in real time and understand what’s in an image will help create new CONOPS. (AeroVironment photo) Adding these technological capabilities to robotic systems of all sorts will completely change the way analysts work with sensor feeds and images. We discussed this boon to autonomy with AeroVironment’s Scott...

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) steam alongside off the coast of Hawaii. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy/Released) WASHINGTON — The Navy and Marine Corps’ top officers announced today they signed off on new...