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The conglomerate’s CEO and managing director, Mansour AlMulla, sat down on day one of IDEX to explain his corporate strategy in an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense.
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Breaking Defense reporters Ashley Roque and Agnes Helou break down what they saw at IDEX 2023 day one.
By Aaron MehtaNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
Tightening relations with US organizations to develop next-gen technology is part of an overall business strategy to try and develop a suite of future-focused weapons, according to Eytan Eshel, IAI’s executive vice president for R&D, technology and innovation.
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Hundreds of companies from dozens of countries are showing off their latest tech and weapons systems in the United Arab Emirates.
By Lee Ferran
B-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
Technological advancements are key to keeping pace with customer demands and evolving threat landscapes.
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Dave Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the San Diego-based global leader in remotely piloted aircraft, underscores the importance of the security relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
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“It’s been a little bit slower than we would have liked… but I think their view is they really want to get to the single vehicle counter UAS, and then they want to proliferate that worldwide,” said Michael Coulter, the president of Leonardo DRS International.
By Ashley Roque
BAE Systems’ LR-PGK: The Superior Anti-Jam Solution
Going the distance to defeat emerging jam threats.
Russian defense companies aren’t officially listed as participating in the Abu Dhabi-based IDEX 2023 expo but will be in a “separate pavilion.”
By Agnes Helou
“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it’s really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.
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A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security
A VTOL system with no stick or rudder plus beyond line-of-sight ISR meets the demands of the UAE and its Middle East neighbors.
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According to the Congressional Research Service, due to its modular design and increased throw weight, the Sentinel ICBM could be equipped “with two or three warheads to meet the international security environment.”
By Theresa Hitchens
In a growing closeness once unthinkable for the historical rivals, Israel and some Gulf nations, especially the UAE, have made significant strides in defense cooperation ever since the Abraham Accords were signed in 2020.
By Lee Ferran
An AUKUS announcement is “imminent,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said. “We’re in conversation with both the UK and the US around the manner in which that is ultimately announced.”
By Colin Clark
For something like a small UAS, “instead of taking years to develop [a design] it takes months, and instead of taking weeks to manufacture by laying out carbon fiber, we take hours to assemble,” Divergent CEO Kevin Czinger told Breaking Defense.
By Aaron Mehta
A new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
Giving excess fighter jets to Ukraine now will help ensure its safety in the future – but the NATO nations should have strings attached, write Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake.
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake