Accurate sensors are critical for armor units under fire
Maneuver formations face multifaceted threats that include kinetic force-on-force and non-kinetic effects such as electronic warfare.
"Having a manufacturing complex in Australia will enable production of solid rocket motors for ourselves, firstly and then ultimately, from an export perspective, to our allies and partners around the world. And there is, at the moment, an inability to meet that demand," David Goodrich, Anduril Australia CEO, told Breaking Defense.
Thales Australia, a subsidiary of the French parent, will manufacture rocket motors and warheads for Lockheed Martin’s GMLRS missiles produced in the Lucky Country.
An Egyptian government spokesperson said that the agreement "comes in light of the work policy of the Ministry Of Military Production, which is based on openness to cooperation with specialized international companies working in various industrial fields."
“Requirements in the market are changing dramatically thanks to Elon Musk and SpaceX,” Aaron Brosnan, president of Thales subsidiary Tampa Microwave, said in an interview.
Thales, Dassault Aviation and MBDA all conducted their annual investor events over the last two weeks, with the three firms collectively announcing revenues of €27.7 billion ($30.3 billion) in 2023, a massive haul for France’s defense sector.
The companies said they aim to work together on cyber defenses and other “critical [defense] systems” to strengthen Europe’s defense industrial base.
The war in Ukraine has emphasized the need to defend against “a wide spectrum of threats,” company exec Christophe Salomon told Breaking Defense.
Eurodrone is a four-nation European consortium, involving Germany, France, Spain and Italy, which aims to develop an unmanned aerial system for operation in a non-segregated airspace.
Letters from the Netherlands Ministry of Defense to Parliament, obtained by Breaking Defense, offer details of the frigate plans, including what guns they hope to host.
The French Ministry of Defense declined to tell Breaking Defense whether the "new standard" referred to a full MkIII upgrade or a less ambitious plan.