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At EnforceTac 2026 in Nuremberg, SwissP Defence presented SHATTER4K, a newly developed ammunition solution for use against small and medium-sized unmanned aerial systems (UAS). SHATTER4K was developed and tested at the company’s headquarters in Thun, Switzerland. SwissP Defence builds on more than 160 years of Swiss ammunition expertise dating back to 1863. The sharp increase in the availability of commercial and military drones has led to a huge rise in demand for a reliable, scalable and immediately deployable solution for combating unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). Electronic systems such as jammers and similar devices are important, but kinetic solutions are a…

Late last year, I had a conversation with Connie Walters, CPO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (pictured above), about the mindsets and capabilities of those who work in procurement and how they must evolve if the function is to prosper. She put across the concept of needing to populate the function with business leaders with procurement skill sets. Instead of viewing the team as a support function, CPOs should cultivate a mindset where those in procurement see themselves as business leaders first, using functional expertise as a tool to drive outcomes. We agreed that it would make an excellent topic of conversation…

When it comes to regrets, even the greatest athletes have a few. For some of the GOATs of the sports world, those moments of self-reflection have helped shape the trajectory of their impressive careers. Just ask U.S. soccer icon Landon Donovan. “Yeah!” Donovan, who opened up about his life in his latest work, “How much time do you have?” he asks. The 44-year-old has played in three FIFA World Cups and is arguably one of the best soccer players to have ever taken the field for the U.S. landondonovan10/Instagram In his new book, Landon: A Memoir, Donovan tells Muscle &…

The MARTE project aims to conduct study and design activities for a future MBT system that meets the needs of the EU states. Credit: Saab. The Main ARmoured Tank of Europe (MARTE) consortium has reached a “midterm milestone” in the development of Europe’s future main battle tank (MBT), following the European Commission’s formal approval of key deliverables. This milestone comes more than one year after the project’s official launch in December 2024, supported by a grant of approximately €20m ($23m) from the European Defence Fund (EDF). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged…

HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, is exhibiting at the Association of the U.S. Army Global Force Symposium, March 24–26, highlighting how commercial manufacturing strength, rapid integration, and lifecycle sustainment accelerate the fielding of integrated fires and multi-domain capability. Oshkosh Defense is showcasing integration-enabled platforms that bring power, autonomy, and mission systems together—advancing operational speed and reducing program risk for the U.S. Army. Light Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicle (L-MAV): Evolved from the U.S. Marine Corps ROGUE-Fires, the L-MAV is a modular, autonomous multi-mission carrier designed to accelerate capability insertion across multiple mission sets, including counter-UAS,…

The UK MoD building. Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright The UK will have to think about allocating its limited funds to support Gulf partners in the short term British defence industry experts urged the Government to “ring fence” certain sovereign defence programmes Government defence inertia has been ongoing despite the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer promising to spend more on defence With no clear cost breakdown and immediate fiscal commitments around the world, namely air defence against Iranian strikes across the Middle East, the UK Government risk sidelining new defence programmes. British defence industry experts voiced their concerns in a parliamentary…

Wyatt Hendrickson is set to defend his RAF unlimited championship, which transpires at RAF 7 on March 28th. The man who famously bested Gable Steveson finds himself in an intriguing matchup as Trent Hillger takes on the RAF champ, Wyatt Hendrickson. Touching upon how he is doing heading into this high-stakes contest for Real American Freestyle, Wyatt Hendrickson said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “Yeah, life is good. As we talked about, getting that training in. Right now is a big training cycle for us. Obviously, Trent Hillger is a great wrestler. Not only do I wrestle him in RAF, but…

MSI Defense Solutions and South Korea’s Nearthlab on March 24 signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate the KAiDEN autonomous interceptor drone into the EAGLS counter-UAS system, the companies announced at the Association of the United States Army Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. The agreement focuses on adding a kinetic interception capability to the […]

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has successfully executed additional contract awards as part of Domestic Shield to procure counter-unmanned aerial systems capability in support of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command. The combined contract, valued at $6.1 million, includes the purchase of 210 SmartShooter Smash 2000LE systems and one AeroVironment Titan Cerberus XL system. This milestone expands the layered defenses that protect installations and critical defense infrastructure from the emerging UAS threats in the U.S. “We need a layered defense that includes distributed sensing, the ability to track in real time, and capabilities to engage with both non-kinetic and…