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December 17, 2024
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Greece to Purchase Switchblade Kamikaze Drones from the US

The purchase of Switchblade kamikaze drones for the Greek army has been approved by the Government Council for Foreign and Defense Affairs. The Hellenic ground forces and special operations...

December 17, 2024
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Spain sells Saudi Arabia three more corvettes.

Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder Navantia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to a contract to build three additional Avante 2200 corvettes. This comes after a prior agreement for five ships of...

Sweden Acquires Naval Radar That Can Spot Sea-Skimming Missiles

Saab has been contracted by Sweden to supply its navy with the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system. The 340 million Swedish kronor ($31 million) agreement, which will be fulfilled...

December 17, 2024
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Rheinmetall Sends 20 More Marder IFVs to Ukraine

Rheinmetall has confirmed it will supply Ukraine with an additional 20 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), with delivery slated for the first half of 2025. This order, valued...

December 17, 2024
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Training and Simulation
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British Army Opens Ajax Vehicle Training Hub

A state-of-the-art facility has been established at the British Army’s Combat Manoeuvre Centre in Bovington, England, featuring advanced immersive simulators. These simulators are specifically designed to support synthetic military...

December 17, 2024
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Revamping the Bradley: A New Era for the U.S. Army’s Iconic IFV

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments a $656.2 million contract to produce additional Bradley armored fighting vehicles, specifically the M7A4 and M2A4 variants,...

December 17, 2024
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

Indian Navy advances Project-76 submarine design.

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has confirmed that Project-76, aimed at developing a new class of indigenous conventional diesel-electric submarines, is currently in its early stages. Representing a...

December 16, 2024
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The First of Two A400M Transport Planes Arrives in Kazakhstan

In a ceremony in Almaty, Airbus delivered the Republic of Kazakhstan its first of two A400M military transport airplanes. The second aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in 2026...

December 16, 2024
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Textron Minesweeper System Purchased by the U.S. Navy

Textron Systems has been given a contract from the US Navy worth about $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems (PDS). The agreement covers the manufacturing of the...

December 16, 2024
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Portugal purchases 12 Embraer A-29N Super Tucano planes.

Portugal became the launch customer for the new variant of this sophisticated trainer and light attack plane when the Portuguese Ministry of National Defense signed a deal with Embraer...