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December 13, 2024
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Sweden places an order with Saab for the Sea Giraffe 1x naval radar.

The Swedish navy will receive the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system from Saab, which has placed an order with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The order value is...

December 13, 2024
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Soldier Systems
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BAE Awarded $168 Million Contract to Improve Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet

With the goal of bringing the Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) closer to manufacturing standards, the Eurofighter Typhoon group has given BAE Systems a 133 million pound ($168 million)...

December 13, 2024
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Communication and Electronics
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Saab has received an order from the Swedish Navy to supply its Sea Giraffe 1X radar system.

Saab announced on 13 December 2024 that it had received a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply its Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems to the...

December 12, 2024
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Mergers & JV

In order to create the Indian Navy’s fleet of amphibious warships, India and the UK have joined forces.

For more than ten years, the Indian Navy has been trying to get amphibious combat vessels or Landing Platform Docks (LPD). With India and the UK working together to...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms
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Navantia to supply the Saudi Ministry of Defence with three more Avante 2200 corvettes.

On 11 December 2024, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence signed a contract in Riyadh with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for the acquisition of three additional Avante 2200 corvettes, complementing...

December 12, 2024
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Czech Republic buys more Leopard 2A4 tanks.

Rheinmetall has confirmed a contract to supply 14 additional Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Czech Republic, following an agreement signed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH CEO Björn...

December 9, 2024
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R&D

In order to update the Ivan Gren landing ships, the Russian Navy is creating a new Project 117113 Cayman-class.

The Russian Navy revealed intentions to upgrade its Ivan Gren-class landing ships with the new Project 117113 Cayman. At the International Maritime Defense Show “Fleet-2024” in Kronstadt, the Nevskoye...

December 9, 2024
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

China Announces the Metal Storm Mobile Electromagnetic Gun System as a Defense Option Against Airborne Dangers.

The newest advancement in China’s defense technology is the Metal Storm mobile electromagnetic gun system. This cutting-edge weapon, which is mounted on a 6×6 military truck chassis, is intended...

The next-generation Raytheon NGJ-MB system provides the US EA-18 Growler fighter plane with outstanding radar jamming capabilities.

The U.S. Navy gave Raytheon Technologies (RTX) a $590 million follow-on production contract for the creation and implementation of the Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system. The goal of this...

December 9, 2024
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OSI Submarine Navigation Contract Awarded by Sweden

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed an agreement with OSI Maritime Systems for the installation of its cutting-edge Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS) on Swedish submarines....