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November 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

USSOCOM Adds MH-47Gs in $877M Boeing Deal

US Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing an $877.7-million contract to produce additional MH-47G helicopters, further expanding the command’s fleet of heavy-lift, special-operations rotorcraft. The effort will run through...

November 21, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
Mergers & JV

Indian Helos to Get LiDAR Safety Systems

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and German defense electronics firm HENSOLDT have signed a landmark deal to transfer LiDAR-based Obstacle Avoidance System technology to India. The agreement—formalized at Dubai Airshow 2025—will...

November 21, 2025
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Land Platforms
R&D

Elbit to Upgrade Merkava Tanks for $210M

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $210-million contract spanning six years to deliver a major technological upgrade for the Merkava main battle tank fleet. Rather than focusing solely on...

November 21, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

US Firm Debuts Acoustic Anti-Drone Tech

Fractal Antenna Systems has unveiled its JERECHO acoustic array system, a platform that repurposes sound as a battlefield asset to detect, disrupt, or jam unmanned aerial threats. The system...

Avathon Wins $5M AI Logistics Deal

The US Army has signed a $5-million contract with Avathon to speed up the development of VIPER, an artificial intelligence–driven logistics system intended to keep military supply lines functioning...

November 21, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

India Picks BvS10 ‘Sindhu’ for Army

India has opted for BAE Systems Hägglunds’ BvS10 to serve as its next articulated all-terrain tracked vehicle (AATV), marking the platform’s first entry into the Asian defense market. The...

November 21, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

Germany Picks Rheinmetall for $70M CTC Upgrade

Germany is undertaking a major technological overhaul of its Army Combat Training Center to support sophisticated digital training for modern land operations. To enable this transformation, the Bundeswehr has...

November 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

New QinetiQ–Forcys Partnership Elevates Aussie Maritime Tech

QinetiQ and Forcys have formed a strategic collaboration to reinforce Australia’s maritime defense posture by improving how the country tests and certifies undersea and autonomous maritime systems. Signed under...

November 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Indian Forces Grant ideaForge $11M Contract for UAV Supply

The Indian Army has inked a major new drone procurement order with ideaForge after subjecting the company’s latest UAV platforms to stringent electronic-warfare and high-altitude trials. The contract, valued...

November 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

ARX Deal Gives Ukraine the World’s Largest Linked UGV Force

ARX Robotics of Munich has received a new order to supply more Gereon unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine, a move that will accelerate Kyiv’s deployment of what is poised...