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February 6, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Oshkosh is selected by the Pentagon to provide a large number of trucks to the US Army.

The US Department of Defense has given Oshkosh Defense several contracts to supply a variety of military vehicles for the US Army. The agreements, valued at around $214.8 million,...

February 6, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

The first Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drones are delivered to Morocco.

As part of a contract that was reportedly signed in 2023, Turkey has provided Morocco with its first shipment of Bayraktar Akinci drones. According to Forum FAR Maroc, a...

Rheinmetall sells Mk82 bombs to Sweden for usage on Gripen aircraft.

In an effort to improve the ground target capabilities of the Swedish Air Force, Sweden has signed a contract with Rheinmetall to purchase Mk82 bombs for its Gripen aircraft....

February 4, 2025
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

For the British army, Instro obtains a further $20 million worth of night vision goggles.

Instro Precision Technologies has won a 16-million-pound ($20 million) deal to supply the British Armed Forces with more XACT nv33 compact night vision goggles (NVGs). To date, British forces...

Scotland hosts the opening of a British Army urban warfare training facility.

In order to prepare soldiers for urban warfare, the British Army has established a new training center in Scotland. The facility, which is situated at the Oliver Barracks in...

February 4, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

AeroVironment sells more Switchblade kamikaze drones to the US Army.

For the US Army, AeroVironment has been awarded a contract to provide its flagship Switchblade loitering munition systems. The $288 million deal is a component of a five-year contract...

February 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

For US Special Operations, Cyberlux Demonstrates Rotary Wing Drone in Arctic Conditions

In Norway, the American tech business Cyberlux Corporation has tested its rotary-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the US Special Operations Command. The event, which took place in Rena,...

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

Albatros Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the French Navy Completes First Flight

The first flight of the French Navy’s Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance and intervention plane took place at the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport. Paris awarded local defense manufacturer Dassault Aviation up...

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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The First Arafura Offshore Patrol Vessel Is Accepted by Australia

Luerssen Australia, an NVL Group company, delivered the first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) to the Australian Ministry of Defence. In 2018, Canberra and the German shipbuilder...

February 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

A Ukrainian Business Introduces Its Shark-M Reconnaissance Drone

The Shark-M unmanned aerial vehicle, which can perform deep reconnaissance and function as a signal repeater for strike drones, was recently released by the Ukrainian company Ukrspecsystems. The Shark-M...