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January 3, 2025
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Interim Polar Icebreaker Vessel Approved by the US Coast Guard

To aid with the modernization of the US Coast Guard’s polar cutter fleet, a stand-in icebreaker vessel has been acquired. Handed over by Offshore Service Vessels, the primary function...

January 3, 2025
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Romania received additional Patriot systems from RTX under a $946 million deal.

Following earlier acquisitions in 2017 and 2020, Bucharest’s third order of Patriot systems is represented by the $946 million deal that RTX has secured to provide further Patriot missile...

In a deal worth $3.64 billion, Japan will buy 1,200 AMRAAM missiles from the United States.

A possible $3.64 billion transaction between the United States and Japan for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) has been approved by the US State Department. Tokyo has requested 1,200...

The first set of BROLIS night combat tools arrives to the Lithuanian military.

The Lithuanian Armed Forces has recently acquired its first shipment of night fighting equipment for 17 million euros ($17.7 million) as part of a larger investment in its personnel,...

January 2, 2025
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China Introduces Amphibious Attack Ship Capable of Launching Fighter Jets

The “Sichuan” is the first amphibious assault ship that the People’s Liberation Army Navy of China has launched under the Type 076 class. It is regarded as Beijing’s biggest...

January 2, 2025
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More than 1,400 Next-Gen Logistics Trucks from Iveco to Italian Army

The Italian government’s land armaments directorate has placed a 755 million euro ($786 million) order with Iveco Defense Vehicles (IDV), the defense division of the Turin-based Iveco Group, for...

January 2, 2025
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China shows off its new KJ-3000 early warning and control aircraft.

China recently unveiled a new Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) plane intended to improve the nation’s threat detection capabilities. The KJ-3000, which is based on Beijing’s domestic Y-20...