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October 15, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

US Upgrades Homeland Missile-Defense Radars

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is implementing a targeted software refresh to bolster the classification performance of its Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWR) during the midcourse phase of...

October 15, 2025
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

GDLS, Parry Labs Team to Integrate US Combat Systems

General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Parry Labs have announced a strategic partnership aimed at rapidly advancing digital integration across the U.S. Army’s ground combat ecosystem. Combining GDLS’s decades...

October 14, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Serco Wins UK Typhoon Engine Support Deal

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a five-year, £7.8 million ($10 million) contract with Serco to deliver maintenance and logistics support for the EJ200 engines powering the Royal...

October 14, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

Raytheon Starts Making SharpSight Radar

Raytheon has started initial production of its SharpSight surveillance radar, a next-generation multi-domain imaging and tracking system designed for land and maritime use. The radar combines technologies from the...

October 14, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Saab Wins $1B Deal for Blekinge-Class Sub

Saab has secured a major $1 billion (9.6 billion SEK) contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to finalize production of two next-generation Blekinge-class (A26) submarines. The agreement...

October 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Black Hawk Revived as U-Hawk Drone

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has introduced the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a fully autonomous derivative of the UH-60L Black Hawk, representing a major milestone in rotary-wing innovation. Developed in just 10...

Rheinmetall, PGZ Form Armored Vehicle JV

Rheinmetall of Germany and Poland’s defense group PGZ have agreed to form a joint venture called the European Support Vehicles Center to design and manufacture new military support platforms...

Oshkosh Unveils Autonomous Vehicle Fleet

Oshkosh Defense has revealed its Family of Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicles (FMAV) at the AUSA 2025 expo in Washington, showcasing a portfolio of robotic platforms for future battlefields. The series...

UK Awards $6.6M Drone Training Deal to Anartes

The UK Ministry of Defence has commissioned defense firm Anartes to supply drone kits and training solutions worth £5 million ($6.6 million) to advance the British Army’s first-person-view (FPV)...

October 13, 2025
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Soldier Systems
New Product Launches

Anduril’s EagleEye Adds AI Mission Command to Helmet

Anduril has introduced EagleEye, a modular, AI-enabled family of systems designed to consolidate command-and-control, advanced perception, and survivability tools into a single soldier-centric architecture. The offering is intended to...