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Taiwan Orders 48,000 Boron Carbide Armor Plates for Soldiers

Taiwan will produce 48,000 boron carbide NIJ Level IV plates by 2029, costing NT$840 million ($28.2 million). The plates stop armor-piercing rounds and complement NIJ Level III suits. A...

Anduril Sends Initial Altius Kamikaze Drones to Taiwan, Expands Regional Operations

Anduril Industries has delivered its first Altius loitering munitions to Taiwan under a 2024 FMS deal. The firm launched a local office, Anduril Taiwan, to strengthen engineering and supply...

US Army Initiates Major Revamp to Strengthen Integrated Air, Missile, and Space Defense

The US Army is restructuring to address threats from China and Russia, integrating AI, counter-space capabilities, and layered defense. Plans include new Patriot battalions, IFPC units, and C-UAS batteries,...

August 7, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Lockheed Martin Develops C2 Prototype for US Golden Dome Air and Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin has built a C2 prototype for the US Golden Dome integrated air and missile defense network, modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome. Using its “Lighthouse” innovation hub in...

August 7, 2025
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Cybersecurity
R&D

DARPA Selects RTX’s BNN to Enhance Cyber Threat Identification

DARPA has chosen RTX’s BBN Technologies to develop STALAGMITE, a large-scale exploit detection testbed, under the INGOTS program. The 36-month initiative aims to automate the identification and modeling of...

August 7, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
Mergers & JV

US Could Field Mobile Anti-Ship Missiles During Joint Drills With Japan

The US is considering deploying NMESIS mobile anti-ship missiles in the Resolute Dragon 2025 exercise with Japan from September 11–25. The drills span Hokkaido, Okinawa, Kyushu, and Iwo Jima,...

Australian Company Secures Deal for 100-Kilowatt Laser System to Defeat Drones

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has secured a €71.4 million ($83 million) order from a European NATO state for a 100-kilowatt-class laser counter-drone system. The multi-year deal,...

August 6, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

Russia Unveils First Virtual Anti-Drone Rifle Training Simulator

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are bidding for the US Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) project, which seeks highly mobile, optionally-crewed launchers. The CAML Heavy variant, on the M1075...

Lockheed and Raytheon Vie for US Army’s Autonomous Launcher Contract

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace will provide remote weapon turrets for the US Marine Corps’ ACV-30 under a $118-million deal, potentially rising to $271.5 million. The contract covers 101 Protector...

August 6, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Kongsberg Wins Contract to Equip US Marines’ ACV-30s with Remote Turrets

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae program, initiated in 2011, is aimed at replacing legacy F-4 and F-5 jets by 2026. The KF-21 measures 17 meters in length, with an 11-meter...