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July 10, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

According to a report, France wants an 80% stake in the FCAS fighter jet program.

France has reportedly asked Germany for an 80% share in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), the joint fighter jet initiative also involving Spain, according to Reuters. The project,...

Next-Gen EW Shield for Tactical Comms Released by California Company

Spectrum Dominance 2.0, a firmware update from California’s Silvus Technologies, enhances the capabilities of its StreamCaster radios in order to operate in contested environments. The upgrade, which is available...

July 9, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

The US Army introduces a ‘touch’ to online training with innovative haptic technology.

By incorporating haptics technology into its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems (STE LTS), the US Army is attempting to close the divide between virtual training and real-world combat....

Lockheed provides Japan with its first SPY-7 radar antennas.

From Lockheed Martin, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has taken delivery of its first set of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be installed on Tokyo’s first Aegis System...

With a New Fleet of 34 Amphibious Armored Vehicles, Spanish Army Improves Force Projection

To replace its outdated AAV-7 platforms and improve the protected projection capabilities of the Marine Corps, the Spanish Navy will purchase 34 new Amphibious Combat Vehicles (VACIM). The Spanish...

German Armed Forces receive 6×6 Medium Protected Medical Vehicles from GDELS

The Medium Protected Medical Vehicle (referred to as mgSanKfz in German service), which is based on the EAGLE 6×6, was officially delivered to the Bundeswehr by General Dynamics European...

Textron to Supply the US Navy With More LCAC 100 Hovercraft

Textron Systems will construct additional Landing Craft Air Cushion 100-class (LCAC 100) ships as part of a contract with the US Navy. With an estimated completion date of 2031,...

Thousands of Leonardo decoys for F-35 and F-18 aircraft are sought by the US Navy.

The US Navy intends to grant Leonardo a contract to manufacture thousands of aerial countermeasures for the service’s fleets of F-35 Lightning II and F-18 Hornet/Super Hornet/Growler combat aircraft....

Talay is the world’s first low-altitude drone designed for coastal strike missions, according to Türkiye’s SolidAERO.

The Turkish defense company SolidAERO created news by publishing exclusive test video of its TALAY marine kamikaze drone using the wing-in-ground effect to skim the sea at sub-meter altitudes....

To improve NATO’s response capability, Denmark will purchase at least ten more American-made F-35A stealth fighter planes.

In an interview with TV2, the Danish Minister of Defense stated that before October, Denmark intends to purchase at least ten more F-35A fighter planes from the United States....