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Sweden Increases Fleet by 22 Saab Combat Boats

Sweden has placed an order with Saab for 22 combat boats worth 900 million Swedish kronor ($94 million). With shipments planned over the next several years, Saab’s Docksta shipyard...

With its first-ever photonic radar, India confronts stealth.

With the introduction of a photonic radar system, India’s defense research organization has made a daring move into the realm of next-generation sensing. This novel platform uses light-based signals...

The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) warship will be equipped with the FM 175D engine from Fairbanks Morse.

Fairbanks Morse Defense has a US Navy contract to provide an FM 175D high-speed diesel generator engine for integration into the DDG(X) land-based propulsion system test site. In the...

New locally-built stealth corvette increases Taiwan’s naval strength

Taiwan has taken a significant stride in its naval development with the debut of its new, domestically designed corvette, which has stealth capabilities. The Danjiang, which is 60.4 meters...

Japan gets the first SPY-7 radar antennas from Lockheed

The initial shipset of four SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be installed on Japan’s future Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), was delivered to the Japanese Ministry of Defense by...

$1.4 billion in AMRAAM missiles for air defense and aerial strikes will be purchased by Australia.

The most recent versions of the AMRAAM missile, which provide air defense and aerial strike capabilities, will be purchased by the Australian government for 2.12 billion Australian dollars ($1.39...

Paris-based startup selected by France to supply 1,000 AI-powered combat drones

The French arms procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Paris-based defense tech company Harmattan AI a contract to provide 1,000 combat drones equipped with artificial intelligence. The multi-million-dollar agreement calls...

July 7, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

For FCAS drone operations, Airbus converts the A400M into a “multi-domain brain.”

Airbus has unveiled a significant improvement to its A400M military transport plane, including intentions to redesign the platform to accommodate the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) and the Future Combat...

July 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

The HIMARS of the US Army will reach hypersonic speeds.

With the creation of the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) weapon system, the US Army is getting ready to provide its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) a hypersonic boost....

General Dynamics Awarded $1.85 Billion US Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Submarines

A $1.85 billion contract to acquire essential parts and start preliminary construction for future US Navy Virginia-class submarines has been awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat. The initiative’s goals...