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February 6, 2026
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

Hanwha, KAI Team on Future Aircraft Programs

Hanwha Aerospace and Korea Aerospace Industries have formalized collaboration on future aerospace and defense initiatives through a memorandum of understanding signed in Seoul. The partnership focuses on unmanned aircraft...

February 6, 2026
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Patria Starts F135 Engine Assembly for Finland

Patria has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to perform final assembly of F135 engines in Finland for the Finnish Air Force’s incoming F-35 fleet. Production has begun...

EU Enables Ukraine Loan for UK Arms

EU ambassadors have reached a compromise framework enabling Ukraine to utilize a 90-billion-euro loan facility to finance defense procurement, including purchases from key non-EU allies under defined cost-sharing arrangements....

Hensoldt Secures Digital Optronics Deals

KNDS has commissioned Hensoldt to provide approximately 400 million euros worth of digital optical and fire-control systems for Germany’s Boxer and Leopard armored fleets. The primary contract involves supplying...

February 5, 2026
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Soldier Systems
New Product Launches

Slovakia Debuts New Combat Gear, Rifles

The Slovak Armed Forces have commenced a comprehensive soldier modernization effort featuring the rollout of the M25 “Vzor 25” combat uniform and the adoption of new domestically produced small...

February 5, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Milrem, EOS Boost Combat-Ready UGV Tech

Milrem Robotics and EOS Defence Systems have entered into a cooperative framework designed to enhance autonomous ground combat solutions and broaden the operational envelope of unmanned platforms. The agreement...

February 5, 2026
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Air Platforms
R&D

India Opens 5th-Gen Fighter Bid to Industry

India has shortlisted three industrial consortia to develop prototypes for its Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), excluding Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from a major aircraft development program for the first...

February 5, 2026
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Air Platforms
New Product Launches

Singapore Certifies Automated MRTT Refueling

Singapore achieved full certification of automatic air-to-air refueling capability on its Airbus A330 MRTT fleet, becoming the first operator globally to validate day-and-night automated refueling operations. Certification granted by...

February 5, 2026
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Air Platforms
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Embraer Signs C-390 Support Deal With Hungary

Embraer signed a comprehensive service agreement to provide maintenance, logistics, and technical support for the Hungarian Air Force’s fleet of two C-390 Millennium transport aircraft. Leveraging its European support...

Overland AI Raises $100M for Military Autonomy

Overland AI secured $100 million in equity financing to scale deployment of its autonomous ground vehicle technologies with U.S. Armed Forces, marking a transition from experimental trials to operational...