July, 2026 - currentdefencenews.com

US Army retains Raytheon for TOW sustainment

The US Army has announced plans to retain Raytheon as the primary contractor responsible for supporting the TOW Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) and its Modified ITAS (MITAS) configuration...

Sweden Orders SKORPION2 Mine-Laying System

Sweden has signed a framework agreement worth up to 4 billion kronor with Dynamit Nobel Defence to acquire the SKORPION2 remote-controlled mine-laying system for the Swedish Armed Forces. The...

Kuwait Orders $400M NASAMS Air Defense

Kongsberg has secured a $400 million agreement with Raytheon to deliver the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Kuwait under the US Foreign Military Sales program. The procurement...

Three UN Peacekeepers Wounded in CAR

Three Zambian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic were wounded after armed fighters linked to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and former Seleka rebels...

July 2, 2026
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Soldier Systems
R&D

Myanmar Conflict Death Toll Reaches 100,000

Conflict monitoring organization ACLED reports that more than 100,000 people have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power in February 2021, triggering a nationwide civil war. The...

July 2, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
Mergers & JV

GBU-57: Inside America’s Bunker Buster

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the United States’ most powerful conventional bunker-busting weapon, specifically developed to destroy deeply buried and heavily fortified underground facilities. Unlike standard bombs...