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January 23, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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Babcock Transfers Arrowhead 140 Frigate Design

Babcock has secured its first work order under the £4-billion UK-Indonesia Maritime Partnership Programme, reinforcing bilateral naval cooperation. As lead industrial partner, Babcock will deliver licenses for two additional...

January 23, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

Romania Fields Low-Cost Counter-Drone System

Romania is preparing to field the Merops anti-drone system after successful testing against Shahed-type unmanned aerial threats. Operators are currently undergoing training, and the system has already demonstrated effectiveness...

January 23, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Northrop Successfully Tests PrSM Rocket Motor

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed another production acceptance test of the solid rocket motor used in the US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1. Conducted at the Allegany...

January 23, 2026
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BAE Wins $98M US Navy Modernization Deals

BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard has secured $98 million in US Navy contracts to conduct modernization and repair work on two surface combatants: the littoral combat ship USS Kansas...

UK Awards $612M Typhoon Radar Upgrade Deal

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £453.5 million contract for full-rate production of the ECRS Mk2 advanced radar for Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets....

January 23, 2026
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Air Platforms
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Collins Signs C-130 Wheels, Brakes Support Deals

RTX’s Collins Aerospace has entered into three-year support agreements aimed at strengthening logistics, availability, and lifecycle sustainment for C-130 Hercules wheels and brakes. The agreements involve Integrated Procurement Technologies,...

January 22, 2026
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UMEX Deals Hit $980M, Navies Eye 3D USVs

The final day of UMEX and SIMTEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi saw AED 1.26 billion ($342 million) in new contracts for UAE defense firms. EDGE Group secured agreements for...

BAE Secures $610M Eurofighter Radar Contract

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £454 million contract for the production of 38 European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2) units for RAF Eurofighter...

January 22, 2026
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WASS: Black Shark Boosts Navy Submarine Edge

Italian firm Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) has secured a contract to supply 48 Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes to the Indian Navy, intended for all six Kalvari-class submarines...

January 22, 2026
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Soldier Systems
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US Forces Prepare for NATO Cold Response 26

Thousands of U.S. Marines are deploying to Norway this month for Cold Response 26, a Norwegian-led NATO exercise designed to test Arctic operational readiness. Approximately 3,000 Marines from Camp...