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Army Tests Next-Gen Rocket-Assisted Rounds

At Yuma Proving Ground, the Army is testing an advanced rocket-assisted artillery munition designed to exceed current range limits and deliver greater accuracy. The NGRAP program seeks to modernize...

February 13, 2026
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Communication and Electronics
Mergers & JV

Lockheed, Fujitsu Team on Japan SPY-7

Fujitsu has secured a formal production role in the SPY-7 radar program for Japan’s ASEV fleet after signing its first purchase order with Lockheed Martin. The deal advances local...

February 13, 2026
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US Awards Six Hypersonic Tech Contracts

Through its S²MARTS OTA framework, JHTO has contracted six organizations to mature technologies critical to sustained hypersonic flight. The awards focus on solving thermal management, maneuverability, and precision targeting...

RTX BBN Tests 5G, Radar Spectrum Sharing

BBN Technologies has been selected to head a multi-partner initiative focused on real-time spectrum coordination between 5G infrastructure and defense radar operations. Sponsored by the DoD and National Spectrum...

February 13, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

US Seeks New Sensors for Hypersonic Defense

Seeking to modernize US missile defense sensing, DIU is inviting industry to submit commercially derived detection and tracking technologies suitable for interceptors and low Earth orbit platforms. The call...

February 12, 2026
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Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

Sweden Partners Naval Group on Frigates

Naval Group has signed an agreement with Oresund Drydocks AB to establish domestic maintenance support for Sweden’s future Defense and Intervention Frigates. The partnership emphasizes technology transfer, through-life sustainment,...

February 12, 2026
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Air Platforms
Training and Simulation

US Navy Awards AIRO $1.9M Contract

AIRO Group Holdings subsidiary Coastal Defense has won a $1.9 million contract to enhance US Navy Joint Terminal Attack Controller and aviation training. The one-year agreement focuses on elevating...

February 12, 2026
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

Hanwha Opens K9 Howitzer Hub in Romania

Hanwha Aerospace has begun construction of its H-ACE Europe facility in Petrești, Romania, to produce K9 self-propelled howitzers and K10 ammunition resupply vehicles under a 2024 contract. Spanning 181,000...

Taiwan Expands PAC-3 Missile Inventory

Taiwan has expanded its Patriot missile arsenal by procuring 102 PAC-3 MSE interceptors using surplus procurement funds valued at roughly NT$20 billion. Additional acquisitions may be financed through a...

February 12, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

South Korea to Build Long-Endurance UAV

GuRu Wireless, Uniquest Corporation, and Arion have partnered to develop an untethered drone system capable of persistent ISR missions for South Korean defense users. The project integrates Arion’s autonomous...