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Qatar Orders Thales Air Defense Radars

Thales has secured a contract to supply advanced Ground Master GM200 MM/A and GM400α air defense radars to the Qatar Emiri Air Force, reinforcing the country’s multi-layered air surveillance...

KNDS to Deliver 12 Leguan Bridgelayers to Lithuania

Lithuania has signed a €210-million contract with KNDS Deutschland for the procurement of 12 Leguan bridge-laying systems, significantly strengthening the country’s combat engineering and mobility capabilities. Mounted on Leopard...

January 29, 2026
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Naval Platforms
R&D

ST Engineering Lays Keel for 2nd Victoria Ship

ST Engineering has marked another milestone in Singapore’s naval modernization with the keel-laying of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s second Victoria-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel, to be named RSS Valour...

January 28, 2026
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Italy Takes Delivery of First KF41 Lynx IFVs

The Italian Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first four Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles, formally launching the Army Armoured Combat Systems program. Delivered by Leonardo Rheinmetall Military...

January 28, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Teledyne Delivers First GAVIA AUVs to Sweden

Teledyne Gavia has delivered the first four GAVIA autonomous underwater vehicles to Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration under a multi-year framework agreement supporting the Swedish Armed Forces’ undersea modernization. Delivered...

NATO Selects Aselsan for Air Defense IFF

NATO has awarded Turkish defense firm Aselsan a three-year framework contract to supply Identification-Friend-or-Foe interrogator systems for man-portable air defense systems. Issued through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency,...

January 28, 2026
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Air Platforms
R&D

Mach 4 Fighter Concept Enters F/A-XX Race

Stavatti Aerospace has unveiled the SM-39 Razor, a proposed aircraft concept positioned as an alternative option for the US Navy’s Next Carrier Air Dominance program, which seeks to replace...

Four Firms Team on UAE Autonomous Logistics

A consortium led by EDGE, along with Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute, Micropolis, and SteerAI, is advancing UAE military logistics through the development of a new Autonomous Logistics Platform....

January 28, 2026
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Thales Unveils Pocket Daytime Sniper Detector

Thales has introduced a compact counter-sniper capability designed to help troops detect long-range shooters operating in daylight conditions. The Modular Counter Sniper System identifies reflections from optical devices such...

HENSOLDT, TYTAN Partner on Counter-Drone Tech

German defense companies HENSOLDT and TYTAN Technologies have agreed to cooperate on counter-UAS solutions that integrate advanced sensors, command-and-control software, and kinetic interceptor drones. The partnership combines TYTAN’s high-speed...