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October 15, 2025
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General Atomics, Hanwha to Develop STOL Gray Eagle

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace have inked a partnership to co-develop and produce the Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and Landing (GE STOL) unmanned aerial...

Rheinmetall to Provide Armored Field Hospitals

Rheinmetall has secured a €300-million ($348-million) contract to develop and deliver mobile armored field hospitals for the German Armed Forces, representing a significant investment in battlefield medical infrastructure. Deliveries...

October 15, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Belgium Accepts First F-35A Jets From Lockheed

Lockheed Martin has handed over the first three F-35A Lightning II fighter jets to the Belgian Air Force, marking a pivotal transition as Belgium replaces its aging F-16 fleet...

October 15, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

V2X Unveils ‘Shoot-and-Scoot’ Tempest Platform

V2X, a Virginia-based defense technology firm, has introduced Tempest, a modular mobile fires system designed for the U.S. Army, capable of delivering rapid missile strikes and evasive repositioning in...

UK Awards $6.6M Drone Training Deal to Anartes

The UK Ministry of Defence has commissioned defense firm Anartes to supply drone kits and training solutions worth £5 million ($6.6 million) to advance the British Army’s first-person-view (FPV)...

Oshkosh Unveils Autonomous Vehicle Fleet

Oshkosh Defense has revealed its Family of Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicles (FMAV) at the AUSA 2025 expo in Washington, showcasing a portfolio of robotic platforms for future battlefields. The series...

Rheinmetall, PGZ Form Armored Vehicle JV

Rheinmetall of Germany and Poland’s defense group PGZ have agreed to form a joint venture called the European Support Vehicles Center to design and manufacture new military support platforms...

October 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Black Hawk Revived as U-Hawk Drone

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division has introduced the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a fully autonomous derivative of the UH-60L Black Hawk, representing a major milestone in rotary-wing innovation. Developed in just 10...

October 14, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Saab Wins $1B Deal for Blekinge-Class Sub

Saab has secured a major $1 billion (9.6 billion SEK) contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to finalize production of two next-generation Blekinge-class (A26) submarines. The agreement...

October 14, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

Raytheon Starts Making SharpSight Radar

Raytheon has started initial production of its SharpSight surveillance radar, a next-generation multi-domain imaging and tracking system designed for land and maritime use. The radar combines technologies from the...