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USAF Backs $4M 3D-Printed Propellant R&D

A defense startup has been awarded a research and development contract worth $4 million from U.S. service innovation channels to develop 3D-printed thermoplastic solid rocket propellants intended to increase...

September 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Blue Water, Conrad Partner on Drone Ship Fleet

A Massachusetts-based autonomy developer has signed a production agreement with a Gulf Coast shipyard to build its first fleet of long-range unmanned surface vessels. The shipyard will use modular,...

September 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

BlackSea’s Modular USV Doubles Payload & Power

A maritime systems firm has announced the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC), a purpose-built family of unmanned surface vessels designed to meet demands for modular, multi-mission combatants. Engineered from...

September 25, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

India Signs $7B Deal for 97 Homegrown Fighters

A national defense ministry has signed a contract with a domestic aerospace manufacturer for procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk-1A fighters, valued at approximately $7 billion. The...

September 25, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Iran Debuts MIAAD 120mm Laser-Guided Mortar

A defense ministry unveiled a 120mm semi-active laser-guided mortar round intended to deliver precision indirect-fire capability from standard smoothbore mortar tubes. The munition was presented at a regional defense...

Aussie Firm Wins Record NATO Defense Systems Deal

An Australian developer of digital and extended reality technologies has secured its largest defense contract to date with a NATO-certified European partner. The multi-year agreement focuses on providing secure...

BANC3 RF Switch Boosts US Spectrum Advantage

A US defense technology company has received a contract to design and deliver a wideband, non-blocking radio frequency (RF) switch matrix aimed at advancing electronic warfare and signals intelligence....

Raytheon Secures $1.7B LTAMDS Contract

The US Army has awarded a contract worth $1.7 billion for delivery of nine Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) to the United States and Poland. The...

September 24, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Elroy Taps Kratos to Build Chaparral Cargo Drone

A California-based drone manufacturer has signed a five-year agreement with a major defense contractor to serve as the exclusive US producer of its Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo drone. The agreement...

September 24, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

MARTAC, Taiwan Partner on New Unmanned Vessels

A new tripartite memorandum of understanding has been signed between a US unmanned surface vessel company, its sales and marketing partner in Taiwan, and the National Chung-Shan Institute of...