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BlueHalo will provide EW sensors for drones used by the US Navy and USSOCOM.

BlueHalo has signed a $49.9 million contract to supply electronic warfare (EW) sensors for the drones used by the US Navy and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The agreement,...

January 8, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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A California-based business has secured a $100 million drone deal with the US Air Force.

Firestorm Labs has secured a $100 million contract with the US Air Force for its little unmanned aerial systems. The contract requires the California-based startup to provide its flagship...

Rheinmetall ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun is ordered by Ukraine.

Rheinmetall has been contracted by Ukraine to provide 35mm ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft gun. The purchase, which is sponsored by Germany, comprises 180,000 rounds of High Explosive Incendiary...

January 8, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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Textron Systems’ MK 4.8 HQ Aerosonde Drone is Delivered to the US Army

As part of the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft Systems program, Textron Systems’ MK 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) Aerosonde drone was transferred to the US Army. The handover from the...

The United States sells Lithuania tactical radios and switchblade drones.

Lithuania has made several agreements to buy small unmanned aerial systems and manpack radios from the United States. Among the agreements are the purchase of AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600, valued...

January 7, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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The Pakistan Navy receives the fourth Yarmook Patrol ship for Damen.

The fourth Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), built by Damen, has been delivered to the Pakistan Navy in Constanta, Romania. The Dutch shipyard was granted the contract to construct...

January 7, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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Turkey Starts Building Three Warships Made in the Country

The Turkish Navy has started building three locally manufactured ships: the MILDEN submarine, the MUGEM aircraft carrier, and a TF-2000 destroyer. To mark the occasion, a symbolic first weld...

January 7, 2025
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Land Platforms
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The newest T-90M and T-72M tanks, which have more than 100 enhancements, are delivered to Russia.

As battlefield losses continue to pile up, Russia’s Uralvagonzavod has provided the Russian Army with new batches of improved T-90M and T-72B3M main battle tanks. According to the Russian...

Saudi Arabia is approved for the purchase of $78.5 million worth of lightweight torpedoes from the United States.

Under a $78.5 million agreement, the US government has given Saudi Arabia the option to purchase MK 54 MOD 0 lightweight torpedoes. The Saudi Arabian government has requested 20...

January 6, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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China Claims to Have Created an Advanced Machine Gun Capable of Firing 450,000 Rounds per Minute

The invention of a machine gun with an amazing firing rate of 450,000 rounds per minute, per barrel, has been announced by a group of Chinese scientists and engineers....