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June 2, 2025
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Affordable Helmet Protection Boost With Gentex LX9

Gentex Corporation’s newly released LX9™ Liner System is set to improve combat helmet comfort and functionality. Engineered for lightweight use and compatibility with most ground combat helmets, the LX9...

April 24, 2025
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Microdisplays for military aviation helmets will be supplied by Kopin under the terms of the agreement.

Kopin Corporation has won a $7.5 million contract to provide microdisplays, which are a crucial part of the helmet-mounted display systems used by military aircraft pilots. The Massachusetts-based electronics...

April 2, 2025
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For special forces, Thales presents a panoramic night vision binocular.

At a special operations tech conference in Martignas Sur Jalle, France, Thales debuted its new Panoramic next-generation night vision goggles. The solution, which is intended for important tasks like...

March 5, 2025
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For its diving operations, the Swedish Armed Forces purchases air compressors for breathing.

Granzow has been given a contract by Sweden to supply the military with up to 160 breathing air compressors for usage in diving. For respiratory equipment like scuba tanks...

February 19, 2025
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Middle Eastern clients will get 35,000 Batlskin helmets from Galvion.

Galvion has been contracted by a number of Middle Eastern clients to supply 35,000 Batlskin helmet systems. The agreements cover two different kinds of helmets: the Batlskin VIPER and...

February 11, 2025
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The biggest contract for a German soldier system ever given was to Rheinmetall.

Rheinmetall has been given a framework follow-on contract for the purchase of soldier-systems for up to 3.1 billion euros ($3.2 billion) by the German defense procurement agency. The largest...

February 7, 2025
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$212 Million “High-Tech” Combat Uniform Unveiled in Greece

To improve soldiers’ preparedness for contemporary threats, the Hellenic Armed Forces has introduced a cutting-edge combat uniform. The uniform includes cutting-edge elements such a novel helmet, body armor, first...

February 4, 2025
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For the British army, Instro obtains a further $20 million worth of night vision goggles.

Instro Precision Technologies has won a 16-million-pound ($20 million) deal to supply the British Armed Forces with more XACT nv33 compact night vision goggles (NVGs). To date, British forces...

December 13, 2024
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BAE Awarded $168 Million Contract to Improve Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet

With the goal of bringing the Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD) closer to manufacturing standards, the Eurofighter Typhoon group has given BAE Systems a 133 million pound ($168 million)...

November 28, 2024
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British Army’s Future Soldier Program Integrates Robotics and Cyber Capabilities

The British Army is currently undergoing a significant transformation through its Future Soldier Program, an initiative stemming from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy. This...