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January 8, 2026
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Digital Safety Layer Added to Modern Munitions

With the ESAD-50, EDGE’s Advanced Concepts is shifting munition safety toward software-controlled systems. The electronic device eliminates mechanical safeties, instead relying on sensor-driven logic to determine when arming conditions...

January 8, 2026
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DragonFire Laser Program Advances With Funding

The DragonFire laser program advanced further as MBDA issued a £67 million contract to QinetiQ to refine the system’s high-energy laser source. Successful live-fire trials demonstrated the weapon’s ability...

January 7, 2026
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Truck-Mounted Hurricane 3000 Details Surface in China

The Hurricane 3000, China’s newly disclosed truck-mounted microwave weapon, is designed to counter drones at extended ranges beyond earlier point-defense systems. Using radar for detection and electro-optical sensors for...

January 7, 2026
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Puma IFVs to Receive More 30mm Ammunition in Germany

Under an expanded framework agreement, Germany is procuring 30mm Puma IFV ammunition from Rheinmetall, totaling several hundred thousand rounds worth approximately 1 billion euros. The KE-TF rounds are optimized...

January 6, 2026
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Rheinmetall, MBDA to Launch Laser Weapons JV

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland are moving toward formalizing a joint venture dedicated to laser weapon development, with an initial emphasis on naval drone defense systems. Expected to be launched...

January 5, 2026
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DefendAir System Selected by Israeli User

ParaZero Technologies has won its first DefendAir contract from a major Israeli defense entity, marking a milestone for the company’s counter-drone portfolio. DefendAir employs a net-based interception method to...

January 1, 2026
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Kalyani Naval Guns Slated for 2026 Trials

Kalyani Strategic Systems, the defence-focused subsidiary of Bharat Forge, is preparing to begin proof testing in 2026 of two indigenously developed naval gun systems—a 30mm close-in naval cannon and...

December 29, 2025
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Germany Orders 84 RCH 155 Howitzers

Germany has placed a €1.2-billion order for 84 RCH 155 wheeled self-propelled howitzers, reinforcing its commitment to modernizing artillery forces for high-mobility operations. The contract was awarded to Artec,...

December 29, 2025
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UK, Germany Ink $70M RCH 155 Artillery Deal

The United Kingdom and Germany have signed a £52-million joint procurement contract to acquire and evaluate the Remote Controlled Howitzer 155mm (RCH 155), marking a significant step in bilateral...

December 28, 2025
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Aselsan Tolun Munition Tested on Turkish F-16

Aselsan has completed the first live air-to-surface firing of its indigenous Tolun precision-guided munition from a Turkish Air Force F-16, expanding the weapon’s operational envelope beyond unmanned platforms. The...