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April 11, 2025
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Low-Cost ‘Sea Dart’ Unmanned Submarine Vehicle Unveiled by Leidos

The “Sea Dart,” a very reconfigurable uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV), has been introduced by the American defense company Leidos at a fraction of the cost of similar platforms. With...

April 11, 2025
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The ‘Scorpio-XR’ from BAE has twice the range of traditional artillery.

Under the Hypervelocity Projectile program, BAE Systems is developing the “Scorpio-XR,” a cutting-edge, long-range precision munition.

April 10, 2025
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The United States Approves a $1 Billion Missile Sale to Australia

To Australia, the United States approved a $1.04 billion deal that included the sale of up to 200 AIM-120C and AIM-120D air-to-air missiles each.

April 7, 2025
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Future Weapons Development: UK-Australian Collaboration

The UK and Australia have established a cooperation to create next-generation sub-systems for affordable weapons. The initiative will integrate Australia’s SHARKTOOTH program, which uses “plug-and-launch” modular technology, with the...

March 19, 2025
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Colombian Navy to Receive Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun from BAE Systems

Damen Naval awarded BAE Systems a contract to supply the Colombian Navy’s PES frigate with a Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system. The gun is expected to be installed...

March 14, 2025
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Swiss Army to Receive Sturmgewehr 25 Assault Rifles from Iowa Company

The Swiss Armed Forces has signed a deal with Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT) Defense to purchase Sturmgewehr 25 assault rifles. The contract covers the 5.56×45-millimeter weapon, which is...

March 13, 2025
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Sale of $91 Million in Precision-Guided Weapons to Australia Confirmed by the United States

A possible $91.2 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Australia has been approved by the US State Department. Canberra will get 54 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems-Alternate Warhead (GMLRS-AW)...

March 12, 2025
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Anduril secures a $642 million contract to supply the US Marines with anti-drone systems.

Anduril has been awarded a $642 million deal to provide counter-drone technology to the US Marine Corps (USMC). Beginning this year and continuing through 2035, the defense tech firm...

March 6, 2025
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Altechna Joins Project to Create Europe’s First Independent 100kW Laser Weapon

Altechna, a Lithuanian photonics firm, has been chosen to participate in an ambitious initiative to create Europe’s first complete autonomous 100-kilowatt laser weapon. The initiative, called TALOS-TWO (Tactical Advanced...

March 6, 2025
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Backpackable counter-explosive robots for the Australian Defense Forces

To improve the Australian Defence Forces’ (ADF) counter-explosive capabilities, Babcock Australasia has delivered ready-to-use, backpackable robot systems. The company’s Squad Packable Utility Robots (SPUR) Remote Positioning Vehicles – Light...