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To enhance the battlefield medical care for the U.S. Armed Forces, BAE Systems will create AI-powered software.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has chosen BAE Systems to continue developing and supporting the deployment of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Operations Kit (BATDOK) through the...

July 4, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

To bolster its layered air defense network, the Lithuanian Army chooses Poland’s GROM portable missiles.

The Lithuanian deal for GROM MANPADS, which strengthen the idea of regional air defense, was won by Poland’s MESKO S.A. With a clear emphasis on short-range air defense capabilities,...

July 4, 2025
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Air Platforms

To counter China’s strategy for air dominance, the United States will spend 3.5 billion on new F-47 fighter planes.

The U.S. Department of Defense’s data, released at the conclusion of June 2025, showed that the United States reaffirmed its strategic commitment to air supremacy with a $3.5 billion...

July 4, 2025
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Land Platforms

Next-Gen Vehicle Protection Systems Receive US Army Investment

The US Army is spending $107.8 million on state-of-the-art protection systems for its tracked vehicles, enhancing the fleet’s survivability through cutting-edge technologies. The US Department of Defense’s fiscal 2026...

July 4, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

The US Army will receive light medium machine guns from FN America.

FN America has been given a $4.9 million contract to provide the US Army with its flagship M240L lightweight medium machine guns. The decision is based on the introduction...

July 4, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

European Client Orders DriX H-8 USVs from Exail

Exail has a contract to provide an unspecified European country with a fleet of five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). The USV will be utilized for intelligence, surveillance,...

July 4, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Japan buys more than twelve underwater drones of the HII REMUS 300 model.

Tokyo-based Hitachi has requested that Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) provide more than a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). The multi-year agreement takes place against the backdrop...

July 4, 2025
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Naval Platforms

The first signals intelligence spy vessel is launched by Poland.

The Polish Navy has commissioned the first of two signal intelligence (SIGINT) ships that Swedish defense company Saab is constructing. The ORP Jerzy Różyck, named after the Polish mathematician...

July 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

India’s first autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor, the ‘vajR,’ was unveiled by Sharang Shakti.

In a major advance for India’s indigenous defense capabilities, Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has unveiled vajR, a fully autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor system intended to destroy enemy UAVs...

July 3, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Poland spends $662 million to increase its output of 155mm ammunition.

A Wednesday announcement states that the government-backed Polish Capital Investment Fund (FIK) would provide over 2.4 billion zloty ($662.9 million) to four companies from the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ)...