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March 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

A $5 billion engine contract for the US Foreign Military Sales Program goes to GE Aerospace.

GE Aerospace received a $5 billion deal from the US Air Force to produce F110-GE-129 engines for sale to other countries. The F110-GE-129 engine, which was first introduced in...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

The ‘VEER’ electric all-terrain stealth vehicle from India is tested by the military.

The VEER electric tactical all-terrain vehicle (E-TATV) made in India has undergone its first military testing to determine if it may be used in defense. The testing comes after...

Australia’s first laser-based defense technology is demonstrated by QinetiQ

In partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), QinetiQ recently unveiled Australia’s first scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype. In 2023, the Hampshire-based defense company was granted...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

Royal Marines Commandos get speedier snowmobiles for use in Arctic operations.

To improve their capacity for reconnaissance, raids, and strike operations in the Arctic, the Royal Marines Commandos have acquired 159 new snowmobiles. The Lynx Brutal Over Snow Reconnaissance Vehicles...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

BAE Systems CV90 vehicles will receive cybersecurity components from MilDef.

The deal, worth 40 million Swedish krona ($3.9 million), will see military tech business MilDef provide tough cybersecurity equipment for BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 tracked armored combat vehicles. The...

March 17, 2025
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Naval Platforms

The seventh Avante 2200 Corvette for Saudi Arabia starts construction at Navantia

The steel of the Royal Saudi Naval Force’s seventh Avante 2200-class corvette has been cut by Spanish defense company Navantia at its shipyard in San Fernando. Three months after...

Contractors Chosen by the Pentagon for Prototype of Next-Generation Cyber Hunt Kit

Three contractors have been chosen by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to create prototypes for the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit for the U.S. Cyber Command. By the summer of...

March 14, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Ukrainian Firm to Supply Laser Technology for US Army Simulations

Skiftech, a Ukrainian developer of defense solutions, has been given a contract by the US Department of Defense to develop laser-based simulation technology for the military. The agreement is...

March 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Northrop Wins $267 Million Contract to Provide MQ-4C Triton Drones to the U.S. Navy

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $267 million deal to manufacture two more MQ-4C Triton drones for the US Navy. As part of the service’s strategy to improve its...

March 14, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

The United States will soon have a quantum navigation system developed by Lockheed.

To prototype a quantum-enabled inertial navigation system, Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The system, known as QuINS, uses motion-sensitive quantum sensors to...