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December 11, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Anduril, GKN Partner for UK’s Project NYX

Anduril UK has formalized a partnership with GKN Aerospace to advance the British Army’s Project NYX, a flagship program aimed at developing next-generation autonomous land systems. GKN will serve...

December 10, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Lockheed, Hadrian Team to Speed Missile Production

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Hadrian to accelerate the production of high-priority missile components, aiming to enhance the resilience and scalability of US defense manufacturing. Under the agreement, Hadrian...

December 8, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Airbus, Saab in Talks on Uncrewed Combat Aircraft

Saab and Airbus are discussing a potential collaboration on unmanned combat aircraft designed to operate alongside manned fighters, similar to the US Air Force’s CCA concept. Executives revealed that...

December 5, 2025
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Land Platforms

Patria, Valmet Team on Armored Vehicle Production

Brazil’s emerging MAX 1.2 AC missile system is set to become a key direct-fire weapon against armored targets. Built by SIATT under EDGE Group, the missile travels along a...

December 4, 2025
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Air Platforms

Archer, Karem Partner on Next-Gen VTOL Rotor Tech

Archer Aviation has reached an agreement with Karem Aircraft to incorporate Karem’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor systems into Archer’s next-generation autonomous, hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft. The deal grants Archer access...

December 4, 2025
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Naval Platforms

General Dynamics, Korean Firms Unite on Shipbuilding

General Dynamics NASSCO has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with South Korea’s DSEC and Samsung Heavy Industries to enhance collaboration on ship design, automation, and related manufacturing technologies for...

December 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

India Starts $90M V-BAT Drone Factory With JSW

JSW Defence and Shield AI have launched a $90-million investment to build a V-BAT unmanned aerial system manufacturing plant in Hyderabad. The facility, part of the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster...

December 2, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Egypt, China Begin Joint Military Drone Production

Egypt and China have expanded defense cooperation with a new MoU between AOI and NORINCO to jointly manufacture tactical UAVs. The partnership introduces the Hamza-2 drone—derived from the ASN-209...

December 1, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Rheinmetall, HK Team on Integrated Weapons

Heckler & Koch and Rheinmetall Nordic have formed a new partnership aimed at delivering fully integrated weapons packages for European military and law-enforcement customers. The collaboration combines HK’s combat-proven...

November 28, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Babcock, Company-X Partner on Global Training Services

Babcock International has entered a partnership with New Zealand’s Company-X to deliver VR-based training systems to global defense customers. Announced at the Indo Pacific Maritime Expo, the partnership strengthens...