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June 16, 2025
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Air Platforms

NLR and PhotonFirst Collaborate on Joint Development for Real-Time Helicopter Condition Monitoring.

At the 2025 Paris Air Show, the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and PhotonFirst announced their joint development of an advanced Structural Health and Usage Monitoring System (SHUMS) for...

June 15, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

GA-ASI Integrates Saab’s AEW System into MQ-9B Platform

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced a collaboration with Saab to develop an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability for its MQ-9B series of Remotely Piloted...

June 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Moscow to Back North Korea’s Iranian Drone Manufacturing Initiative

Russia reportedly plans to transfer expertise and equipment to North Korea to help produce Shahed loitering drones—platforms that Russia itself acquired from Iran and has used widely against Ukrainian...

June 2, 2025
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Land Platforms

Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Be Produced in Latvia

Patria and Spain’s GDELS-Santa Barbara Sistemas have teamed up to assemble ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles in Latvia. Production will take place at Patria’s Valmiera plant, managed under the Defence...

June 2, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Hyundai Discusses Joint Submarine Tech With Portugal

At the 2025 Marine Defense Exhibition (MADEX) in Singapore, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced a partnership with the Portuguese Navy aimed at developing a new class of compact, high-tech...

May 29, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Merz Says Germany, Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range Weapons

“On Wednesday, during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Berlin will assist Kyiv in developing new long-range weapons capable of reaching targets...

May 26, 2025
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Cybersecurity

Switzerland Joins European Cyber Defense Effort

The EU has approved Switzerland’s participation in the “Cyber Ranges Federation” (CRF) project, which links national cyber training infrastructures across Europe. Under the initiative, participants carry out joint exercises,...

May 23, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

India, Germany Strike ‘Strategic Partnership’ on Ammo Production

India’s Reliance Defence and Germany’s Rheinmetall have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on large-scale ammunition production. A key feature of the partnership is Reliance’s establishment of a...

May 21, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Philippines, US Coast Guards Join Military Drills in South China Sea

The Philippine and US coast guards participated for the first time in joint military drills, Manila’s armed forces said Wednesday, joining broader exercises held by the two allies in...

May 19, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

UK, Germany to Jointly Develop Over 2,000 Km Precision Strike Weapon

The UK and Germany will jointly develop a “deep-precision strike” weapon with a range of over 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) in the coming years. No details of the future...