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June 18, 2025
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Land Platforms

BAE Teams Up with U.S. Army to Develop Upgrades for the Battle-Tested M109 Paladin Platform.

BAE Systems has teamed up with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) to advance the M109-52 Self-Propelled Howitzer prototype. Through a Cooperative Research and Development...

June 18, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Drone Forge Places First Order for Airbus Flexrotor.

Australian aerospace start-up Drone Forge and Airbus Helicopters have entered into an agreement to acquire six Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS) packages, totaling 17 aircraft, marking the largest single...

June 18, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Lockheed Martin Delivers the Eighth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery to the U.S.

Lockheed Martin has successfully delivered the Minimum Engagement Package (MEP) for the eighth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to the U.S. government. The MEP includes three launchers...

June 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

Saab and Sabena Technics Enter Agreement Concerning GlobalEye Platform.

Saab has entered into a framework agreement with Sabena technics, a French company specializing in aircraft maintenance and modification, to support modification work on Saab’s GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning...

June 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

France Signals Plan to Acquire GlobalEye from Saab.

Saab and the French defence procurement agency, Direction générale de l’armement (DGA), have today signed a joint declaration of intent for the sale of Saab’s GlobalEye Early Warning and...

June 17, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Saab Secures Order from Sweden for Giraffe 4A Radar Systems.

Saab has secured a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver Giraffe 4A radar systems along with related services to the Swedish Armed Forces. Valued at...

June 16, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Diehl Defence and Hensoldt Strengthen Partnership to Develop Advanced Software-Defined Air Defence Systems

At this year’s Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, Diehl Defence and HENSOLDT announced plans to strengthen their long-standing partnership in ground-based air defence. Building on their jointly...

June 16, 2025
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Air Platforms

Portugal Confirms Acquisition of Sixth KC-390 Millennium and Adds Ten More Options

Embraer, a leading global aerospace company, announced at the 55th Paris Air Show that Portugal has decided to acquire a sixth KC-390 Millennium aircraft. The original contract, signed in...

June 16, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Italian Army Awards MBDA Contract to Develop FULGUR Very Short-Range Missile

MBDA has signed a development contract to supply the Italian Army with a very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show, currently...

June 16, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

First B61-13 Production Unit Finished Ahead of Planned Timeline

The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb has been completed nearly a year ahead of schedule, marking a significant achievement for Sandia National Laboratories and the wider...