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February 7, 2025
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Land Platforms

The Skyranger 30 verification model from Rheinmetall is delivered to Germany.

The first air defense vehicle based on the Boxer Skyranger 30 cannon has been delivered to the Bundeswehr by Rheinmetall. Over the course of the following several months, this...

February 6, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

The first Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drones are delivered to Morocco.

As part of a contract that was reportedly signed in 2023, Turkey has provided Morocco with its first shipment of Bayraktar Akinci drones. According to Forum FAR Maroc, a...

February 6, 2025
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Land Platforms

Oshkosh is selected by the Pentagon to provide a large number of trucks to the US Army.

The US Department of Defense has given Oshkosh Defense several contracts to supply a variety of military vehicles for the US Army. The agreements, valued at around $214.8 million,...

February 4, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

AeroVironment sells more Switchblade kamikaze drones to the US Army.

For the US Army, AeroVironment has been awarded a contract to provide its flagship Switchblade loitering munition systems. The $288 million deal is a component of a five-year contract...

February 4, 2025
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Soldier Systems

For the British army, Instro obtains a further $20 million worth of night vision goggles.

Instro Precision Technologies has won a 16-million-pound ($20 million) deal to supply the British Armed Forces with more XACT nv33 compact night vision goggles (NVGs). To date, British forces...

February 4, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Rheinmetall sells Mk82 bombs to Sweden for usage on Gripen aircraft.

In an effort to improve the ground target capabilities of the Swedish Air Force, Sweden has signed a contract with Rheinmetall to purchase Mk82 bombs for its Gripen aircraft....

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms

The First Arafura Offshore Patrol Vessel Is Accepted by Australia

Luerssen Australia, an NVL Group company, delivered the first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) to the Australian Ministry of Defence. In 2018, Canberra and the German shipbuilder...

February 3, 2025
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Land Platforms

The first batch of six Caesar howitzers arrives in Estonia.

The first six Caesar self-propelled howitzers have been delivered to the Estonian Defense Forces. The Estonian and French defense procurement agencies and KNDS France reached an agreement in the...

January 27, 2025
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Air Platforms

Lockheed Martin delivered Greece its 30th enhanced F-16 Viper.

The 30th updated F-16 Viper has been delivered to the Hellenic Air Force by the American company Lockheed Martin. This improvement improves Greece’s defense as well as its capacity...

January 23, 2025
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Naval Platforms

The first Marine Mine-Hunter Drone is delivered to the French Navy.

As part of the Future Mine Countermeasures System (SLAMF) program, the French Navy has received its first mine warfare surface drone. The drone has a towed sonar that connects...