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January 2, 2026
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Air Platforms

France Buys Two Saab GlobalEye AEW Aircraft

France has placed a $1.3-billion order for Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft, covering two platforms with an option for two more. Based on the Bombardier Global...

December 31, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Lockheed Secures $142.6M UAE THAAD Support Deal

Lockheed Martin has received a $142.6 million contract modification to continue sustainment support for the United Arab Emirates’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system under the...

December 31, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Saab to Supply RBS 70 Bolide Missiles to Lithuania

Lithuania has finalized a €320 million agreement with Sweden’s Saab to procure RBS 70 Bolide short-range air defense missiles, marking one of the country’s most significant recent investments in...

December 31, 2025
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Air Platforms

France Orders Two Saab GlobalEye AEW Aircraft

France has signed a $1.34 billion contract with Saab to acquire two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, replacing its aging E-3F Sentry fleet and modernizing its strategic...

December 31, 2025
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Naval Platforms

US Navy Takes Delivery of DDG 128 Destroyer

U.S. shipbuilder Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy from its Pascagoula, Mississippi facility, marking...

December 31, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Fincantieri Secures Indian Navy Torpedo Contract

Italy’s shipbuilding and defense major Fincantieri has announced that its underwater weapons subsidiary, WASS Submarine Systems, has secured a major contract worth over €200 million to supply Black Shark...

December 31, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

DroneShield Wins $6.2M APAC Counter-Drone Deal

Australia-based DroneShield has secured a $6.2 million military contract to supply integrated counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities to a defense force in the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting the accelerating urgency among...

December 29, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Finnish Zeus FPV Drones Reach Ukraine

Finnish defense firm Summa Defence has delivered the first operational batch of its Zeus first-person view (FPV) drones to Ukraine, marking a milestone in the company’s transition from development...

December 29, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Germany Orders 84 RCH 155 Howitzers

Germany has placed a €1.2-billion order for 84 RCH 155 wheeled self-propelled howitzers, reinforcing its commitment to modernizing artillery forces for high-mobility operations. The contract was awarded to Artec,...

December 29, 2025
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Soldier Systems

Rheinmetall to Supply Laser Modules to Germany

Rheinmetall has secured a contract valued at several hundred million euros to supply advanced laser-light modules to the German Armed Forces as part of the introduction of Germany’s new...