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November 25, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Leidos, Kongsberg Explore Naval Strike Missile, USV Links

Kongsberg Defence Australia and Leidos Australia are partnering to evaluate the integration of the Naval Strike Missile into Leidos’ next-generation uncrewed surface vessels, the Sea Archer and Longbow. The...

November 21, 2025
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Land Platforms

Elbit to Upgrade Merkava Tanks for $210M

Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $210-million contract spanning six years to deliver a major technological upgrade for the Merkava main battle tank fleet. Rather than focusing solely on...

November 21, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Germany Picks Rheinmetall for $70M CTC Upgrade

Germany is undertaking a major technological overhaul of its Army Combat Training Center to support sophisticated digital training for modern land operations. To enable this transformation, the Bundeswehr has...

November 19, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Turkey Starts Building Portugal’s First Warship

Turkey has begun steel cutting for Portugal’s first foreign-built military vessel, launching construction of two Auxiliary Oiler and Logistics ships ordered in 2024. The 14,000-nautical-mile-range vessels will support refueling,...

November 19, 2025
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Air Platforms

KC-46 RVS 2.0 Makes First Flight

Boeing’s Remote Vision System 2.0 for the KC-46 tanker has completed its first flight in Seattle, launching the final test campaign before US Air Force certification. RVS 2.0 delivers...

November 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

Saab to Upgrade German Eurofighters

Airbus has awarded Saab two contracts totaling €549 million to outfit Germany’s Eurofighter fleet with the Arexis electronic warfare system. The first continues prior integration work, and the second...

November 15, 2025
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Land Platforms

UN: Israeli Fire Hit Peacekeepers in South Lebanon

UNIFIL reported that Israeli soldiers fired from a Merkava tank at its peacekeepers on Sunday near an Israeli military position inside Lebanese territory. The peacekeepers, who were coordinating truce...

November 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Amentum Wins $995M MQ-9 Upgrade Deal

Amentum has been awarded a five-year, $995-million US Air Force contract to modernize and support MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft operations. The company will provide specialized maintenance teams, weapons-loading support,...

November 11, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

RADA Upgrades Radars for Ukraine

Israeli radar specialist RADA Electronic Industries is rapidly advancing the performance of its radar systems deployed in Ukraine, integrating real-time feedback from the battlefield to enhance detection accuracy and...

November 7, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

GE, Shield AI Partner on X-BAT Drone Engine

GE Aerospace has entered into a partnership with Shield AI to co-develop propulsion systems for the newly unveiled X-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) combat drone. The collaboration, formalized...