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December 26, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

PDW will provide the US Army with C100 small drones.

More than $15.3 million in contracts have been awarded to Performance Drone Works (PDW) for the delivery of its exclusive C100 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to the US...

December 23, 2024
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

IAF and DRDO Begin Modifications on Six Su-30 MKI Aircraft for Astra Missile Integration and Testing

In a significant move to bolster its air combat capabilities, the Indian Air Force (IAF), in partnership with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has launched a project...

December 23, 2024
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Land Platforms
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The Digital Abrams: M1A2 SEP Program

General Dynamics Land Systems has secured an $18.9 million contract modification to provide technical support for the Abrams system. The work will be carried out in Sterling Heights, Michigan,...

December 23, 2024
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Air Platforms
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Russia receives new Su-57 and Su-34 fighter jets from United Aircraft Corporation.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has handed over a new batch of Su-57 and Su-34 fighter aircraft to the Ministry of Defence as part of its annual state arms procurement...

December 23, 2024
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Naval Platforms
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The U.S. Navy takes delivery of the future USS Iowa warship.

The U.S. Navy has officially received its latest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), on December 22, 2024. This vessel represents the 12th warship delivered to the...

December 23, 2024
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Air Platforms
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Italy signs a deal to acquire up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets.

Italy has finalized an agreement with Eurofighter and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) to acquire up to 24 new Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The deal, signed in...

December 23, 2024
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Air Platforms
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Spain expands its air force by ordering 25 additional Eurofighter jets.

Spain has reached a final agreement with the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA), alongside German contractors, to procure 25 additional Eurofighter aircraft under the Halcon II program....

Rheinmetall and KNDS to provide digital radio equipment for 10,000 Bundeswehr vehicles.

The ArGe D-LBO (Working Group for the Digitalization of Land-Based Operations), a collaboration between KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall, has secured a contract from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment,...

December 20, 2024
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Land Platforms
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Lithuania places an order for Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks.

Lithuania’s Defence Materiel Agency (DMA), under the Ministry of National Defence, has signed a contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for...

Raytheon’s Standard Missile Naval Defense Series (SM-1 to SM-6)

Raytheon has been awarded a $24.5 million contract modification to procure components addressing Megatron obsolescence for Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) production. The work is expected to be completed by February...