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December 17, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Rheinmetall to deliver 20 additional Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

Rheinmetall has confirmed an order to supply Ukraine with an additional 20 Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), with delivery planned for the first half of 2025.The company noted...

December 17, 2024
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Training and Simulation
R&D

British Army opens new training facility for Ajax Armored Fighting Vehicles.

A state-of-the-art facility has been established at the British Army’s Combat Manoeuvre Centre in Bovington, England, featuring advanced immersive simulators to support training for the new Ajax armoured fighting...

December 17, 2024
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

Indian Navy Progresses Project-76: Indigenous Submarine Design in Development

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi has confirmed that the ambitious Project-76 is in its initial stages, focusing on the development of a new class of indigenous conventional diesel-electric...

December 17, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Greece plans to buy Switchblade loitering munitions from the U.S.

Greece has approved the acquisition of 590 loitering munitions—Switchblade 300 and 600 variants—from U.S. defense firm AeroVironment. Valued at €75.2 million ($78.8 million), the purchase is aimed at enhancing...

December 17, 2024
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Saudi Arabia boosts its naval strength with three more corvettes from Spain.

Saudi Arabia has signed a new agreement with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to construct three more Avante 2200 corvettes, building upon an earlier 2022 deal for five vessels. Under the...

Sweden invests in new naval radar technology to detect low-altitude missiles.

Sweden has awarded a 340-million SEK ($31 million) contract to Saab for the delivery of Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems tailored for its navy. The agreement includes various configurations...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Norway deploys F-35 fighter jets and NASAMS air defense systems to Poland.

Norway has deployed F-35 multi-role fighter jets and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Poland to safeguard the airspace over Rzeszów Airport, a vital NATO logistics hub within...

December 16, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Poland secures General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian in a $310 million deal.

Poland has finalized a $310 million deal to acquire MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones from General Atomics. The agreement was signed on December 12 by W?adys?aw Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister...

Trident II D5 Missile: Adapting to Evolving Challenges

Systems Planning and Analysis has secured a $7 million contract modification to exercise fiscal 2025 options for providing support services for the Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapons...

December 16, 2024
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Missile & Missile Defence
Mergers & JV

BrahMos Aerospace Reevaluates Hypersonic BrahMos-2K Based on Feedback

Following a lukewarm reception to the proposed BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile, BrahMos Aerospace, in collaboration with Russia, is reassessing the missile’s technical specifications and pricing strategy. Feedback revealed concerns...