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February 14, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

STOL Patrol Aircraft Are Delivered to the Danish Home Guard

Two De Havilland Twin Otter short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility aircraft have been sent to Denmark’s Home Guard, strengthening its assistance for the larger police and defense forces....

Leonardo DRS Battle Management Systems to Be Delivered to the Thai Army Stryker Fleet

Leonardo DRS has agreed to provide and outfit the Stryker 8×8 armored fighting vehicles of the Royal Thai Army with battle management systems. The corporation will supply the fleet...

February 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Elistair will provide a military partner with a tethered small drone.

Elistair has agreed to supply a tiny unmanned aerial system that is tethered to a military unit that is an ally. The company’s flagship Kronos “drone-in-a-box” technology, related training,...

February 13, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Sweden Purchases Teledyne’s “Gavia” Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

To improve its mine countermeasures capabilities, Sweden has agreed to purchase “Gavia” autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Teledyne Marine. The agreement, which is valued at 190 million Swedish kroner...

February 13, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

A New 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle Will Be Unveiled by Milrem Robotics

The HAVOC 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), developed by Estonian defense company Milrem Robotics, will make its premiere at IDEX 2025 in the United Arab Emirates. The company stressed...

February 13, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment
R&D

The last testing phase of the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare system has begun.

Final tests and improvements are currently underway for the first unit of the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare system, which has just come off the assembly line. The Type...

February 12, 2025
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Naval Platforms
R&D

Rauma Finishes Finland’s First Pohjanmaa Corvette Hull

The hull development of the first Pohjanmaa-class multipurpose corvette for the Finnish Navy has been completed by Rauma Marine Constructions. Until its formal introduction later this spring, the ship...

February 12, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

During drills, Iran displays its upgraded Bavar-373 air defense system.

During the “Eqtedar” military exercises in the central Iranian province of Isfahan, Iran showcased an updated version of its domestically built Bavar-373 air defense missile system. The updated Bavar-373...

The Netherlands Purchases the Pilatus PC-7 MKX Training System First

The Netherlands has agreed to buy Pilatus’s new PC-7 MKX flight training system, making it the first nation to do so. Eight PC-7 MKXs with ground-based training equipment and four...

February 11, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Norway Acknowledges Patria’s Acoustic Minesweepers

The Finnish company Patria has delivered new acoustic minesweeping systems to the Royal Norwegian Navy. With the delivery of the first batch early last year, Norway’s order for SONAC ACS...