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Japan Expands Undersea Fleet with New REMUS 300 Orders

In a move that reflects the deep-rooted defense ties between Japan and the United States, Tokyo-headquartered Hitachi has approached Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) with a request to supply over...

Poland Unveils Maiden Signals Intelligence Ship for Maritime Monitoring

In a major modernization step, the Polish Navy has launched its first of two new SIGINT ships, being developed by Saab of Sweden under the Delfin program. These vessels...

Sharang Shakti Debuts ‘vajR’, India’s First AI-Powered Drone Killer System

In a major advancement for India’s indigenous defense technology, Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has introduced vajR, a fully autonomous, hard-kill drone interceptor system. Designed to counter modern UAV...

Poland Commits $662 Million to Boost 155mm Shell Output

The Polish Capital Investment Fund (FIK), a government-backed entity, has announced a major defense investment of over 2.4 billion zloty ($662.9 million) aimed at strengthening the country’s 155mm ammunition...

July 3, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

Terma Selected to Aid in Upgrade of Argentina’s F-16 Fighter Jets

Terma has signed a support agreement with the Argentine Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Argentine Air Force (FAA) to contribute to the modernization and mission-readiness of 24 ex-Royal...

July 3, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

India Finalizes K-5 Nuclear Missile Development to Boost Submarine Deterrence

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has officially completed development of the K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), a nuclear-capable platform with an estimated operational range of 5,000 to...

Exail Installs Cyber-Resilient Navigation Systems on Greece’s New FDI Frigates

Naval Group has awarded a contract to Exail to supply advanced navigation systems for the Hellenic Navy’s new Defense and Intervention Frigates (FDI). The agreement covers a suite of...

July 3, 2025
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Air Platforms
New Product Launches

China’s First Indigenous Carrier ‘Shandong’, Loaded with J-15s, Docks in Hong Kong

China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday, marking a symbolic visit just days after the city observed the 28th anniversary of its...

July 3, 2025
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

Arquus and Daimler Truck Join Forces to Offer Military Trucks to French Armed Forces

French defense vehicle manufacturer Arquus has entered into a strategic partnership with Germany’s Daimler Truck to supply new military trucks to the French Army. Announced Thursday, the collaboration aims...

July 2, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

German-Spanish Collaboration to Tackle Hypersonics and Unmanned Warfare

In a move to strengthen European defense innovation, Germany’s Diehl Defence and Spain’s Sener have formalized a new cooperation agreement to jointly develop emerging military technologies. The collaboration will...