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DragonFire Laser Program Advances Under $78M Deal

QinetiQ has secured a £67 million contract from MBDA to continue work on the laser source for the Royal Navy’s DragonFire directed-energy weapon, reinforcing the UK’s investment in next-generation...

January 8, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

EDGE Introduces Digital Protection for Modern Weapons

Advanced Concepts, a subsidiary of EDGE, is advancing munition safety technology with the development of the ESAD-50, an electronic safety arming device that replaces conventional mechanical systems with digitally...

January 8, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

High-Intensity Ground Robot Enters Ukraine Combat Zone

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has cleared a new armed ground robotic system for use by frontline units, marking another step in Ukraine’s expanding deployment of unmanned combat technologies....

January 8, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Exail Secures Dual Orders for DriX H-9 Surface Drone

Exail has announced the signing of two new customer contracts for its DriX H-9 autonomous surface drone, highlighting increasing demand for unmanned systems in naval defense, counter-drone operations, and...

January 8, 2026
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

UK Funds Deployed Digital Health System for Forces

Avenue3 has secured a £2.5 million contract from the UK’s Defence Medical Services to implement Project Mercury, a next-generation digital health record system designed for military clinicians operating across...

January 8, 2026
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Naval Platforms
R&D

Columbia Sub Program Boosted by New GD Dry Dock

General Dynamics Electric Boat has taken delivery of the Atlas floating dry dock, a purpose-built facility that will support the assembly and testing of the US Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic...

US Navy Awards Raytheon $29M SM-6 Missile Contract

Raytheon has received a $29.2 million US Navy contract modification aimed at expanding the industrial capacity needed to produce the SM-6 All Up Round, a key element of the...

US Navy Awards $94M Missile Motor Contract to Northrop

Northrop Grumman has secured a $94.3 million US Navy contract to design, produce, and qualify a second-stage solid rocket motor that will enhance the performance of extended-range naval missile...

January 8, 2026
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Land Platforms
R&D

US Army Combat Vehicles to Get Full-Spectrum Vision

One Stop Systems has been awarded a $1.2 million US Army contract to equip combat vehicles with advanced onboard computing and 360-degree visualization technology, marking another step in the...

ELTA to Supply Stand-Off Jammers for US Navy Jets

ELTA North America has secured an $11-million US Navy contract to support the development and production of airborne stand-off communications jammers as part of the service’s SOJ Jets electronic...