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July 7, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Poland to Produce Anduril Barracuda Missiles

Poland has strengthened its long-term defense industrial strategy through a manufacturing agreement with Anduril Industries to locally produce the Barracuda-500M long-range cruise missile. The program emphasizes gradual localization of...

Netherlands Funds Future Drone Integration Tech

The Netherlands has launched an innovative defense modernization initiative centered on software-driven interoperability for unmanned systems. Working alongside domestic technology company Intelic, the Dutch Ministry of Defence will develop...

July 7, 2026
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Training and Simulation
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Air National Guard Adopts AI VR Combat Training

The US Air National Guard is evaluating an advanced virtual training ecosystem that combines artificial intelligence with immersive full-body simulation to enhance military readiness. Virtuix’s Omni One platform enables...

Milrem UGVs Set for Hanwha Combat Enhancements

Estonia’s Milrem Robotics and South Korea’s Hanwha Systems have initiated a strategic technology partnership aimed at expanding the operational capabilities of unmanned ground combat vehicles. The collaboration will evaluate...

GCAP fighter program awards $6B to Edgewing

Edgewing has secured a multi-billion-pound contract to continue development of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the ambitious sixth-generation fighter initiative jointly led by the United Kingdom, Italy, and...

July 6, 2026
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Air Platforms
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New blended-wing UAV offers 950-km endurance

Quantum Cyber has introduced the PHANTOM-950, a long-endurance unmanned aerial platform specifically designed for operations inside contested airspace. Its blended-wing stealth configuration minimizes radar visibility while a multi-stage propulsion...

New system speeds up Indian drone operations

N3X Defence has developed a vehicle-mounted launch platform that significantly enhances the operational flexibility of its WRATH unmanned aerial system. Installed on a High Mobility Vehicle, the launcher carries...

July 6, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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New robotic warship delivers 290-km strike range

Hanwha Systems has introduced the Striker-S unmanned surface vessel, an advanced autonomous maritime platform developed to support future distributed naval operations. Designed around a modular architecture, the vessel can...

July 6, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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PT PAL, Naval Group launch Scorpène production

Indonesia has entered a new phase of naval modernization with the start of domestic construction of two Evolved Scorpène-class submarines under a strategic partnership between PT PAL and France’s...

July 6, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Britain drops Meteor upgrade for future missile

The United Kingdom has decided to move beyond upgrading its current Meteor beyond-visual-range missile, opting instead to develop a completely new air-to-air weapon capable of addressing future aerial threats....