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Leidos Wins $2.7B Hypersonic Deal

Leidos has received a $2.7-billion contract from the United States Army to transition key hypersonic weapons programs from development into full-scale production. The agreement consolidates the Thermal Protection Shield...

Zulu Unveils Swarm Munition Launcher

Zulu Defence Systems has unveiled a compact multi-barrel launcher designed for rapid deployment of loitering munitions and coordinated swarm attacks in modern battlefield environments. The launcher enables simultaneous or...

May 12, 2026
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Land Platforms
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Inside Britain’s Challenger 3 program

Challenger 3 is the British Army’s next-generation main battle tank, designed to transform the aging Challenger 2 into a modern, networked combat platform. Featuring a new 120mm smoothbore gun,...

$407M deal boosts Guam air defense

Lockheed Martin has received a major contract expansion to continue building Guam’s integrated missile defense system, a critical element of US Indo-Pacific security strategy. The layered architecture combines Aegis,...

TRL-4D radar delivered to German Air Force

HENSOLDT has installed the first TRL-4D LR radar system in northern Germany as part of the German Air Force’s effort to modernize its air surveillance network. Using advanced AESA...

Australia selects SeaRAM defense system

Raytheon will provide SeaRAM self-defense systems for Australia’s future Mogami-class frigates under the Sea3000 naval modernization program. SeaRAM combines advanced missile interception capability with Phalanx tracking systems to defend...

Virginia-class work awarded to GD

The US Navy has expanded the Virginia-class Block VI submarine program with a $2.3-billion contract modification awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat. The funding supports early manufacturing and long-lead...

May 12, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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