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March 18, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Thales’s AI-Powered Autonomous Minehunter Is Accepted by the British Navy

Thales UK has delivered the first of the Royal Navy’s four end-to-end autonomous minehunting systems. With artificial intelligence for automatic target recognition and the ability to operate remotely or...

March 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

A $5 billion engine deal for the US Foreign Military Sales Program is won by GE Aerospace.

GE Aerospace has been given a $5 billion contract by the US Air Force to produce F110-GE-129 engines for military sales abroad. Since its 1992 launch, the F110-GE-129 engine...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

Military Tests Are Conducted for India’s “VEER” Electric All-Terrain Stealth Vehicle

For the first time, India’s VEER electric tactical all-terrain vehicle (E-TATV) has been put through military testing to determine its potential for defense applications.The trials come after the Indian...

Australia’s First Laser-Based Defense Technology is Demonstrated by QinetiQ

In partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), QinetiQ has showcased Australia’s first scalable high-power laser optical chain prototype. In 2023, the Hampshire-based military company was given...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

Faster Snowmobiles for Arctic Operations Are Given to Royal Marine Commandos

In order to improve their abilities in reconnaissance, raiding, and strike missions, Royal Marines Commandos have been equipped with 159 new snowmobiles for the Arctic. The UK Commando Force,...

March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms

BAE Systems CV90 Vehicles Will Receive Cybersecurity Components from MilDef

MilDef, a military technology company, has been awarded a contract to supply ruggedized cybersecurity equipment for the CV90 tracked armored combat vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Hägglunds. The project,...

March 17, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Navantia Starts Building the Seventh Avante 2200 Corvette for Saudi Arabia

At its shipyard in San Fernando, Spanish defense contractor Navantia has cut the steel of the seventh Avante 2200-class corvette for the Royal Saudi Naval Force. Three months after...

For the Next-Gen Cyber Hunt Kit Prototype, the Pentagon Chooses Contractors

Three companies have been chosen by the US Defense Innovation Unit to create prototypes of the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit for the US Cyber Command. By the summer of 2025,...

March 14, 2025
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Training and Simulation

US Army Simulations Will Use Laser Technology from a Ukrainian Company

The Ukrainian defense solutions company Skiftech has been given a contract by the US Department of Defense to manufacture laser-based simulation equipment for the army. The agreement is a...

March 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Northrop Secures $267M Contract to Provide US Navy with MQ-4C Triton Drones

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $267 million contract to manufacture two more MQ-4C Triton drones. The agreement is a component of the service’s strategy to increase...