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October 16, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

US Army Grants Skydio $7.9M X10D Recon Drone Contract

Skydio has received a $7.9-million contract from the US Army to supply its X10D small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) under the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Tranche 2 initiative. The...

October 15, 2025
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Air Platforms

Lockheed Delivers First F-35A Jets to Belgium Air Force

In a historic step toward modernizing its national defense, the Belgian Air Force has received its first three F-35A Lightning II fighters from Lockheed Martin. The advanced stealth jets...

October 15, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment

Germany Orders Mobile Armored Hospitals From Rheinmetall

Germany’s defense contractor Rheinmetall has secured a 300-million-euro ($348.6 million) deal to build armored mobile field hospitals for the Bundeswehr (German military). The project aims to enhance front-line medical...

October 14, 2025
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Air Platforms

Serco to Maintain EJ200 Engines on British Typhoons

Serco has been awarded a £7.8 million ($10 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide maintenance and logistics services for the EJ200 engines used in the...

October 14, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Saab Bags $1B Deal to Complete Blekinge-Class Submarine

Swedish defense firm Saab has received a 9.6-billion-kronor ($1-billion) contract from Sweden’s defense authorities to proceed with the final production stage of two advanced Blekinge-class (A26) submarines. The agreement...

October 14, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Anartes Lands $6.6M Contract for UK Drone Training

The UK government has signed a £5-million ($6.6-million) contract with Anartes to supply drone training kits and systems for the British Army’s first-person view (FPV) program, a growing initiative...

October 13, 2025
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Air Platforms

Saab, Sweden Ink $360M Gripen Upgrade Contract

Saab has received a 4-billion krona ($360 million) contract from Sweden to extend maintenance, upgrades, and operational support for its Gripen C/D and E fighter jets. The new deal...

October 13, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment

86 Mack M917A3 Trucks Join US Army Logistics Fleet

Mack Defense has secured an order from the US Army for 86 M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks, part of a continuing effort to modernize the service’s tactical logistics and engineering...

October 13, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Britain Ships Laser-Guided Air Defense Missiles Early

The UK government has completed an early delivery of hundreds of Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs) to Ukraine, fulfilling part of a 1.6-billion-pound ($2.13 billion) weapons deal five months ahead...

October 13, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Mitsubishi Wins Japan Deal for Sub-Launched Missile

Japan has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) two contracts to begin large-scale production of advanced missile systems — a submarine-launched guided missile and an enhanced Type 12 surface-to-ship missile....