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April 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

Britain and Australia Team for Advanced Arms Innovation

In a significant move to bolster defense innovation, the UK and Australia have embarked on a collaborative venture targeting low-cost, highly adaptable missile sub-systems. The project will see the...

April 4, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Italian Navy Modernizing Submarines With New OCCAR Contract

Italy’s Todaro-class submarines will undergo a comprehensive mid-life upgrade, as OCCAR coordinates efforts to harmonize the Italian Navy’s existing U212A assets with incoming Next-Generation NFS models. Enhancements include combat...

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 18, 2025
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Land Platforms

Smart Land Defense Camouflage Technology Is Developed by the European Defense Agency

The first stage of a program to create intelligent camouflage technologies for military vehicles and equipment has been completed by the European Defense Agency (EDA). In response to the...

March 5, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

US Investigating 3D-Printed Dark Ceramics for Aircraft and Hypersonic Missiles

3D-printed black ceramics that can survive harsh environments may soon be used in American hypersonic weapons and airplanes. Dark ceramics, which are perfect for hypersonic vehicles because of their...

February 27, 2025
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Air Platforms

Integris and QinetiQ Collaborate to Provide FLRAA Rotorcraft Armor for the US Army

Integris Composites and QinetiQ US will work together to improve the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) of the US Army’s survivability. The defense manufacturers will create armor systems, while...

February 27, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

French warships will have a joint communications network built by Airbus.

Airbus Defence and Space has been given a contract by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to create a communications network for the French surface and undersea fleets. The...

February 14, 2025
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Training and Simulation

CAE to Provide the Canadian Air Force with Next-Gen Fighter Jet Training

CAE has been chosen by Canada to create the Future Fighter Lead-in Training (FFLIT) program for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The goal of Ottawa’s FFLIT program is to...

February 13, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment

The last testing phase of the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare system has begun.

Final tests and improvements are currently underway for the first unit of the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare system, which has just come off the assembly line. The Type...

February 12, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Rauma Finishes Finland’s First Pohjanmaa Corvette Hull

The hull development of the first Pohjanmaa-class multipurpose corvette for the Finnish Navy has been completed by Rauma Marine Constructions. Until its formal introduction later this spring, the ship...