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March 18, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

For the US Foreign Military Sales Program, GE Aerospace wins a $5 billion engine contract.

GE Aerospace received a $5 billion deal from the US Air Force to produce F110-GE-129 engines for sale to other countries. The F110-GE-129 engine, which was first introduced in...

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March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

The Indian military trials its ‘VEER’ electric all-terrain stealth vehicle.

The VEER electric tactical all-terrain vehicle (E-TATV) made in India has undergone its first military testing to determine if it may be used in defense. The testing comes after...

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March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

For Arctic missions, Royal Marines Commandos are given snowmobiles with higher speeds.

To improve their capacity for reconnaissance, raids, and strike operations in the Arctic, the Royal Marines Commandos have acquired 159 new snowmobiles. The Lynx Brutal Over Snow Reconnaissance Vehicles...

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March 17, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

MilDef to Provide Cybersecurity Parts for BAE Systems CV90 Vehicles

The deal, worth 40 million Swedish krona ($3.9 million), will see military tech business MilDef provide tough cybersecurity equipment for BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 tracked armored combat vehicles. The...

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Saudi Arabia’s seventh Avante 2200 corvette begins construction at Navantia

The steel of the Royal Saudi Naval Force’s seventh Avante 2200-class corvette has been cut by Spanish defense company Navantia at its shipyard in San Fernando. Three months after...

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Contractors Chosen by the Pentagon for Next-Gen Cyber Hunt Kit Prototype

Three contractors have been chosen by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit to create prototypes for the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit for the U.S. Cyber Command. By the summer of...

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

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

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Laser technology for US Army simulations will be supplied by a Ukrainian business.

Skiftech, a Ukrainian developer of defense solutions, has been given a contract by the US Department of Defense to develop laser-based simulation technology for the military. The agreement is...

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Northrop secures a $267 million contract to provide the US Navy with MQ-4C Triton drones.

With a $267 million deal, Northrop Grumman will now manufacture two more MQ-4C Triton drones for the US Navy. The deal is a component of the service’s strategy to...

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The United States will get a quantum navigation system from Lockheed.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has given Lockheed Martin a contract to develop a quantum-enhanced inertial navigation system prototype. QuINS, as the system is known, employs motion-sensitive quantum sensors...

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