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February 6, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Oshkosh Selected by Pentagon to Provide Several US Army Trucks

Oshkosh Defense has received numerous contracts from the US Department of Defense to supply a variety of military trucks for the US Army. The agreements, totaling about $214.8 million,...

February 6, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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The first Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drones are delivered to Morocco

As part of a deal that was said to have been signed in 2023, Morocco has gotten its first consignment of Turkish Bayraktar Akinci drones. According to Forum FAR...

February 4, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

To arm its Gripen aircraft, Sweden purchases Rheinmetall’s Mk82 bombs.

In order to improve the Swedish Air Force’s ground targeting skills, Sweden has signed a contract with Rheinmetall to buy Mk82 bombs for its Gripen jet. The order, which...

February 4, 2025
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Soldier Systems
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British troops get additional $20 million worth of night vision goggles from Instro

A £16 million ($20 million) deal has been signed by Instro Precision Technologies to supply the British Armed Forces with more XACT nv33 compact night vision goggles (NVGs). British...

Scotland is the location of the British Army’s New Urban Warfare Training Facility.

To prepare soldiers for combat in urban settings, the British Army has opened a new training center in Scotland. The facility, which is situated in Dundee’s Oliver Barracks, is...

February 4, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

AeroVironment to US Army Procures Additional Switchblade Kamikaze Drones

For the US Army, AeroVironment has secured a contract to supply its premier Switchblade loitering munition systems. The $288 million deal is a component of a five-year project that...

February 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Cyberlux Displays Rotary-Wing Drone for US Special Operations in Arctic Conditions

In Norway, Cyberlux Corporation, an American technology company, has put its rotary-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) through testing for the US Special Operations Command. The event took place in...

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

Albatros Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the French Navy Makes First Flight

At the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, the French Navy conducted the first flight of its Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft. It was in response to Paris giving Dassault...

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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Australia Receives Its First Offshore Patrol Ship in the Arafura Sea

The first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) built by Luerssen Australia, a subsidiary of the NVL Group, was delivered to the Australian Ministry of Defence. Canberra signed...

February 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

A Shark-M reconnaissance drone is introduced by a Ukrainian business.

The Shark-M unmanned aerial vehicle, which is capable of deep reconnaissance and functions as a signal repeater for strike drones, was recently unveiled by the Ukrainian business Ukrspecsystems. The...