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Saab sells Sweden 22 combat boats, increasing the size of its fleet.

Sweden has placed an order with Saab for 22 combat boats worth 900 million Swedish kronor ($94 million). Saab’s Docksta facility will manufacture the vessels, and deliveries are planned...

India Introduces Its First Photonic Radar to Tackle Stealth

With the introduction of a photonic radar system, India’s defense research organization has made a courageous move into next-generation sensing. This novel platform uses light-based signals to identify airborne...

The US Navy’s DDG(X) warship will be equipped with the FM 175D engine from Fairbanks Morse.

Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a US Navy contract to provide an FM 175D high-speed diesel generator engine for incorporation into the DDG(X) land-based propulsion system test facility....

A New Locally-Built Stealth Corvette Strengthens Taiwan’s Naval Capacity

Taiwan has taken a significant stride in its naval development with the debut of its new, domestically designed corvette, which has stealth capabilities. The Danjiang, which is 60.4 meters...

The first SPY-7 radar antennas are delivered to Japan by Lockheed

The first shipset of four SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be installed on Japan’s future Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), was given to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, according to...

For air defense and aerial strikes, Australia will purchase $1.4 billion worth of AMRAAM missiles.

To acquire the most recent AMRAAM missile variants for air defense and aerial attack capability, the Australian government will spend 2.12 billion Australian dollars ($1.39 billion). The announcement comes...

France Recruits Paris Startup to Provide 1,000 AI-Powered Combat Drones

The French arms procurement agency (DGA) has given Paris-based defense tech business Harmattan AI a contract to provide 1,000 AI-equipped combat drones. From October to December, the French Army...

July 7, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

For FCAS drone operations, Airbus transforms the A400M into a “multi-domain brain.”

A significant improvement to its A400M military transport plane has been revealed by Airbus, with intentions to rearrange the platform to accommodate the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) and the...

July 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

US Army’s HIMARS to Become Hypersonic

With the creation of the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) weapon system, the US Army is preparing to give its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) a hypersonic boost. The...

$1.85 Billion US Navy Deal for Virginia-Class Submarine Awarded to General Dynamics

A $1.85 billion contract was awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat to begin early production and acquire crucial components for future Virginia-class submarines for the US Navy. The goal...