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July 16, 2026
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Korea Supports 50 Military Tech Startups

South Korea Backs 50 Startups to Develop Military TechnologiesSouth Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) is expanding its defense innovation efforts by seeking around 50 startups and technology...

July 16, 2026
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South Korea Builds AI Defense Robotics Hub

South Korea Invests $36M to Build AI Defense Robotics Innovation HubSouth Korea has announced a 50-billion-won ($36 million) investment to establish an AI defense robotics innovation cluster aimed at...

July 16, 2026
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Belgium Orders MRZR D4 Tactical Vehicles

Belgium Orders Polaris MRZR D4 Tactical Vehicles for Special OperationsBelgium has awarded Polaris Government and Defense a $10.6 million contract to supply MRZR D4 tactical all-terrain vehicles for the...

July 16, 2026
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Saab to Equip Germany’s MEKO A-200 Frigates

Saab to Equip Germany’s New MEKO A-200 Frigates With Advanced Combat SystemsSaab has secured an 8.7-billion Swedish kronor ($900 million) contract from German shipbuilder TKMS to provide advanced combat...

July 16, 2026
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Tigre Mk2 Adds Mistral 3 Anti-Drone Missile

French Tigre Mk2 Helicopter Gains Mistral 3 Missile for Enhanced Counter-Drone OperationsMBDA has successfully integrated the advanced Mistral 3 air-to-air missile into the French Armed Forces’ Tigre Mk2 attack...

July 15, 2026
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Hyundai Rotem achieves NATO quality milestone

Hyundai Rotem has become the first South Korean defense manufacturer to receive NATO’s Allied Quality Assurance Publications AQAP-2110 certification for its armored vehicle portfolio, including the K2 main battle...

July 15, 2026
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Firehawk helicopter production starts in Poland

Lockheed Martin’s Polish subsidiary PZL Mielec has officially begun manufacturing two Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters destined for Czechia, marking the first Firehawk production program in Europe. Based on the...

July 15, 2026
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L3Harris secures new Army radio order

L3Harris Technologies has received additional orders valued at $84 million to supply Falcon AN/PRC-158C software-defined gateway manpack radios supporting the US Army’s Next Generation Command and Control modernization program....

July 15, 2026
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Gentex wins $44.8M Army helmet contract

Gentex Corporation has been awarded a $44.8 million contract to continue supplying advanced HGU-56/P rotary-wing helmet systems for US Army helicopter crews over the next five years. The agreement...

July 15, 2026
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British Army trials autonomous supply convoys

British Army personnel have completed an intensive two-week training program focused on autonomous logistics operations as part of preparations for Project Convergence Capstone 6, a major multinational military experimentation...