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US OKs $3.7B IBCS-IFPC, AMRAAM Sale to Denmark

Denmark has been cleared for a $3.73-billion FMS package combining the IBCS-IFPC integrated defense system with a major buy of AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs. The deal includes launchers, radars, operations centers,...

December 8, 2025
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Turkey Unveils Its First Indigenous Submarine

Turkey has launched construction on its inaugural domestically designed submarine, marking a milestone in national naval autonomy. Named MILDEN, the platform is being built at Gölcük Shipyard alongside the...

December 7, 2025
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Norway Buys Two Additional German 212CD Subs

Oslo has formally committed to purchasing two additional Type 212CD submarines from Germany’s TKMS, expanding its future submarine fleet to six units and elevating program costs to nearly 100...

Marines to Add Advanced Rogue 1 Loitering Munitions

The U.S. Marine Corps has placed a $42.5 million delivery order with Teledyne FLIR Defense for more than 600 Rogue 1 loitering munitions, part of the Organic Precision Fires-Light...

December 6, 2025
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Poland Gets 250 US Strykers in $1 Transfer

Poland is advancing toward a major agreement to take ownership of approximately 250 American Stryker armored personnel carriers for a nominal one-dollar fee. Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz confirmed that...

South Korea to Receive $111.8M GBU-39B Bombs

Washington has cleared a new $111.8 million sale that will send 624 GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs to the Republic of Korea, deepening Seoul’s inventory at a time of intensifying...

Italy Gains Deep-Strike Power With JASSM-ER Sale

Washington has notified Congress of a possible $301 million Foreign Military Sale supplying Italy with 100 AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER missiles and a comprehensive support package. Far from a routine transaction,...

December 6, 2025
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Royal Navy to Deploy Laser Weapon on Type 45

Britain intends to install its DragonFire laser weapon on Type 45 destroyers by 2027, making the Royal Navy Europe’s first force to field a combat-ready shipborne laser. Defense leaders...

December 5, 2025
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KBR Secures $117M to Aid F/A-18 Export Fleets

Romania has signed a €223-million ($260 million) agreement with Turkey to acquire a HISAR-class corvette, along with crew training and a full logistics support package. The procurement is part...

Northrop Grumman Gets $200M Anti-Drone Order

Saronic Technologies is investing $300 million to expand its Franklin, Louisiana shipyard, significantly increasing production capacity for autonomous surface vessels. Supported by Louisiana Economic Development and local partners, the...