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April 3, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

For severe Arctic operations, Polaris unveils cutting-edge military snowmobiles.

The 2026 Military 850 TITAN 155 arctic workhorse vehicle is equipped with the 850 Patriot engine and has 25% greater torque and power than its predecessor, the 2025 Military...

April 3, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Four Embraer C-390 Millennium airlifters are purchased by the Swedish Air Force.

For its air force, Sweden has purchased Embraer C-390 Millennium transport planes. The agreement, which was made public at a defense and aerospace fair in Brazil, calls for four...

Thales Hybrid Kits improve the connection between French military vehicles.

Thales has been awarded a contract by the French defense procurement organization to provide hybrid networking kits for French Army vehicles. The modular kits allow access to high-speed commercial...

April 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

‘Africa’s First’ Kamikaze Assault Drone Launched in Nigeria

In a significant step toward the continent’s capacity to create cutting-edge defense technologies, the Nigerian military has unveiled Africa’s “first and largest” attack drone. The drone, which was created...

In 19 days, the UK uses Viking Arms to provide 180 FPV drones.

Viking Arms will be providing the UK Ministry of Defence with a fleet of 180 inexpensive, first-person view (FPV) drones in order to support British Army training. The expedited...

April 2, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Philippines gets the go-ahead for a $5.58 billion jet deal from the US

As tensions with China rise, Washington is supporting its treaty-bound ally, the Philippines, by announcing that it has authorized the potential sale of $5.58 billion worth of F-16 fighter...

The Future Attack Helicopter in the United States will be equipped by GE with cutting-edge avionics.

Bell Textron has awarded GE Aerospace a subcontract for the design, development, and delivery of avionics systems for the US Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. After...

For the US Marine Corps drones, Shield AI provides the first ViDAR optical sensors.

Shield AI has provided the US Marine Corps with its first ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) optical sensors, which are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and are intended to...

April 2, 2025
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Soldier Systems
New Product Launches

Thales Unveils a Panoramic Night Vision Binocular for Special Operations

The new Panoramic next-generation night vision goggles from Thales were unveiled at a special operations tech conference held in Martignas Sur Jalle, France. The solution, which is made for...

The second Philippine Navy Malvar corvette from Hyundai is launched.

The second Miguel Malvar-class guided-missile corvette for the Philippine Navy has been launched by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ceremony, which took place in the South Korean port city of...