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January 23, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

The French army will get its fleet of PC-7 training planes from Babcock.

Babcock has signed a contract to provide Pilatus PC-7 MKX training aircraft to the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy. The 795 million euro ($827.9 million)...

January 23, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

The first domestically manufactured armored vehicle for boxers is unveiled by the United Kingdom.

The “first fully British-made” Boxer armored vehicle was unveiled by the UK at the Farnborough International Armoured Vehicle Conference. With roughly 75% of its parts obtained locally, the Boxer...

January 23, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US-Made HIMARS Rocket Launchers Arrive in Estonia

Following a $200 million deal between the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Estonian Defense Investment Center (RKIK), one of the largest defense purchases in Tallinn, Lockheed Martin,...

$1 billion worth of Pinaka MBRL ammunition will be ordered by the Indian Army.

In the next month, the Indian Army intends to purchase more than $1 billion worth of Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) ammunition.Before the current fiscal year ends on March...

January 22, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Israeli Businesses to Install Cutting-Edge Robotic Armaments on Logistics Drones

HevenDrones and SMARTSHOOTER, two Israeli companies, have proclaimed a strategic alliance to equip logistics drones with sophisticated robotic weapon systems. The businesses will combine the state-of-the-art SMASH Dragon weapon...

January 21, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

The first US-made M1A2 Abrams tanks are accepted by Poland.

As part of a foreign military sale from 2022, the US has delivered the first batch of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to Poland. The package, which arrived in...

January 21, 2025
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Missile and Missile Defense
R&D

Next-Generation Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Receives Approval from South Korea

The Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea has authorized the creation of an enhanced version of the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM). The development has been funded...

US Army Acquires Switchblade Attack Drones for Infantry Soldiers

As part of the US Army’s Directed Requirement for Lethal Unmanned Systems (LUS), AeroVironment has been contracted to provide Switchblade loitering munitions. The $55.3 million contract is the second...

January 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Two additional H225M Caracal helicopters are delivered to France.

Two H225M Caracal helicopters have been handed over to the air and space force by France’s defense procurement agency. The aircraft are the first two of eight H225M Caracals...

January 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

For Japan, Kawasaki will manufacture seventeen Chinook military helicopters.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has been awarded a contract by Japan to manufacture 17 CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the military. Tokyo will spend 161.1 billion yen ($1 billion) on...