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December 13, 2024
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

BAE Secures $168 Million Contract to Improve Eurofighter Striker II Helmet

BAE Systems has been given a 133 million pound ($168 million) contract by the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium to further its Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD).The money will be used...

Sweden orders Sea Giraffe 1x naval radar from Saab

The Swedish navy has ordered the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system from Saab through the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV). The order value is roughly SEK 340 million, with...

December 13, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Full funding for the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters, amounting to $376 million, has been obtained by Sikorsky.

For the ongoing manufacturing and delivery of UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, the US Army has granted Sikorsky a total of $376 million. The army already has a...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

More Leopard 2A4 tanks for Czech Republic.

Rheinmetall has confirmed a contract to deliver 14 additional Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Czech Republic, following an agreement signed by Björn Bernhard, CEO of Rheinmetall...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

An order for three additional Avante 2200 corvettes has been placed with Navantia by the Saudi Ministry of Defence.

On 11 December 2024, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defence finalized a contract in Riyadh with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia for three more Avante 2200 corvettes, adding to the five...

December 12, 2024
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Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

India and the United Kingdom are collaborating to create the Indian Navy’s fleet of amphibious warships.

For more than ten years, the Indian Navy has been attempting to purchase amphibious warships or Landing Platform Docks (LPD). The idea is gaining traction now that India is...

December 9, 2024
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Sweden grants OSI the contract for submarine navigation.

The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration and OSI Maritime Systems have reached an agreement for the installation of its cutting-edge Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS) on Swedish submarines....

The next-generation Raytheon NGJ-MB system gives the US EA-18 Growlers fighter jet enhanced radar jamming capabilities.

The U.S. Navy gave Raytheon Technologies (RTX) a $590 million follow-on production contract for the creation and implementation of the Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system. By successfully interfering with...

December 9, 2024
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

In response to aerial threats, China introduces the Metal Storm Mobile Electromagnetic Gun System as a defensive option.

The newest advancement in Chinese defense technology is the Metal Storm mobile electromagnetic gun system. This cutting-edge weapon, mounted on a 6×6 military vehicle chassis, is intended to act...

December 9, 2024
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Naval Platforms
R&D

The Russian Navy has created the new Project 117113 Cayman class in an effort to improve its Ivan Gren landing ships.

The Russian Navy revealed its intentions to upgrade its Ivan Gren-class landing vessels with the new Project 117113 Cayman. The Nevskoye Design Bureau, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation...