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Leidos Wins $454M Cloud One Upgrade Deal

Leidos has been awarded a contract worth approximately 454.9 million dollars to support the modernization of the US Air Force’s Cloud One digital platform. The system is responsible for...

Pratt & Whitney to Supply TJ150 Missile Engines

Pratt & Whitney, a business unit of RTX Corporation, has secured a contract to supply TJ150 turbojet engines for the Black Arrow air-to-ground missile developed by Leidos Dynetics. The...

March 13, 2026
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

USAF Restarts E-7A Wedgetail With $2.4B Boeing Deal

The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing contracts worth 2.43 billion dollars to continue development of the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft. A major portion...

March 13, 2026
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Patria, Latvia Sign Support Deal for CAVS Fleet

Patria and Latvia have signed a life cycle support agreement for the Common Armoured Vehicle System fleet used by the Latvian Armed Forces. The arrangement expands upon a broader...

Elbit Developing Soldier Helmet Command System

The United States Army has awarded a contract worth 120.5 million dollars to Elbit Systems of America to develop a helmet-mounted mission command system designed to enhance soldiers’ battlefield...

Japan Receives Second SPY-7 Radar Shipset

Lockheed Martin has delivered the second shipset of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar system for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessels. Before shipment, the radar package will undergo full system integration and...

March 13, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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US Navy Picks Anduril for XL Sub Program

The US Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit selected Anduril to develop an extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle for the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform Project. The company’s Dive-XL AUV is...

March 13, 2026
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Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV