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May 30, 2025
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For the first time, Israel uses a strong laser weapon in combat.

“Israel has carried out the first known combat use of a high-powered laser weapon, shooting down kamikaze drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon.” A video of the interception was...

May 29, 2025
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According to Merz, Ukraine and Germany will collaborate to manufacture long-range weapons.

During a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Berlin will assist Kyiv in creating novel long-range weaponry capable of reaching targets...

May 23, 2025
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India, Germany reach agreement on a “strategic partnership” for the manufacture of ammunition

Germany’s Rheinmetall and India’s Reliance Defense have inked a memorandum of understanding to work together on the manufacturing of ammunition on a big scale._x000D_ Reliance’s creation of a greenfield...

May 23, 2025
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Ukraine and KNDS cooperate to produce automated rifle ammunition.

Ukraine and KNDS have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to manufacture medium-caliber ammunition for the military. The agreement covers the production of shells frequently used in...

May 22, 2025
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Poland gets the green light from the US to buy 1,400 high-precision bombs.

“The US State Department has approved the possible $180 million sale of precision-guided bombs to Poland. Warsaw sought 1,400 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-I) and four GBU-39 (T-1)/B inert...

May 21, 2025
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In advance of schedule, the United States manufactures the first nuclear weapon in the B61-13 series.

The US has completed assembly of its first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb, almost a year ahead of its scheduled production and about two years after the program was launched....

May 19, 2025
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Over 2,000 km of precision strike weapon will be developed jointly by the UK and Germany.

The UK and Germany will jointly develop a “deep-precision strike” weapon with a range of over 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) in the coming years. No details of the future...

May 8, 2025
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Sweden and Nammo agree to a $186 million contract for ammunition production.

Sweden and Nammo have agreed to a 1.8 billion Swedish kroner ($186 million) deal for the supply of small-caliber ammunition. The order is the biggest contract Stockholm has ever...

May 2, 2025
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Northrop Unveils ‘Lumberjack’ Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drone

At the Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington, DC, Northrop Grumman unveiled its one-way assault drone, the “Lumberjack.” The modular, jet-powered loitering munition may be launched from the ground...

April 22, 2025
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Raytheon Coyote counter-drone interceptors will be manufactured in the UAE.

Raytheon, a US company, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Tawazun Council, its defense and security acquisitions authority, to manufacture the Coyote counter-drone...