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December 7, 2025
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Marines to Add Advanced Rogue 1 Loitering Munitions

The U.S. Marine Corps has placed a $42.5 million delivery order with Teledyne FLIR Defense for more than 600 Rogue 1 loitering munitions, part of the Organic Precision Fires-Light...

December 6, 2025
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South Korea to Receive $111.8M GBU-39B Bombs

Washington has cleared a new $111.8 million sale that will send 624 GBU-39B Small Diameter Bombs to the Republic of Korea, deepening Seoul’s inventory at a time of intensifying...

December 5, 2025
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Northrop Grumman Gets $200M Anti-Drone Order

Saronic Technologies is investing $300 million to expand its Franklin, Louisiana shipyard, significantly increasing production capacity for autonomous surface vessels. Supported by Louisiana Economic Development and local partners, the...

December 5, 2025
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Canada Cleared for $2.7B US Bomb Sale

Sweden has ordered 94 additional Patria 6×6 armored vehicles under the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program, following a previous order of 321 units. Valued at roughly 1.5...

December 2, 2025
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Saab Gets $148M Lithuanian Mobile Air Defense Deal

Saab has received a third order from Lithuania for its MSHORAD mobile air-defense system, valued at 1.4 billion SEK (~$148M), with deliveries from 2026 to 2030. The new acquisition...

December 1, 2025
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HK, Rheinmetall Nordic to Supply Weapon Systems

Heckler & Koch and Rheinmetall Nordic have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly supply integrated weapon systems across Europe. The alliance links HK’s longstanding expertise in reliable small arms...

December 1, 2025
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France Unveils MUTANT XL Loitering Munitions

MUTANT XL, jointly developed by MBDA and Delair, merges guided-missile performance with drone flexibility for next-generation precision strike missions. Designed for man-in-the-loop control, it adapts to various mission profiles,...

November 28, 2025
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Rheinmetall Gets Order for HERO Loitering Drones

A major NATO country has placed a large multi-hundred-unit order for HERO loitering munitions from Rheinmetall, with production at RWM Italia beginning ahead of 2026 deliveries. The deal includes...

November 27, 2025
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India Begins Local Production of HAMMER PGMs

India is advancing its push for defense indigenization with a new joint venture between Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and France’s Safran Electronics & Defense (SED) to produce the HAMMER...

November 25, 2025
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Nigeria Unveils First 1,000 DG-103 Made-in-Country Rifles

Nigeria’s Defence Industries Corporation–D7G (DICON-D7G) has produced nearly 1,000 upgraded DG-103 assault rifles within the first two months of operations at its Kaduna manufacturing plant, local reports confirmed. The...