Weekly Defense News: Global Military Modernization Readiness

January 5, 2026
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Land Platforms

Germany Orders 200 Puma IFVs With Spike Missiles

Germany has taken a major step in strengthening its mechanized forces by awarding a €4.2-billion contract to the Rheinmetall/KNDS Deutschland partnership for 200 Puma infantry fighting vehicles equipped with...

January 2, 2026
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Air Platforms

South Korea Taps LIG Nex1 for EW Aircraft

LIG Nex1 has been tasked with delivering South Korea’s first stand-off electronic warfare aircraft, a complex platform designed to disrupt enemy command and radar networks at long range. Adapted...

January 2, 2026
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Air Platforms

France Signs $1.3B GlobalEye Deal With Saab

Saab has secured a major AEW&C contract from France for its GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, reinforcing Europe’s shift toward next-generation airborne command and control platforms. The GlobalEye offers extended endurance,...

January 2, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

Saab Wins New Bolide Missile Deal in Lithuania

Saab will supply additional Bolide missiles to Lithuania under a major long-term procurement agreement valued at approximately $326 million. The missiles will equip RBS 70 NG launchers already in...

January 2, 2026
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Air Platforms

Boeing Wins Major Apache Sustainment Contract

Under a new multi-year agreement valued at $2.73 billion, Boeing will continue sustaining the US Army’s Apache helicopter fleet, providing maintenance, upgrades, and technical support through the end of...

January 2, 2026
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Land Platforms

India to Produce Electric UGVs With Plasan

Pune-based Belrise Industries and Israel’s Plasan have formalized cooperation to localize production of advanced electric unmanned ground vehicle technologies in India. The collaboration centers on Plasan’s ATEMM electric mission...

January 2, 2026
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Naval Platforms

HII Delivers 78th Arleigh Burke Destroyer

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) to the US Navy, marking another milestone in the Navy’s surface combatant modernization effort. As a...

January 2, 2026
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Training and Simulation

Marines Expand FPV Drone Force With New Training

The Marine Corps is restructuring its drone training architecture to rapidly scale combat-ready operators as small unmanned systems become integral to modern warfare. Under a new framework, standardized courses...

January 1, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

Indigenous Kalyani Naval Guns Enter Testing

Kalyani Strategic Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge, is advancing toward proof testing of two indigenous naval artillery platforms—a 30mm close-in naval gun and a 76mm medium-calibre...

December 31, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

India Selects Fincantieri Black Shark Torpedoes

Fincantieri, Italy’s leading shipbuilding and defense group, has announced a major export success after its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems won a contract valued at more than €200 million to...