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November 17, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Thai Navy Upgrades Backed by Thales-Navantia Team

Thales and Navantia have agreed to provide new IFF systems for the Royal Thai Navy, enhancing three vessels as part of a broader modernization plan. Thales will deliver TSA3520...

November 15, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Moscow Claims Capture of Two S. Ukraine Villages

Russia announced that its forces had taken control of the villages of Rivnopillia and Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region, marking further advances in southern Ukraine. While the eastern...

November 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Anduril, EDGE Team for Future Autonomous Systems

The UAE’s EDGE Group and US-based Anduril have formed the EDGE-Anduril Production Alliance to jointly develop and manufacture advanced autonomous aerial platforms. Its first project, the Omen AAV, offers...

November 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

India to Receive Helma-P Laser via Axiscades

India’s Axiscades Technologies and the French defense business Cilas have inked a memorandum of agreement to bring the Helma P high energy laser counter drone system to India. The...

November 10, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Nokia, LMT Launch 5G Tactical Comms for Baltics

Nokia and Latvia’s mobile operator Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) have entered a strategic partnership to develop a 5G-based tactical communications system tailored for defense applications across the Baltic region....

November 8, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Italy, Türkiye Partner on Baykar UAV, Jet Drone Production

Leonardo is set to join Turkey’s Baykar in co-producing unmanned aircraft in Italy, a move that marks a major step toward building an EU-based supply chain for combat drones....

November 7, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Hofmann, Leonardo DRS Partner on AUKUS Propulsion

A new collaboration between Leonardo DRS and Hofmann Engineering will advance next-generation propulsion technologies for allied naval fleets under the AUKUS defense pact. The agreement leverages Leonardo’s experience in...

November 7, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

UK’s BAE, Turkey’s TAI Team Up for Drone Production

BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have formalized a strategic partnership through a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The agreement...

November 6, 2025
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Land Platforms

Leonardo JV Wins Italy’s Lynx IFV Deal

Italy’s push to modernize its armored fleet has taken a major step forward with a new order for 21 Lynx KF-41 infantry fighting vehicles from the Leonardo–Rheinmetall joint venture....

November 6, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Spain’s Navantia, Alpha Partner on Naval Drones

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has launched its third Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), HMAS Pilbara, at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia, marking a major step in...