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October 18, 2024
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Naval Platforms

France will confirm its order for a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2025.

The French Ministry of Armed Forces is on track to order the long-awaited successor to the Charles de Gaulle in 2025. The next-generation nuclear-powered carrier, projected to cost at...

October 18, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense

Diehl Defense and Thailand Finalize IRIS-T Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile Support Contract

Diehl Defence has signed a support deal with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to improve the operational readiness and employment of IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles on its fighter...

October 18, 2024
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Land Platforms

American Rheinmetall and GDLS continue progress on the XM30, the US Army’s future Bradley IFV replacement vehicle.

In the effort to replace the U.S. Army’s Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), American Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) have achieved a crucial milestone. Both have completed...