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August 17, 2026
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Land Platforms

AM General Wins $82M US Army Humvee Contract

AM General Receives $82M Order for More US Army HumveesAM General has secured an $82.2 million US Army contract to supply additional High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, continuing procurement...

August 17, 2026
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Air Platforms

M1 Secures $10B Next-Gen Army Helicopter Training Deal

M1 Team Secures $10B Deal for US Army Flight TrainingM1 Support Services has been selected to oversee the US Army’s Flight School Next program under a potential $10 billion,...

August 17, 2026
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Air Platforms

India Invites Bids for 60 New Military Airlift Aircraft

India Seeks 60 New Transport Aircraft in $10.4B TenderIndia has launched a major procurement program for 60 Multi-Role Transport Aircraft for the Indian Air Force, with the acquisition estimated...

August 15, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

QRSAM Production Orders Expected Before Year-End

Astra Microwave Eyes Major QRSAM Orders as Indian Air-Defense Program Enters Production Astra Microwave Products could receive a major boost to its defense business as India prepares to move...

August 13, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Army selects six firms for dangerous-zone UGVs

US Army Selects Six Companies to Develop Autonomous Vehicles for Frontline MissionsThe US Army has selected six defense companies to develop production-ready unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) prototypes for missions...

August 12, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

KBR Wins US Army Precision Strike Support Role

The US Army has awarded KBR a task order valued at up to $208 million to assist its Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office with the development and...

August 11, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

US Marines Get Epirus Weapon to Fight Drone Swarms

Epirus has secured an $11 million US Marine Corps contract to provide HAVOC, a mobile high-power microwave system designed to defend against drone swarms. Based on the company’s Leonidas...

August 11, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Hanwha Bids Up to $1.2B for Austal Shipbuilding

Hanwha Defense USA is considering a major expansion of its US naval shipbuilding presence through a proposed acquisition of Austal USA valued at up to $1.2 billion. Austal confirmed...

August 10, 2026
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Land Platforms

Germany, Netherlands expand Boxer IFV fleets

ARTEC, the joint venture of KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall, has secured a contract to procure 69 additional Boxer RCT30 infantry fighting vehicles for the German and Dutch armed forces....

August 10, 2026
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Air Platforms

India joins Europe’s sixth-gen fighter effort

India has begun formal efforts to participate in the French-led Future Combat Air System, a multinational sixth-generation fighter programme. New Delhi has selected FCAS over the Global Combat Air...