Procurement & Contracts - Weeklydefencenews

November 26, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Sweden Buys $220M Air Defense Components From Saab

Sweden has placed a 2.1-billion-krona order with Saab for new sensors and a brigade-level command-and-control system to reinforce its mobile ground-based air defense. The package includes Giraffe 1X radars,...

November 26, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

US Navy Gives BAE $22M for Ship Missile Canisters

BAE Systems has secured a $22 million US Navy contract to produce additional missile canisters for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System and continue manufacturing MK 29 GMLS canisters....

November 25, 2025
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Naval Platforms

HII Hands Over 25th Virginia-Class Sub to US Navy

The US Navy has formally received the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), the 25th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, built by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The submarine is the shipyard’s 12th...

November 25, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence

Israel Secures New Rafael Deal for Iron Dome Missiles

Israel has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to accelerate production of Iron Dome interceptors amid ongoing rocket, drone, and missile threats. Under the deal, Rafael...

November 24, 2025
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Air Platforms

USAF Awards Vectrus $252M for Iraq F-16s

The US Air Force has awarded Vectrus Systems a new contract to support Iraq’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets, expanding on similar work the Colorado-based company secured earlier this...

November 24, 2025
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Land Platforms

Denmark Orders Additional 44 CV90s

Denmark has expanded its fleet of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with a new order for 44 CV9035 MkIIIC platforms from BAE Systems, further strengthening its mechanized forces. This...

November 21, 2025
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Land Platforms

India Selects BvS10 Sindhu, First in Asia

India has selected BAE Systems Hägglunds’ BvS10 as its new articulated all-terrain tracked vehicle (AATV), marking the first time the platform will be fielded in Asia. Under the program,...

November 21, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment

US Army Awards Avathon $5M AI Contract

Avathon has been awarded a $5-million, two-year contract by the US Army to advance development of VIPER, an AI-powered system built to sustain supply chains in contested and degraded...

November 21, 2025
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Air Platforms

Boeing Wins $877M for More MH-47Gs

Boeing has secured an $877.7-million contract to supply MH-47G helicopters to US Special Operations Command, expanding ongoing procurement of the heavy-lift aircraft. Work will be performed primarily at Ridley...

November 21, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Draganfly Wins APAC Commander 3XL Order

Draganfly has received a strategically significant order from a military customer in the Asia Pacific region for its Commander 3XL unmanned aerial system. The purchase, routed through a recognized...