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February 13, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Teledyne provides Sweden with “Gavia” autonomous underwater vehicles.

To improve its mine countermeasures capabilities, Sweden has made an agreement with Teledyne Marine to purchase “Gavia” autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). The agreement, which has the potential to be...

February 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Elistair to Provide Tethered Tiny Drone to Military Partner

Elistair has struck a deal to supply an allied military force with a tethered miniature unmanned aerial vehicle. The 3 million euro ($3.1 million) agreement will provide the company’s...

February 12, 2025
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Training and Simulation

The Pilatus PC-7 MKX training system’s first customer is the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is the first nation to buy Pilatus’s new PC-7 MKX flight training system, which includes four simulators and eight PC-7 MKXs with ground-based training systems. Pilatus intends...

February 11, 2025
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Land Platforms

The Ukrainian army receives Patria 6×6 armored troop vehicles from Latvia.

The Baltic state said in a statement that it has bought an unspecified number of Patria 6×6 armored personnel carriers for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The delivery of these...

February 11, 2025
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Air Platforms

For the French Army, Airbus has finished delivering the NH90 Caïman helicopter.

As part of a rotorcraft fleet expansion program for the army, France has taken delivery of the last Airbus NH90 Caïman Tactical Transport Helicopter.The delivery was the conclusion of...

February 11, 2025
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Soldier Systems

The Biggest German Soldier-System Contract Ever Given to Rheinmetall

In a framework follow-on deal for the purchase of soldier-systems, Rheinmetall has received up to 3.1 billion euros ($3.2 billion) from the German defense acquisition agency. By 2030, the...

February 11, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Patria’s acoustic minesweepers are accepted by Norway

The Finnish company Patria has provided new acoustic minesweeping systems to the Royal Norwegian Navy. With the first batch delivered early last year, this completes Norway’s 2021 order of...

February 10, 2025
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Land Platforms

530 Serval Armored Vehicles to Be Delivered to French Army

As part of the army’s Synergy of Contact Reinforced by Versatility and Infovalorisation (SCORPION) program, France has purchased 530 Serval 4×4 Lightweight Multirole Armored Vehicles. French Armed Forces Minister...

February 7, 2025
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Combat Service and Support Equipment

Portugal’s future Castelo Patrol boats will get navigation systems from OSI.

The Portuguese Navy’s six incoming Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol boats will receive navigation solutions from OSI Maritime Systems under the terms of a contract. The company’s Integrated Navigation...

February 7, 2025
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Land Platforms

Rostec delivers new BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the Russian Army.

This year, the first batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles were distributed to the Russian Armed Forces by Rostec. The achievement came after a thorough demonstration and technical evaluation...