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May 15, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Airbus’s SIRTAP drone will be equipped with navigation technology from Grafinta and Exail.

French company Exail and Spanish firm Grafinta will supply the UmiX-40 Inertial Measurement Unit for Airbus’ SIRTAP tactical drone. The UmiX-40 provides high-precision navigation and stabilization in a compact...

May 12, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Training of Polish F-35A Lightning II Pilots is Finished

The Polish Air Force’s first group of pilots trained for the multirole combat plane, the F-35A Lightning II. The pilots finished all of their theoretical and simulator exercises before...

May 7, 2025
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Naval Platforms

As the region moves closer to war, India evaluates sophisticated naval mines.

“India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have test-fired a locally built underwater sea mine. The Multi-Influence Ground Mine was created to improve the navy’s...

With a $533 million investment, Tekever intends to revolutionize the British defense industry.

The British-Portuguese tech company Tekever has announced a 400 million pound ($533 million) investment in the UK’s defense research, infrastructure, and technological advancement. Overmatch is the name of Tekever’s...

May 6, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Lima’s New Submarine to be Jointly Developed by Peru and South Korea

As part of Peru’s overall maritime modernization initiative, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea has reached an agreement with the state-owned Peruvian shipbuilder SIMA to collaborate on the...

April 10, 2025
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Training and Simulation

Spain Creates Europe’s First Pilot Training Simulator for the CH-47F Chinook

The first full-mission simulator for this version of the Chinook CH-47F, created by the Spanish defense business Indra, is now operational at the Spanish Army Aviation Academy’s Helicopter Simulation...

April 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition

The UK and Australia Work Together to Create the Future Generation of Weapons

The UK and Australia have started a collaboration to create the next generation of low-cost weapon sub-systems. The initiative will combine the UK’s Modular Weapons Testbed with Australia’s SHARKTOOTH...

April 4, 2025
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Naval Platforms

Agreement to Improve Todaro Submarines in the Italian Navy is Signed by OCCAR

Under the Near Future Submarine (NFS) program, the Italian Navy’s initial group of U212A Todaro-class submarines will be upgraded by a contract modification that the European intergovernmental agency Organisation...

March 18, 2025
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Air Platforms

For the US Foreign Military Sales Program, GE Aerospace wins a $5 billion engine contract.

GE Aerospace received a $5 billion deal from the US Air Force to produce F110-GE-129 engines for sale to other countries. The F110-GE-129 engine, which was first introduced in...

March 18, 2025
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Land Platforms

Smart Land Defense Camouflage Technology Developed by European Defence Agency

The first phase of a project to create intelligent camouflage technologies for military vehicles and gear has come to an end, according to the European Defense Agency (EDA). The...