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Netherlands Approved to Procure $1.42 Billion Worth of Radio Equipment via FMS

The U.S. State Department has authorized a $1.42 billion (€1.32 billion) Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands, covering a variety of radio communications equipment. The package includes several models...

October 24, 2024
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DRDO Accelerates Work on Advanced Extended-Range Pinaka; Trials Set for 2025

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is advancing the extended-range Guided Pinaka rocket system, targeting a range exceeding 120 kilometers. Fabrication is slated to begin by mid-2025, with...

October 24, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Is the Eurofighter a Match for the Rafale in the MRFA Competition?

In India’s high-profile Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition—dubbed the “mother of all defense deals”—the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon were the two final contenders. Although both aircraft met...

October 23, 2024
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Lockheed Martin Faces Financial Strain Due to F-35 Upgrade and Contract Delays

Lockheed Martin anticipates finalizing an agreement with the U.S. government by year’s end to produce the 18th and 19th batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, company officials revealed during...

Australia reveals $4.7 billion acquisition of US air defense missile systems.

Australia revealed this week it will purchase $4.7 billion worth of American-made SM-2 and SM-6 missiles—two of the world’s top air defense interceptors—in a major foreign military sale. The...

October 22, 2024
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Land Platforms
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India Secretly Commissions Its Fourth Nuclear-Powered Submarine; Former Project Head Calls First Submarine a “Historic Milestone”

India has discreetly launched its fourth homegrown nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), known as S-4*, capable of firing nuclear-armed missiles. The first indigenous SSBN was launched in 2009 and...

October 21, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
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Poland Signs New Contract to Improve Bayraktar TB2 Drone Operations

Poland will improve the operational readiness of its 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones through a new logistics and service contract with Turkish producer Baykar. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency...

October 21, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
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Turkey Plans to Gift a Large Quantity of Kamikaze Drones to Albania

Turkey is set to donate a “significant number” of loitering munitions to Albania, highlighting the deepening relationship between the two countries. The donation is not intended as an act...

October 20, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
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India’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capability Significantly Enhanced

During the 1999 Kargil conflict, India’s surveillance shortcomings in the conflict zone were exposed. Locating enemy positions took considerable time. Notably, an IAF pilot used a MiG-21 and a...

October 20, 2024
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South Korea’s Hanwha Defense Unveils New Wheeled Howitzer for US Army Program.

Hanwha Defense, a South Korean defense firm, has unveiled a new wheeled self-propelled howitzer for the U.S. Army, combining the K9A2 turret with a Mack Defense military truck chassis....