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April 17, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
Mergers & JV

Poland to Locally Manufacture Chunmoo Rocket Systems With Hanwha

Polish defense firm WB Electronics and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace have signed a joint venture agreement to locally produce CGR-80 guided missiles in Poland for the Homar-K system—a Polish...

Lockheed Martin Gets Missile Parts From Poland

Lockheed Martin has welcomed the first delivery of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) launch tubes from Polish defense producer WZL-1, advancing its international supply chain for this critical missile...

April 17, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Ukraine Partners With Spanish Plant for Armored Vehicle Production

Spanish automotive manufacturer Tecnove has entered into a significant new partnership with Ukrainian defense company Practika to assemble armored combat vehicles at its Herencia facility in central Spain. The...

April 16, 2025
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Training and Simulation
Mergers & JV

US, South Korea Finish Joint Naval Mine-Combat Drills

The US Navy and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) successfully completed the Korean Spring Exercise on April 16, 2025, following 10 days of intensive operations off South Korea’s...

Morocco Cleared to Purchase $825 Million in Stinger Missiles

The United States has approved an $825-million sale of up to 600 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and support equipment to Morocco. The deal, pending US Congressional signoff, is expected to...

Gilat Awarded Global Defense Communications Contract

Gilat Satellite Networks has secured a multimillion-dollar contract to supply advanced antenna technology for integration into a leading global defense organization’s communication infrastructure. Scheduled for delivery by the end...

April 16, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Raytheon Among Firms Bidding for Army’s $4.2B Aerostat Contract

The US Army has launched a major $4.2-billion initiative to revolutionize long-duration, lighter-than-air surveillance with the Persistent Surveillance System – Tethered (PSS-T) program. Ten leading defense companies—including Raytheon, QinetiQ,...

Ukraine Reveals Anti-Missile Laser Weapon

Ukraine has revealed its first indigenous laser weapon system, named Tryzub, during a recent defense conference. Announced last December and now seen in field trial footage, Tryzub demonstrated the...

April 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

British Army Debuts RC Mine-Clearing Vehicle for Safer Ops

The British Army has deployed the Weevil, a remote-controlled engineering robot developed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Pearson Engineering Ltd, to advance the clearance of...

‘Sea Dart’ by Leidos Promises Affordable Subsea Recon Capabilities

Leidos has unveiled the Sea Dart, a modular, uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) designed to disrupt the market with significantly reduced costs—advertised at “up to 80 to 90 percent less”...