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April 18, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

Italy’s Fincantieri and Germany’s TKMS Pitch Sub to Philippines

Fincantieri of Italy and thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) from Germany have inked an industrial partnership to propose advanced submarine solutions to the Philippine Navy, specifically the U212 Near Future...

UK Awards Roke Major Missile Defense Development Deal

Roke, a subsidiary of Chemring Group, has been awarded a £251-million ($333 million) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to coordinate an array of missile defense research and...

Army Resumes M777 Production With BAE Under $162M Deal

BAE Systems has secured a $162-million contract with the US Army to begin production of major lightweight structures for the M777 howitzer, utilizing supply chains in both the United...

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,...