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Kongsberg wins $404M Marine Corps launcher contract

The US Marine Corps has selected Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to manufacture and support launchers and weapon-control systems for the Naval Strike Missile. The contract is valued at $404.4...

September 29, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Raytheon boosts AMRAAM output under $20B deal

Raytheon has secured a contract valued at up to $20.7 billion to expand and accelerate production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The five-year agreement includes two option...

September 29, 2026
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Naval Platforms
Mergers & JV

Fincantieri, PT PAL team up on Indonesian carrier upgrade

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Indonesia’s PT PAL have established a cooperation framework for modernizing Indonesia’s first aircraft carrier, KRI Sriwijaya. The ship is the former Italian Navy vessel ITS...

September 29, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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Hungary tests drone skills in first Drone Pentathlon

Drone operators from the Hungarian Defence Forces have taken part in the country’s first military pentathlon centred on unmanned aircraft operations. The two-day event was conducted at a training...

September 29, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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AEVEX 3D-prints new jet-powered attack drone

AEVEX Aerospace is expanding its autonomous warfare portfolio with Specter, a new one-way attack drone built around a modular jet-powered design. The platform incorporates a software-defined architecture that allows...

September 29, 2026
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Italy launches $6B program for new battle tanks

Italy’s Ministry of Defence has initiated a €5.14-billion ($5.84-billion) procurement programme to introduce a new main battle tank and a family of derivative armoured vehicles for the Italian Army....

L3Harris Gets $876M US Deal to Advance Growler Jamming System

The US Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies $876.4 million to continue developing the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) for EA-18G Growler aircraft operated by the navy and Royal...

September 28, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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Navantia Completes Air-Independent Propulsion Tests for Spain’s S-83 Submarine

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has completed tests of the air-independent propulsion (AIP) system installed in a section of the Cosme García (S-83), the third submarine in Spain’s four-vessel S-80 program....

September 28, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
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Kongsberg Orders Boreas Navigation Systems for Counter-Drone Platforms

Australian company Advanced Navigation has secured a 16-million-euro ($19 million) agreement to supply hundreds of Boreas inertial navigation systems to Norway’s Kongsberg for installation on the PROTECTOR counter-drone platform....

September 28, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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Fincantieri Delivers Italian Navy’s 7th Thaon di Revel Patrol Boat

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its seventh Thaon di Revel-class multipurpose offshore patrol vessel from Fincantieri as part of a contract signed in 2019. The handover for...