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March 9, 2026
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Saab Considers Gripen Production in Portugal

Saab has indicated its willingness to expand defense cooperation with Portugal by proposing local production of components for the Gripen fighter jet if the country decides to replace its...

FN America Wins $9.9M Machine Gun Deal

FN America has received a $9.9-million contract to supply additional M240B medium machine guns to the US Army and Navy. The weapons will be manufactured at the company’s facility...

March 8, 2026
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Turkey Could Deploy F-16s to North Cyprus

Turkey is evaluating the option of deploying F-16 fighter jets to Northern Cyprus following a drone attack on the island that struck a British military base. Officials say the...

March 7, 2026
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Switzerland May Cut Planned F-35 Order

Switzerland is reconsidering its fighter aircraft purchase after rising costs pushed the government to plan buying about 30 F-35A jets instead of the originally approved 36. The aircraft were...

March 6, 2026
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Europe Develops Hybrid Multi-Role Drone

The European Defence Agency has selected Survey Copter to explore development of a hybrid unmanned aircraft for multi-role missions across Europe. The concept will build on Airbus’ Capa-X drone...

March 6, 2026
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Super Tucano Boosted for Counter-Drone Ops

Embraer and Valkyrie Aero are enhancing the A-29 Super Tucano with a new counter-drone capability designed to improve its effectiveness against unmanned threats. The upgrade integrates Valkyrie’s Gunslinger system,...

Germany Eyes 500 MARS 3 Rocket Systems

Germany is preparing a major procurement plan for around 500 MARS 3 rocket artillery launchers, also known internationally as EuroPULS. The framework agreement would supply roughly half the systems...

US Awards Raytheon $183.7M Patriot Deal

The United States has awarded Raytheon a $183.7-million contract to provide Patriot air defense system hardware and services for the United Arab Emirates under a foreign military sales agreement....

March 6, 2026
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India Approves Purchase of 60 Airlifters

India is moving forward with a major plan to acquire 60 new tactical transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force in a program valued at about 1 trillion rupees....

Kratos Wins $7M Drone Detection Contract

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a $7-million production contract for a counter-unmanned aerial system designed to detect and classify aerial threats. The system is capable of identifying...