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February 11, 2026
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

LightPath Bags $9.6M Infrared Camera Deal

LightPath Technologies has secured a $9.6 million contract to deliver cooled infrared camera systems to an existing defense customer. The cameras feature integrated cooling mechanisms that lower thermal signatures...

February 11, 2026
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Naval Platforms
R&D

Naval Group, Thales Expand AI Naval Combat Work

Artificial intelligence is becoming central to France’s defense industrial policy, particularly in naval combat system development. Naval Group has acquired a 20-percent stake in cortAIx France, Thales’ AI-focused defense...

February 11, 2026
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

Sweden Plans CV90 Life-Extension Program

Sweden has signed a pre-design contract worth 335 million kronor ($37.8 million) with HB Utveckling AB—a BAE Systems Hagglunds and Bofors joint venture—to initiate a life-extension program for all...

February 11, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
Mergers & JV

Hanwha, Estonian Firm Partner on Counter-UAS

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has entered into a strategic partnership with Estonia’s Frankenburg Technologies to co-develop advanced counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) for next-generation land platforms. Signed during the World...

February 11, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Europe’s AAM Receives Advanced Guidance Upgrade

Spain’s Indra is advancing a major upgrade to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile by redesigning its datalink architecture. The modernization seeks to extend communication range between the missile and...

February 11, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Taiwan, Kratos Test Mighty Hornet IV Drone

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), in partnership with US-based Kratos, has successfully completed ground testing of the Mighty Hornet IV attack UAV. The evaluation validated...

L3Harris, Saudi Arabia Ink AI Defense Pact

L3Harris has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the General Authority for Military Industries to expand collaboration in advanced command-and-control (C2) and artificial...

SRC Wins SR Hawk Radar Deal With Poland

US defense company SRC has secured a follow-on contract to deliver additional SR Hawk surveillance radars to Poland, further expanding Warsaw’s reconnaissance capabilities. Previously integrated into BWR-1D/S and AWR...

February 10, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Armenia Acquires US-Made V-BAT Drones

Armenia has finalized the purchase of US-made V-BAT unmanned aerial systems through the Foreign Military Sales program, marking a deepening defense partnership with Washington. Announced during a high-level US...

US Approves $185M Spare Parts Sale to Ukraine

The US State Department cleared a potential $185 million sale of Class IX spare parts to Ukraine, supporting vehicles and weapons already delivered. The package aims to boost sustainment...