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US Army selects five firms for 1,000-km PrSM

The US Army has awarded five Other Transaction Authority agreements to begin prototype development of Precision Strike Missile Increment 4, a next-generation rocket artillery munition intended to reach targets...

Raytheon wins $24.4B SM-6 Navy contract

Raytheon has received a major US Navy contract valued at up to $24.4 billion for the production of Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) interceptors. The five-year agreement includes options for two...

Belgium signs $1B deal for Kongsberg NASAMS

Kongsberg has finalized a contract to provide Belgium with the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), strengthening the country’s ground-based air defense network. The procurement, valued at 10 billion...

Rheinmetall wins $20.7M US Army weapons deal

American Rheinmetall will manufacture 3,104 MK93 weapon mounts and modernize another 245 units under a $20.7 million US Army contract. Production and upgrades will take place at the company’s...

October 1, 2026
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Finland, Sweden receive first Patria TRACKX vehicles

Finland and Sweden have agreed to procure Patria’s TRACKX tracked all-terrain armored personnel carrier, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. Field trials will follow delivery, and some testing...

October 1, 2026
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Dutch JLTVs to get Kongsberg PROTECTOR counter-UAS turrets

Kongsberg has partnered with Oshkosh Defense Europe to equip Dutch Oshkosh JLTVs with PROTECTOR RS4 remote weapon stations featuring counter-UAS capabilities. The RS4 is a modular remote weapon station...

September 29, 2026
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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....

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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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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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...