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January 23, 2026
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BAE Systems Wins $98M US Navy Upgrade Contracts

BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard has secured $98 million in new contracts from the US Navy to carry out scheduled maintenance, modernization, and repair work on two frontline surface...

January 23, 2026
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Babcock to Share Arrowhead 140 Frigate Design With Indonesia

Babcock International has secured its first work order under the £4-billion ($5.3-billion) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) between the United Kingdom and Indonesia, marking an important milestone in bilateral naval...

January 23, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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UAE Unveils ORB Deep-Sea Remote Vehicle at 1,000 Feet

An Emirati underwater systems developer has introduced a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) designed to conduct search, inspection, and recovery missions at depths far beyond the reach of human...

January 23, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
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Romania to Field Low-Cost Counter-Drone System

The Romanian Armed Forces are preparing to induct the Merops counter-drone system into operational service after the platform demonstrated strong effectiveness against Russian Shahed-type one-way attack drones. According to...

January 22, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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Georgia Guard Conducts Small Drone Flight Training

The Georgia Army National Guard has launched an innovative program to train soldiers as unmanned aerial systems operators, focusing initially on small, first-person view quadcopter drones. The 12-day course,...

January 22, 2026
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Soldier Systems
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Greenland Tensions Prompt US NATO Exercises

Thousands of U.S. Marines are deploying to Norway to participate in Cold Response 26, a NATO-led Arctic exercise scheduled for March. Roughly 3,000 Marines from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,...

January 22, 2026
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Black Shark Submarine Deal Strengthens Navy Capability

Italian defense company Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS) has secured a contract to supply 48 Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes to the Indian Navy under the Buy Global initiative....

Eurofighter Radar Upgrade Secures BAE $610M Deal

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £454 million contract to produce 38 European Common Radar System Mk2 (ECRS Mk2) units for the Royal Air Force’s...

January 22, 2026
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3D-Printed USVs Feature in $980M UMEX Contracts

The final day of Abu Dhabi’s UMEX and SIMTEX exhibitions saw three contracts totaling AED 1.26 billion ($342 million) awarded to local defense firms, including EDGE Group subsidiaries and...

January 21, 2026
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Air Platforms
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India Clears $1.1B Deal for Boeing 767 Tankers

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the acquisition of six Boeing 767-based multirole aerial refuelling aircraft (MRTT) to strengthen the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) long-range operational capabilities. The...