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Saab Wins Lithuania Deal for RBS 70 Bolide Missiles

Lithuania has signed a €320 million contract with Swedish defense company Saab to acquire RBS 70 Bolide short-range air defense missiles, marking one of the country’s largest investments in...

December 31, 2025
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US Navy Takes Delivery of DDG-128 USS Ted Stevens

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy from its Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The...

December 31, 2025
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Fincantieri Wins Indian Navy Black Shark Torpedo Deal

Italian shipbuilding and defense major Fincantieri has secured a major export contract through its subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems to supply Black Shark Advanced heavyweight torpedoes to the Indian Navy....

December 29, 2025
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Boeing Secures $2B Contract to Upgrade B-52 Engines

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.04-billion contract to advance the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), marking a major step in modernizing the service’s long-serving strategic...

December 29, 2025
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Lockheed, MANTECH Use AI to Transform US Aircraft Maintenance

Lockheed Martin has entered into a strategic teaming agreement with Virginia-based IT services company MANTECH to modernize how the US military sustains and supports its combat aircraft fleet using...

Poland Reveals ‘Invisible Shield’ to Disable Enemy Drones

Researchers at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland have unveiled a new counter-drone technology capable of disabling hostile unmanned aerial vehicles without using explosives or kinetic interceptors. Described as...

December 29, 2025
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Netherlands Expands CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Fleet

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced plans to procure additional CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as part of a broader effort to strengthen the Royal Netherlands Army’s mechanized...

December 29, 2025
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Croatia Joins Tatra Military Truck Procurement Program

Croatia has joined a multinational defense procurement initiative by signing a framework contract with Czech vehicle manufacturer Tatra for the acquisition of T-815 military trucks. The agreement enables the...

December 29, 2025
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Indonesia Launches Indigenous Arrowhead 140 Frigate Build

Indonesia has taken a major step forward in its naval modernization program with the launch of KRI Balaputradewa-322, the country’s first domestically built Arrowhead 140-class frigate. The milestone vessel...

December 29, 2025
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Rheinmetall to Supply Laser Modules for German Army Rifle

Rheinmetall has secured a contract worth several hundred million euros to supply laser-light modules for the German Armed Forces, supporting the introduction of a new standard assault rifle across...