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September 28, 2026
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Kongsberg Orders Boreas Navigation Systems for Counter-Drone Platforms

Australian company Advanced Navigation has secured a 16-million-euro ($19 million) agreement to supply hundreds of Boreas inertial navigation systems to Norway’s Kongsberg for installation on the PROTECTOR counter-drone platform....

September 28, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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Navantia Completes Air-Independent Propulsion Tests for Spain’s S-83 Submarine

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has completed tests of the air-independent propulsion (AIP) system installed in a section of the Cosme García (S-83), the third submarine in Spain’s four-vessel S-80 program....

L3Harris Gets $876M US Deal to Advance Growler Jamming System

The US Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies $876.4 million to continue developing the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) for EA-18G Growler aircraft operated by the navy and Royal...

India eyes second fighter jet line as exports surge

India is considering the creation of additional fighter aircraft manufacturing lines as part of a broader effort to increase domestic defence production and reduce reliance on a single industrial...

September 27, 2026
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Air Platforms
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IAF signs deal for homegrown Mirage-2000 VR trainer

The Indian Air Force has placed a procurement order for an indigenous virtual-reality-based Part-Task Trainer designed for its Mirage-2000 fleet. The acquisition marks another stage in the transition of...

September 27, 2026
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Communication and Electronics
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Tonbo develops Avenger S75E airborne sensor system

Tonbo Imaging’s Avenger S75E is an airborne electro-optical gimbal designed to provide long-range surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting and search-and-rescue capabilities. The compact payload combines daylight imaging with short-wave infrared and...

September 27, 2026
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Naval Platforms
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Cochin Shipyard buys 23% stake in Conoship

Cochin Shipyard Limited has acquired a 23% stake in Conoship International Holding B.V., a Netherlands-based company specializing in ship design and engineering. The investment is valued at €2.30 million,...

September 27, 2026
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Six US F-35s arrive in Jodhpur for Tarang Shakti

Six US Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighters and more than 200 American personnel have arrived in Jodhpur for their first participation in an Indian-hosted edition of Exercise Tarang...

September 24, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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US validates Anduril’s Barracuda open-architecture weapon

Anduril’s Barracuda-M has become the first weapon already in large-scale production to successfully complete independent verification against the US Air Force’s Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA) standard. The assessment...

September 24, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
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US orders 4,000 Kiwi attack drones after trials

Swarm Defense Technologies has secured a prototype delivery order for 4,000 Kiwi one-way attack drones and additional munitions, with the contract valued at a minimum of $25 million. The...