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August 26, 2025
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Taiwan Plans 1,300 Kuai Chi Uncrewed Naval Vessels

Taiwan has unveiled plans to acquire 1,320 Kuai Chi attack uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) over the next five years, according to local media reports. The program highlights Taipei’s push...

August 26, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
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Australia, UK Roll Out Copperhead Plug-And-Launch Weapon

The defense technology agencies of Australia and the UK have partnered to jointly create low-cost, guided weapon systems. This initiative falls under the Copperhead Project Arrangement, signed in February,...

August 26, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
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Bulgaria, Germany Launch $1B Defense Industry Pact

Bulgaria and Germany have announced a £1 billion ($1.1 billion) joint defense initiative, which includes the construction of new facilities in Bulgaria to produce artillery shells, NATO-standard ammunition, gunpowder,...

Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Bid for Indigenous EW Jet

Korean Air has teamed up with defense firm LIG Nex1 to compete in South Korea’s Block-I electronic warfare (EW) aircraft program, a 1.78-trillion-won ($1.31 billion) initiative to develop the...

Britain Orders Six Land Ceptor Missile Systems

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth 118 million pounds ($160 million) to MBDA for the delivery of six Land Ceptor air defense launchers. The deal...

August 25, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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US, Singapore Develop Compact 36m Frigate Ship

Eureka Naval Craft, a US-based defense company, has partnered with Singapore’s Strategic Marine to develop a new line of modular warships intended for the US Navy and allied forces....

August 25, 2025
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Training and Simulation
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Indonesia, US, Allies Begin Major Joint Drills

Indonesia and the United States have begun a series of joint military drills that will run for over a week, with participation from 11 allied nations. The exercises are...

August 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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Israel Army Gets 5,000 Kamikaze Drones From Xtend

Israeli drone manufacturer Xtend has secured a contract to deliver 5,000 first-person view (FPV) attack drones to the Israeli Ground Forces. The deal, valued at nearly 20 million shekels...

MSM Plans Advanced Ammunition Factory in Iowa

The US Army has awarded a major contract to MSM North America, a subsidiary of the Czechoslovak Group (CSG), to construct a large-caliber ammunition loading facility. The project, valued...

August 24, 2025
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Air Platforms
New Product Launches

SNC Launches Jet for US Navy Trainer Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has officially introduced its Freedom Trainer jet at the Tailhook Symposium in Reno, Nevada, positioning the aircraft as a contender in the US Navy’s Undergraduate...