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September 25, 2025
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Air Platforms
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India Seals $7B Pact for 97 Indigenous Fighter Aircraft

India has signed a landmark $7-billion deal to procure 97 domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets, marking a significant step in modernizing its air force. The order comes...

US Air Force Puts $4M Into 3D-Printed Rocket Fuels

Firehawk Aerospace, a US-based defense startup, has secured a $4-million contract from the US Air Force to develop 3D-printed solid rocket propellants aimed at extending missile range. The project...

September 25, 2025
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Theon Gets $58M Deal for New Thermal Sights in Europe

Cyprus-based Theon International has signed a major contract with the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) to supply its next-generation IRIS-C thermal clip-on systems to Germany and Belgium. The...

September 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Blue Water, Conrad Join Forces for Drone Ship Program

Blue Water Autonomy, a Massachusetts-based defense technology company, has signed a production agreement with Conrad Shipyard in Louisiana to construct its first fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The...

September 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

BlackSea’s USV Boosts Payload, Power in US Navy Tests

BlackSea Technologies has unveiled its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC), a family of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) tailored to the US Navy’s call for modular, multi-role platforms. The...

September 25, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Iran Shows MIAAD 120mm Laser Mortar for Precision Fire

Iran has unveiled the MIAAD 120mm laser-guided mortar at the Partner 2025 defense expo, highlighting a step change in its indigenous precision-strike capabilities. Engineered by the Iranian Ministry of...

September 24, 2025
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Air Platforms
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SNC, Embraer Sign A-29 Super Tucano US FMS Pact

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has finalized an agreement to acquire an A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft from Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer. The move is seen as a preparatory...

Aussie Firm Wins Record NATO Digital Defense Pact

Australian digital and extended reality systems provider Vection Technologies has secured a major contract to deliver digital defense infrastructure for a NATO-approved partner in Europe. The agreement is the...

BANC3 RF Switch Enhances US Lead in Spectrum Ops

US-based technology firm BANC3 has secured a defense contract to develop a wideband, non-blocking radio frequency (RF) switch matrix, a system aimed at bolstering the Pentagon’s electronic warfare and...

September 24, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
Mergers & JV

Northrop, Taiwan Firms Unite on New Radar Systems

Northrop Grumman has teamed up with Taiwanese firms Ramatek, Champion Auto, and Vivian & Vincent International Trading to deliver the AN/TPS-78 Advanced Capabilities (ADCAP) radar to Taiwan. The collaboration...