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First Set of Lionfish Drones Delivered by HII to Navy

HII (formerly Huntington Ingalls Industries) has fulfilled the initial delivery of Lionfish, a new generation of small unmanned underwater systems, as part of an ongoing contract with the US...

Lithuania Acquires Versatile Naval Strike Boats From Finland

Lithuania has signed a landmark contract to purchase two multi-role attack boats from Finnish shipbuilder Marine Alutech Oy Ab, in a joint procurement arrangement with Latvia. The €22 million...

Sweden Adds GM200 Radar Systems for Multi-Mission Ops

Sweden has signed a pivotal agreement with Thales to acquire the Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radar (GM200 MM/C), part of a $93 million contract aimed at modernizing the...

April 8, 2025
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

Anduril’s Copperhead Combines Torpedo and Kamikaze Capabilities

Anduril has unveiled the Copperhead, a software-defined underwater attack drone engineered to transform the dynamics of undersea warfare. Designed to resemble and function similarly to a torpedo, the Copperhead...

US Navy Inducts Uncrewed Mine-Hunting Vessels From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has marked a significant milestone with the delivery of the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs) to the US Navy. Constructed at the firm’s...

April 7, 2025
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Air Platforms
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Skyraider II First Unit Delivered by Air Tractor and L3Harris

L3Harris and Air Tractor have completed the first delivery of the OA-1K Skyraider II to the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). This upgraded aircraft is tailored...

April 7, 2025
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AI-Driven Undersea Sentry System Revealed by Anduril

Anduril has launched “Seabed Sentry,” an advanced undersea sensing system harnessing artificial intelligence to deliver real-time subsea data. The innovation addresses major deficiencies found in conventional autonomous undersea sensors,...

April 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

UK and Australia Partner to Co-Develop Future Weaponry

The United Kingdom and Australia have launched a joint initiative to advance the development of next-generation components for low-cost weapon systems. The partnership merges the UK’s Modular Weapons Testbed...

April 4, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Slovakia Adds Two New F-16 Viper Fighters to Fleet

Two new F-16 Viper multirole fighter jets have been delivered to the Slovak Air Force under an extended U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement signed in 2019, bringing Bratislava’s...

April 4, 2025
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Airbus Debuts Caïman Special Forces Helicopter for French Military

Airbus revealed the NH90 Caïman Standard 2 prototype multirole helicopter at an international special operations event in Martignas-sur-Jalle, France, highlighting enhancements tailored for France’s elite rapid-reaction units. The upgraded...