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October 24, 2024
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

DRDO Accelerates Work on Advanced Extended-Range Pinaka; Trials Set for 2025

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is advancing the extended-range Guided Pinaka rocket system, targeting a range exceeding 120 kilometers. Fabrication is slated to begin by mid-2025, with...

Netherlands Approved to Procure $1.42 Billion Worth of Radio Equipment via FMS

The U.S. State Department has authorized a $1.42 billion (€1.32 billion) Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands, covering a variety of radio communications equipment. The package includes several models...

Raytheon Lands $676 Million TOW Missile Contracts with U.S. Army

Raytheon, a division of RTX, has received two contracts totaling $676 million (€626 million) from the U.S. Army for continued production of the TOW missile system. The awards consist...

October 24, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Mitsubishi Reveals Concepts for AI-Powered Combat Drones

At the Japan International Aerospace event in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled two artificial intelligence-enabled collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) concepts. The first, displayed as a 1:10-scale model, is a...

October 24, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Saronic Reveals Largest Unmanned Vessel for Pentagon’s China Countermeasure Initiative

Saronic Technologies, a defense tech startup, has introduced its third autonomous surface vessel (ASV), the 24-foot (7.31-meter) Corsair, marking its largest ASV to date. This follows the earlier launches...

Australia reveals $4.7 billion acquisition of US air defense missile systems.

Australia revealed this week it will purchase $4.7 billion worth of American-made SM-2 and SM-6 missiles—two of the world’s top air defense interceptors—in a major foreign military sale. The...

October 23, 2024
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Lockheed Martin Faces Financial Strain Due to F-35 Upgrade and Contract Delays

Lockheed Martin anticipates finalizing an agreement with the U.S. government by year’s end to produce the 18th and 19th batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, company officials revealed during...

October 22, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

India Reportedly Commissions Fourth Nuclear-Powered Submarine

India has reportedly made progress in expanding its indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine programme with the development of its fourth submarine, identified as S-4*. These submarines are designed to...

October 21, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Turkey Plans to Gift a Large Quantity of Kamikaze Drones to Albania

Turkey is set to donate a “significant number” of loitering munitions to Albania, highlighting the deepening relationship between the two countries. The donation is not intended as an act...

October 21, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Poland Signs New Contract to Improve Bayraktar TB2 Drone Operations

Poland will improve the operational readiness of its 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones through a new logistics and service contract with Turkish producer Baykar. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency...