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February 11, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Europe’s AAM Receives Advanced Guidance Upgrade

Spain’s Indra is advancing a major upgrade to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile by redesigning its datalink architecture. The modernization seeks to extend communication range between the missile and...

February 11, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Taiwan, Kratos Test Mighty Hornet IV Drone

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), in partnership with US-based Kratos, has successfully completed ground testing of the Mighty Hornet IV attack UAV. The evaluation validated...

L3Harris, Saudi Arabia Ink AI Defense Pact

L3Harris has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment and the General Authority for Military Industries to expand collaboration in advanced command-and-control (C2) and artificial...

SRC Wins SR Hawk Radar Deal With Poland

US defense company SRC has secured a follow-on contract to deliver additional SR Hawk surveillance radars to Poland, further expanding Warsaw’s reconnaissance capabilities. Previously integrated into BWR-1D/S and AWR...

US Approves $185M Spare Parts Sale to Ukraine

The US State Department cleared a potential $185 million sale of Class IX spare parts to Ukraine, supporting vehicles and weapons already delivered. The package aims to boost sustainment...

February 10, 2026
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Land Platforms
R&D

Norway, UK Deepen CAVS Program Cooperation

Norway and the UK signed an R&D agreement under the multinational CAVS initiative, paving the way for potential procurement of Patria 6×6 armored vehicles. The program, launched in 2020,...

February 10, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
Mergers & JV

Excalibur, Aselsan Form European Defense JV

Czech firm Excalibur International and Turkey’s Aselsan formed a European joint venture to expand cooperation in air defense and electronic warfare. One focus is integrating the Korkut 35mm anti-aircraft...

BAE Secures $137M US Army Missile Tech Deal

BAE Systems has been awarded $137 million in US Army Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts to provide its AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) to allied air forces. The...

February 10, 2026
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Russia Receives Upgraded Su-57 Jets

Russia’s Defense Ministry has accepted a large batch of upgraded Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets produced by United Aircraft Corporation under Rostec. The enhanced aircraft incorporate improved avionics, sensor fusion...

February 10, 2026
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Air Platforms
R&D

Saab Plans APKWS Rockets for Gripen vs Drones

Saab is studying the integration of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) onto its JAS 39 Gripen C and Gripen E fighters as an affordable counter-drone capability. Lessons...