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November 3, 2026
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EDGE Conducts First Test Firing of Locally Made 155mm Shell

EDGE Group has completed the first dynamic firing test of its domestically developed 155mm Extended Range Full Bore (ERFB) artillery projectile, marking progress in the UAE’s efforts to strengthen...

October 29, 2026
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Finland selects RGW110 to replace Apilas weapons

Finland has approved the acquisition of Germany-based Dynamit Nobel Defence’s RGW110 anti-tank weapon system to replace the 112mm RSKES Apilas, which has remained in Finnish service since the 1980s....

October 28, 2026
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Russia proposes five-layer anti-drone defense dome

Russia has proposed an integrated “Anti-Drone Dome” concept designed to counter unmanned aerial threats through a combination of five defensive layers. The proposal comes from state-owned arms exporter ROSOBORONEXPORT...

October 25, 2026
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AI robot transforms artillery barrel inspection and cleaning

India’s Bitmapper Integration Technology has developed an indigenous Automated Gun Barrel Cleaning and Inspection Robot (ABCR) to modernise maintenance procedures for artillery and other large-calibre weapons. Designed for 155mm,...

October 24, 2026
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Nagastra-2 passes trials with 650mm armour penetration

Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. has completed delivery of its Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munition system to the Indian Army, highlighting progress in India’s indigenous precision-strike program. The system’s principal...

October 23, 2026
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Sweden orders four BAE Bofors 57Mk3 naval guns

Sweden has awarded BAE Systems a contract for four Bofors 57Mk3 naval gun systems and associated 57mm 3P ammunition. The guns are already deployed aboard Swedish Navy vessels, including...

October 21, 2026
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BAE targets 35,000 APKWS guidance kits annually

BAE Systems plans to increase annual production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits to as many as 35,000 units under a new agreement with the US...

October 20, 2026
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Rheinmetall invests $22M to boost Spanish ammo output

Rheinmetall is investing €20 million, approximately $22.4 million, to expand ammunition manufacturing at its Albacete facility in Spain. The investment will establish production capacity for around 1.2 million projectiles...

October 1, 2026
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Rheinmetall wins $20.7M US Army weapons deal

American Rheinmetall will manufacture 3,104 MK93 weapon mounts and modernize another 245 units under a $20.7 million US Army contract. Production and upgrades will take place at the company’s...

September 28, 2026
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Kongsberg Orders Boreas Navigation Systems for Counter-Drone Platforms

Australian company Advanced Navigation has secured a 16-million-euro ($19 million) agreement to supply hundreds of Boreas inertial navigation systems to Norway’s Kongsberg for installation on the PROTECTOR counter-drone platform....