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December 17, 2024
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Saudi Arabia Expands Fleet With Three Additional Corvettes From Spain

Saudi Arabia has entered into a new agreement with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to build three additional Avante 2200 corvettes. This follows a prior 2022 deal for five vessels. Under...

December 17, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

Sweden Procures Advanced Naval Radar to Track Low-Flying Missiles

Sweden has awarded a 340-million SEK ($31 million) contract to Saab for the delivery of Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems to its navy. Scheduled for completion by 2026, the...

December 16, 2024
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Norway Stations F-35 Jets and NASAMS Air Defense Units in Poland

Norway has stationed its F-35 fighter jets and NASAMS air defense systems in Poland to bolster security around Rzeszów Airport, a key NATO logistics hub. The deployment enhances the...

December 16, 2024
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Unmanned Systems

Poland Finalizes $310 Million Agreement for MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones from General Atomics

Poland has completed a $310 million agreement to acquire MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles from General Atomics. Signed on December 12 by Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław...

December 16, 2024
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Missile & Missile Defence

Trident II D5 Missile: Evolving to Meet New Strategic Threats

Systems Planning and Analysis has been awarded a $7 million contract extension to continue its work on the U.S. Navy’s Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missile system. This extension includes...

December 16, 2024
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Missile & Missile Defence

BrahMos Aerospace Revisits BrahMos-2K Hypersonic Missile Design After Receiving Feedback

BrahMos Aerospace, in partnership with Russia, is re-evaluating the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile following feedback highlighting its steep development and unit costs. Originally based on Russia’s 3M22 Zircon and...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms

Embraer Proposes Armed C-390M Variant for Indian Air Force Transport Aircraft Bid

Embraer has pitched a new solution for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program, which seeks 60 aircraft. The company has offered an upgraded version of its...

December 16, 2024
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Kazakhstan takes delivery of its first A400M military transport plane out of a two-aircraft order.

Kazakhstan has taken delivery of its first A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus, with a second to follow in 2026. Airbus will also provide maintenance and training support as...

December 16, 2024
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The US Navy acquires a mine countermeasure system from Textron for naval operations.

The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems a contract worth up to $106 million for Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems, including production, spare parts, and engineering support for mine...

December 16, 2024
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Air Platforms

Portugal places an order for a dozen A-29N Super Tucano light attack aircraft from Embraer.

Portugal’s Ministry of National Defense has contracted Embraer for 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft, becoming the launch customer for this new variant. The aircraft will support advanced pilot training,...