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February 13, 2026
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Land Platforms

Amphibious Combat Vehicle: USMC Capability Guide

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is an advanced eight-wheeled armored platform developed for the US Marine Corps to conduct ship-to-shore and inland combat operations. Designed to replace the aging...

February 13, 2026
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Air Platforms

Spain Gets First A400M With InShield DIRCM

The Spanish Air and Space Force has received its first A400M transport aircraft equipped with Indra’s InShield Directed Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) system. Airbus completed structural modifications to integrate the...

February 13, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

US Army Tests Rocket-Assisted Artillery Rounds

The US Army is evaluating the Next-Generation Rocket Assisted Projectile at Yuma Proving Ground. Designed to exceed the 30-kilometer range of standard 155mm artillery systems, the NGRAP aims to...

February 13, 2026
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Communication and Electronics

Lockheed, Fujitsu Partner on Japan SPY-7 Radar

Lockheed Martin has formalized Fujitsu Limited as a supplier for a key component of Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) SPY-7 radar antenna. The agreement includes the first purchase...

February 13, 2026
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Air Platforms

US Awards Six Deals to Boost Hypersonic Tech

The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office, in partnership with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, has awarded six contracts under the Strategic & Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) OTA...

February 13, 2026
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Communication and Electronics

RTX BBN Advances 5G–Radar Spectrum Sharing

RTX’s BBN Technologies has been selected to lead the Advanced Spectrum Coexistence Demonstration program, an initiative sponsored by the US Department of Defense and the National Spectrum Consortium. The...

February 13, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

US Seeks Sensors to Counter Hypersonic Threats

The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a solicitation seeking commercially developed sensing and seeker technologies to enhance national defense against ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles. The...

February 12, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Sweden, Naval Group Partner on Frigate Support

Sweden is taking significant steps toward domestic sustainment of its future frigate fleet after Naval Group entered into a partnership with Oresund Drydocks AB to create a national maintenance...

February 12, 2026
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Air Platforms

US Navy Awards AIRO $1.9M Training Deal

The United States Navy is strengthening its naval aviation and ground-air integration capabilities following a new training support contract awarded to AIRO Group Holdings subsidiary Coastal Defense. Valued at...

February 12, 2026
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Land Platforms

Hanwha Opens K9 Howitzer Hub in Romania

Hanwha Aerospace has initiated construction of a major European production center in Romania dedicated to manufacturing K9 self-propelled howitzers and K10 ammunition resupply vehicles. The new complex, branded H-ACE...