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January 21, 2026
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Air Platforms

UK Challenger 3 Tank Fires Live Rounds With Crew

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) has successfully completed the first crewed live firing of the Challenger 3 main battle tank, marking a major milestone in the British Army’s armored...

January 21, 2026
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Air Platforms

MQ-9B Drones to Be Built in UAE Under New GA Deal

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Calidus Aerospace to jointly produce MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and the Gambit Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the...

January 21, 2026
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Air Platforms

QinetiQ Wins $275M Boost for RAF Typhoon Support

QinetiQ has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to continue delivering mission-critical engineering and technical support for the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet....

January 21, 2026
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Air Platforms

India Clears $1.1B Deal for Boeing 767 Tankers

India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the acquisition of six Boeing 767-based multirole aerial refuelling aircraft (MRTT) to strengthen the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) long-range operational capabilities. The...

January 20, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

Turkey’s STM Secures First European Autonomous Systems Deal

Turkey’s defense firm STM has secured its first European export contract for the KARGU rotary-wing and ALPAGU fixed-wing loitering munition systems, marking a significant milestone for Turkish autonomous weapons...

January 20, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

India Starts R&D on New 7.62mm Anti-Drone Ammunition

India is advancing the development of a compact, ammunition-based counter-drone solution with work underway on a new 7.62mm anti-drone bullet designed to defeat unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at the...

January 20, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Auterion Demonstrates One-to-Many Strike Drone Swarm

Auterion has successfully conducted a live-fire demonstration of an autonomous combat drone swarm at a US military test range in Florida, highlighting a one-to-many lethal strike capability using small,...

January 20, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

France Launches VSR700 Serial Production for Naval Drones

France has moved to formalize its shipborne uncrewed aerial capability after the country’s defense procurement agency awarded Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group a production contract for six VSR700 uncrewed...

January 20, 2026
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Training and Simulation

Germany Picks Elite Pilots for Advanced Air Combat Training

Top Aces has won a major 10-year contract worth up to €420 million ($491 million) to deliver advanced operational training services for the German Armed Forces. The long-term agreement...

January 20, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

South Korea Deploys Hyunmoo-5 Missile to Frontline Units

South Korea has started deploying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile to frontline military units, reinforcing its deterrence posture amid continued security threats from North Korea. The missile, widely referred to...