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US Navy Awards $76.7B Submarine Contracts

The US Navy has awarded contract modifications totaling approximately $76.6 billion to General Dynamics Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding for additional Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines....

Britain invests in next-generation air dominance

The United Kingdom has strengthened its commitment to future combat aviation by approving a major funding package for BAE Systems to continue the development of advanced technologies supporting the...

Lokesh lands Army small arms upgrade deal

Ongoing discussions surrounding possible links between Indian maritime technologies and Taiwan’s indigenous submarine development program have drawn attention to the broader evolution of defense industrial cooperation within the Indo-Pacific....

South Korea invests in AI defense robotics

L3Harris Technologies has secured additional US Army orders worth $84 million to provide Falcon AN/PRC-158C software-defined gateway manpack radios supporting the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) modernization initiative....

US Marines award Bayonet 250 robotics contract

The US Marine Corps is accelerating the modernization of its expeditionary mine warfare capabilities through the continued expansion of autonomous underwater systems. The Bayonet 250 platform is engineered to...

Lockheed extends Apache sensor lifecycle support

Lockheed Martin continues to advance the combat effectiveness of the AH-64 Apache through sustained support for its sophisticated targeting and pilot vision systems. The aircraft’s integrated sensor suite combines...

Britain accelerates armed forces drone buildup

The UK is making a significant investment in autonomous military technology by allocating more than £5 billion to strengthen its drone capabilities. The funding will be used to introduce...

HII wins $418M US Navy fleet support contract

HII has secured a five-year, $418 million contract from the US Naval Sea Systems Command to provide maintenance, engineering support, and repair services for elevator and cargo handling systems...

UAE orders EOS Slinger counter-drone systems

The United Arab Emirates has awarded Electro Optic Systems (EOS) a $124 million contract for its Slinger counter-drone remote weapon system. Designed to detect, track, and neutralize unmanned aerial...

Aircraft designed for future drone battlefields

Germany is advancing domestic unmanned aviation capabilities through the development and planned production of the Victor U250 heavy-lift cargo drone. The hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is designed...