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Australia Plans $8B Nuclear Submarine Shipyard

Australia has announced an initial investment of 12 billion Australian dollars ($8 billion) to expand and modernize its shipyard facilities in Perth, Western Australia. The project, spread across the...

Kosovo Plans $1.1B Drone and Military Upgrade Push

Kosovo has unveiled an ambitious defense plan valued at over 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) aimed at boosting the capabilities of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). According to reports,...

Army Taps Anduril for Mixed Reality Helmet

Anduril Industries has entered into a $159-million deal with the US Army to prototype its next-generation soldier interface under the Soldier Borne Mission Command program…

$2M Army AI Prize Won by Six Teams

Six firms won the Army’s AI Grand Challenge, splitting $2M for tools that enhance military data use. Ozni AI led with its COMbINE engine. Winners advance to an accelerator...

Israel Approves $1.5B Boost to Ground Combat Fleet

Israel has approved a $1.5 billion program to fast-track the production of tanks and armored vehicles, aiming to strengthen its ground forces during the ongoing Gaza conflict. The five-year...

New Zealand Invests $1.6B in Anti-Submarine Aircraft

New Zealand has unveiled plans to spend US$1.16 billion on a new fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters designed for submarine-hunting missions. The acquisition aims to enhance the nation’s...

US Army, X-Bow Fund $13.9M Rocket Motor for GMLRS

New Mexico-based X-Bow Systems and the US Army have committed $13.9 million to develop and test a new solid rocket motor for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)....

Elbit wins $1.6 billion European contract for weapons and C4ISR tech.

European defense modernization has been boosted by a $1.6B deal with Elbit Systems. The package features drones, rocket artillery, SIGINT, EW, and upgraded combat vehicle systems. Central to the...

USAF Launches $99M AI Project for Smarter Target Tracking

The US Air Force is advancing its $99-million Advanced Tracking Architecture Using AI (ATA-AI) initiative, launched in July 2024, to counter increasingly sophisticated threats. The program focuses on building...

South Korea Seeks Greece Deals on Subs, Drones, Vehicles

South Korea has put forward three key defense cooperation proposals to Greece, aiming to secure a place in the European Commission’s 800-billion-euro ($938.1 billion) rearmament initiative. The package covers...