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August 15, 2026
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Reliance, Rolls-Royce team up on AMCA engine

Reliance Industries Limited and Rolls-Royce have announced their strategic intention to collaborate on the development of an indigenous combat aircraft engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.The...

July 28, 2026
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Vivace selected for Cottonmouth vehicle program

Textron Systems has partnered with Louisiana-based defense engineering company Vivace International Corporation to provide critical components for the Cottonmouth Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program. The collaboration supports Textron’s April...

July 27, 2026
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GE, StandardAero support UK AW149 engines

GE Aerospace and StandardAero have partnered to manufacture and sustain CT7-2E1 engines selected for the UK Armed Forces’ New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program. The engines will power Leonardo AW149...

July 25, 2026
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Sikorsky and Safran shape future rotorcraft

Sikorsky and Safran Helicopter Engines have expanded their long-standing industrial relationship through a new collaboration focused on future propulsion technologies for military and commercial vertical lift platforms. The initiative...

July 18, 2026
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Russia proposes local T-90MS tank production

The Indian Navy is expanding its specialized anti-submarine warfare fleet with the induction of INS Malvan, the second vessel of the Mahe-class shallow-water combat program. Purpose-built for coastal and...

UK Backs US Precision Missile Program With $254M

The United Kingdom has strengthened its future land warfare strategy by joining the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program, introducing a highly accurate long-range ballistic missile capability for the British...

Raytheon Expands Stinger Output With Europe

Raytheon is expanding production of the FIM-92 Stinger missile through a distributed European manufacturing strategy designed to strengthen NATO’s short-range air defense capabilities. The program introduces a collaborative industrial...

July 2, 2026
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GBU-57: Inside America’s bunker-buster bomb

The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator is one of the most advanced bunker-busting weapons developed by the United States. It is designed specifically to destroy deeply buried and heavily fortified...

June 29, 2026
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Germany, Ukraine scale up UGV production

German defense company ARX Robotics and Ukrainian robotics developer Roboneers have established a joint venture, ARX Industries, to mass-produce unmanned ground vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Supported by...

Seoul boosts defense AI collaboration

South Korea is expanding its adoption of artificial intelligence through a strategic partnership focused on integrating AI into command-and-control systems, autonomous platforms, cyber defense, logistics management, and battlefield decision-making....