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November 29, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

U.S. Radar in Tobago Boosts Regional Surveillance Shift

The United States Marine Corps has begun installing a new radar system at ANR Robinson International Airport in Tobago, following a reversal by Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, who...

November 27, 2025
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Naval Platforms
R&D

French Mistral Carriers Get New Navigation Upgrade

CNN MCO, Thales, and CS GROUP have joined forces to upgrade the navigation systems onboard France’s three Mistral-class amphibious helicopter carriers. The modernization effort covers the vessels Mistral, Tonnerre,...

November 25, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

Nigeria Rolls Out 1,000 Locally Built DG-103 Rifles

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria–D7G (DICON–D7G) has achieved a major milestone in its renewed drive for domestic weapons production, manufacturing nearly 1,000 units of the upgraded DG-103 assault...

November 25, 2025
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Leidos, Kongsberg Study Naval Missile, USV Synergy

Leidos Australia and Kongsberg Defence Australia have signed a new memorandum of understanding to assess the integration of Kongsberg’s advanced Naval Strike Missile (NSM) with Leidos’ next-generation uncrewed surface...

November 25, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Ukraine Turns “Protector” Vehicle Into Combat Robot

Ukraine is transforming its largest unmanned ground vehicle, the Protector, into a much more formidable battlefield asset. Once used primarily as a logistics and support platform, the Protector UGV...

November 21, 2025
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Land Platforms
R&D

Elbit wins $210M deal to upgrade Israel’s Merkavas

Elbit Systems has secured a major contract to upgrade Israel’s Merkava main battle tanks, marking one of the most comprehensive modernization programs for the armored fleet in recent years....

November 21, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

Germany awards $70M deal to upgrade Army trainer

Germany is moving ahead with a major modernization of its Army Combat Training Center to support fully digital and networked land warfare exercises. Rheinmetall has secured a 61-million-euro ($70.4...

November 19, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

KC-46 RVS 2.0 Achieves First Flight Milestone

Boeing has achieved a key milestone in the KC-46 Pegasus upgrade program as the new Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) successfully completed its first flight. The event marks...

November 19, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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Turkey Starts Building Portugal’s First Naval Vessel

Turkey has officially begun steel cutting for the first military vessel it will export to Portugal, marking a significant milestone in growing defense cooperation between Ankara and Lisbon. The...

November 18, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

Germany’s Eurofighters Get Saab’s New EW Boost

Saab has secured two major contracts from Airbus worth a combined 549 million euros ($676 million) to enhance Germany’s Eurofighter fleet with its advanced Arexis Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor...