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November 21, 2025
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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
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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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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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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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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...

November 15, 2025
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Peacekeepers Claim Israeli Fire in South Lebanon

UNIFIL announced that its peacekeepers came under fire from an Israeli Merkava tank positioned inside Lebanese territory, with bullets striking the ground only a few meters from them. The...

November 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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Amentum Secures $995M Deal to Upgrade MQ-9 Reapers

Amentum has secured a landmark US Air Force contract to modernize the MQ-9 Reaper fleet, boosting the long-term capability and relevance of one of America’s most relied-upon unmanned aerial...

November 13, 2025
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Thai Navy Receives Upgraded 212 Helicopter From Bell

Bell Textron has delivered a fully upgraded Bell 212 medium utility helicopter to the Royal Thai Navy, completing a major operational life extension effort for the service’s rotary-wing fleet....

November 13, 2025
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Indonesia Replaces Russian APCs With Pandurs for UN Duty

Indonesia has officially replaced its aging fleet of Russian-made BTR-80A armored personnel carriers with Czech Pandur II 8×8 vehicles for its UN peacekeeping deployment in Lebanon. The decision comes...

November 13, 2025
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Switzerland Chooses Firms for New Multispectral Camouflage

Switzerland is strengthening the survivability and concealment capabilities of its armed forces by investing in advanced multispectral camouflage systems designed to protect troops, vehicles, and key infrastructure from modern...