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May 15, 2026
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Land Platforms
R&D

M1301 ISV: fast, light, deployable

The M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) was developed to provide US Army Infantry Brigade Combat Teams with rapid tactical mobility across rugged and contested terrain. Designed by General Motors...

May 14, 2026
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Air Platforms
R&D

India’s first indigenous C-295 nears rollout

India’s first domestically assembled Airbus C-295 military transport aircraft appears close to rollout at the Tata-Airbus final assembly facility in Gujarat. The aircraft is part of a $2.5-billion contract...

May 14, 2026
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Unmanned Systems
R&D

Ziesel UGV successfully fires Spike missiles

Diehl Defence has successfully demonstrated the launch of Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles from its Ziesel uncrewed ground vehicle during a five-day live-fire campaign. The trials included the firing...

May 14, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
R&D

Barracuda cruise missile production expands

The Pentagon has signed a framework agreement with Anduril Industries to scale production of the Barracuda-500M low-cost containerized cruise missile under the Ground-Launched Low-Cost Containerized Munition initiative. The deal...

May 13, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Tactical Missile Test Supports MLRS Plan

France has advanced its domestic rocket artillery modernization program following the successful first test of the FLP-T 150 tactical ballistic missile developed by Thales and ArianeGroup. The supersonic munition...

May 13, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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New Glide Bomb Kit Trialed by India

India has carried out the first flight test of the indigenous TARA glide bomb range-extension kit, a precision-guidance solution intended to reduce dependence on imported smart munitions such as...

May 13, 2026
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Communication and Electronics
R&D

IBM Partnership Boosts MDOcore Program

HENSOLDT has partnered with IBM to strengthen the capabilities of its MDOcore military software ecosystem, a platform designed to fuse and process battlefield information from distributed defense assets. The...

May 13, 2026
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

Local Hydra Rocket Production Planned

Poland has advanced plans to localize production of Hydra 70 rockets through cooperation between Nitro-Chem, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, and Paramount Enterprises International. The initiative is intended...

May 12, 2026
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Land Platforms
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Challenger 3 tank upgrade explained

The Challenger 3 program represents the British Army’s most significant armored warfare modernization effort in decades, transforming the Challenger 2 into a digitally integrated, high-intensity combat platform. Developed by...

May 12, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence
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Lockheed completes NGSRI seeker test

Lockheed Martin has completed a major flight test for the US Army’s Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) program, validating the performance of its advanced missile seeker technology. During the Seeker...