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Philippines Secures 12 Advanced FA-50PH Jets in $700 Million South Korea Deal
The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) has approved a fresh contract for 12 additional FA-50PH light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries…
Award of the Contract for the Next Phase of the SCAF Project
The French, German, and Spanish defense ministries have committed to the next stage of the tri-national Future Combat Air System. Their signature on…
Fisingapore Inducts New Protected Combat Support Vehicles
Defense-aerospace.com reports that the Fisingapore Army has introduced a new generation of protected combat support vehicles intended to strengthen its military readiness and…
Italian Navy Landing Helicopter Dock Trieste Nears Full Service
Trieste — The Italian Navy’s new landing helicopter dock Trieste is finishing fit-out work in its namesake port. Crews install last cables, test…
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Cost Surge Hits UK Protector Drone Plan
The United Kingdom faces fresh budget pain round its next-gen Protector RG Mk 1 drones. Latest figures show the bill jumping forty per…
Will the U.S. Retrofit Older F-35s to Fight or Buy New?
The Pentagon owns many early-lot F-35s that cannot meet full combat standards. Commanders now stand at a fork in the road: pour money…
Tenix Signs Phase 2 EW Contract
Tenix Defence Systems has signed the follow-on contract that moves its Radio-Frequency Photonic Link research into full pre-production. The award covers “Phase 2…
Saudi Arabia – M1A1 and Upgrade of M1A2 to M1A2S Abrams Tanks
Washington has alerted Congress to a possible $2.9 billion Foreign Military Sale that bundles fresh M1A1 Abrams tanks with a fleet-wide rebuild for…
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep
According to industry sources, the U.S. Navy has added up to $1.85 billion to its multiyear Virginia-class attack-submarine contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat. The money covers early construction work and the purchase of long-lead components for the forthcoming Block VI boats. Defense officials confirm…
Thales Signs £700 Million Watchkeeper Contract with MoD
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £700 million agreement with Thales UK to develop, manufacture, and support the Watchkeeper unmanned system. The single signature secures every major phase of work, from completing design through initial sustainment, under one integrated schedule.
China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
The first taxi runs of Jiutian’s SS-UAV “drone mothership” at a private airfield in Sichuan on 16 June reflect how far China’s unmanned programs have moved in a single decade. According to industry sources, technicians completed telemetry checks in less than six weeks, after the…
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U.S. Space Force Selects Boeing for $2.8B Secure Strategic Communications Program
The U.S. Space Force has selected Boeing to build the first two satellites of the…
European Defence Agency Pushes Drone-UGV Supply Missions Adopted from Ukraine
European armies just wrapped up three weeks of hands-on trials that pushed small drones and…
Pentagon Awards $5B Shipbuilding Contract to Modernize Navy Supply Chain
The Defense Department moved on 3 July toward faster U.S. warship deliveries. It awarded the…
Chancellor Merz Appeals to Trump for Quick Delivery of Patriots to Ukraine
BERLIN – Friedrich Merz picked up the phone on Thursday and asked U.S. President Donald…
Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – French armored-vehicle specialist Arquus and German commercial-vehicle giant Daimler Truck have…
How the $150 Billion Defense Reconciliation Bill Rebuilds U.S. Military Capability
The Senate’s narrow vote on July 1 sent a 940-page reconciliation measure – nicknamed the…
$25 Million Set Aside as Army Plans 2026 Tests of Blackbeard Hypersonic Round on Autonomous Launchers
The Army is moving fast to fold a new hypersonic strike option into its tactical…
US Navy’s Large Scale Exercise 2025 Welcomes Canadian, Japanese and NATO Liaison Teams
The U.S. Navy will run its third Large Scale Exercise (LSE 25) from late July…