Defense Industry

Canberra Secures 400 Advanced AMRAAM Missiles in .39 Billion Air Defense Deal

Canberra Secures 400 Advanced AMRAAM Missiles in $1.39 Billion Air Defense Deal

Australia has confirmed a 2.12 billion-dollar Australian investment – about $1.39 billion U.S. – to secure the newest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, reinforcing both its air-defense shield and its long-range strike reach. Defense officials say the order covers the AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 variants, sourced through Washington’s Foreign Military Sales channel, with deliveries starting next year. 

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France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership

France Demands 80% of FCAS Sixth-Gen Fighter Workshare, Straining German Partnership

The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System, better known as FCAS, now faces its toughest moment. France has told Germany it wants about 80 percent of the work on the new fighter that anchors the program. The number surfaced late Sunday and was confirmed by people close to the talks. If Paris holds that line, the current parity deal dies and Berlin’s stake shrinks to a token slice. Spanish industry would lose almost as much. Negotiators ended the weekend without setting a fresh meeting date.

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Pentagon Awards B Shipbuilding Contract to Modernize Navy Supply Chain

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 $5 billion Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract through the Defense Logistics Agency’s Maritime office in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The decision, announced less than forty-eight hours ago, supports an urgent plan to close production gaps that have slowed the fleet.

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Arquus and Daimler Truck Launch Joint Bid to Modernize French Military Truck Fleet

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 formed a new partnership that aims to replace thousands of aging logistics trucks in French service. The deal, announced this morning, brings together two firms that already supply large fleets across NATO, yet have never before joined forces on a single French program.

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European Trio Safran, MTU Aero Engines & Avio Aero Partner on Next-Generation Military Helicopter Engine

European Trio Safran, MTU Aero Engines & Avio Aero Partner on Next-Generation Military Helicopter Engine

Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines, and Avio Aero have sealed a fresh cooperation accord that lays the groundwork for the European Next Generation Helicopter Engine program, widely known as ENGHE. Signed in Paris on 29 June 2025, the deal frames an equal-share development model that draws on the three firms’ complementary strengths. Each partner will handle roughly one-third of the design load and will rely on its own national industrial base, keeping the supply chain inside Europe and trimming reliance on non-European parts.

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General Dynamics Electric Boat Secures $1.85 B Navy Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Prep

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 that $1.68 billion is obligated immediately from fiscal-year 2025 shipbuilding funds, while the balance becomes available once specific technical milestones close.

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Sierra Space Opens M Power Station Tech Center in Colorado to Scale Defense Solar Production

Sierra Space Opens $45M Power Station Tech Center in Colorado to Scale Defense Solar Production

Sierra Space has placed its new “Power Station” technology center into full production. The site, located in Broomfield, Colorado, brings automated solar-array manufacturing under one roof. According to industry sources, the company finished factory acceptance tests early yesterday and shifted directly into contract work for defense satellites. The company invested $45 million to fit the 70,000-square-foot building with clean rooms, thermal-vacuum chambers, and vibration rigs.

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Pentagon Contract Announcement

Pentagon Contract Announcement

L-3 Communications, Platform Integration Division, Waco, Texas, received a not-to-exceed $41.5 million undefinitized contract action to supply four intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, spares, and crew training to support counter-terrorism operations in Yemen. The contract number is FA8620-14-C-3020. Big Safari—officially the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—serves as contracting authority. Completion is set for September 30, 2015, under 100 percent Foreign Military Sales funding for Yemen.

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Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project

Contract Award for the Next Phase of the NGWS/FCAS Project

MADRID  –  France, Germany, and Spain signed a trilateral contract on December 15 that launches Phase 1B of the New-Generation Weapon System/Future Combat Air System (NGWS/FCAS). The deal names Dassault Aviation, Airbus Defence and Space (Germany and Spain), Indra Sistemas, and Eumet (the Safran Aircraft Engines–MTU Aero Engines joint venture) as prime contractors. Valued at about €8 billion for the full demonstration campaign, it allocates more than €3 billion for the first 36-month work package that starts this month.

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