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December 26, 2024
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

PDW Secures Contract to Provide C100 Small UAVs to the US Army

The U.S. Army has awarded contracts exceeding $15.3 million to Alabama-based Performance Drone Works (PDW) for the procurement of its C100 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). PDW asserts that...

December 23, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense
Mergers & JV

Su-30 MKI Fleet Undergoes Modifications as IAF and DRDO Launch Astra Missile Integration Effort

The Indian Air Force (IAF), working jointly with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has embarked on a program to retrofit six Su-30 MKI aircraft with the indigenously...

December 23, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Inside the M1A2 SEP Program: Transforming the Abrams into a Digital Battlefield Powerhouse

An $18.9 million contract modification has been awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems for technical support services related to the Abrams system. The project will take place in Sterling...

Russia’s MoD Receives New Su-57 and Su-34 Jets from UAC

United Aircraft Corporation has produced and delivered new tactical aircraft—Su-57 and Su-34 jets—to the Russian Ministry of Defence as part of the state defense procurement program. Rostec’s aviation manufacturers...

December 23, 2024
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Future USS Iowa Delivered to Navy

The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), on December 22, 2024—its 12th battle force ship delivery of the year. SSN...

Italy Orders Up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon Jets

The heads of Eurofighter and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) have officially signed a contract in Rome for the acquisition of up to 24 Eurofighter jets...

Spain Orders 25 More Eurofighter Aircraft

The Spanish government has signed a contract with the Munich-based NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) for the purchase of 25 Eurofighter aircraft. Referred to as the Halcon...

Bundeswehr to Receive Digital Radio Systems for 10,000 Vehicles from Rheinmetall and KNDS

KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall’s collaborative entity, ArGe D-LBO, has received a EUR 1.98 billion contract from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to...

December 20, 2024
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Leopard 2A8 MBTs Headed to Lithuania Following New Defense Order

The Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency, part of the Ministry of National Defence, has signed a EUR 950 million contract with Germany’s BAAINBw to purchase 44 Leopard 2A8 main battle...

Evolution of Naval Firepower: Raytheon’s SM-1 to SM-6 Missile Series

A $24.5 million contract modification has been awarded to Raytheon for the procurement of parts to mitigate Megatron obsolescence in the manufacturing of the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6). The work...