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November 6, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts
Naval Platforms

Ultra Maritime Selected to Supply Systems for Hunter-Class Frigates

Ultra Maritime has been awarded a contract to provide torpedo defense technologies for Australia’s Hunter-class frigates, marking another milestone in the nation’s naval modernization effort. The agreement, issued by...

November 6, 2025
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Mergers & JV
Unmanned Systems

Navantia and Alpha Collaborate on Ship-Launched UAV Technology

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has entered into a strategic partnership with Alpha Unmanned Systems to jointly develop and integrate ship-launched drone technologies for naval operations. The memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

November 6, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts
Soldier Systems

Theon Secures $115M NATO Contract for Night Vision Equipment

Theon International has won a contract exceeding 100 million euros ($115 million) from a European NATO member state to deliver several thousand night vision goggles, monoculars, and binoculars. The...

Moog Australia Chosen by Lockheed to Design GMLRS Control System

Lockheed Martin Australia has awarded a contract to Moog Australia to develop the Control Actuation System (CAS) for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). The CAS serves as...

November 6, 2025
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Mergers & JV
Land Platforms

Leonardo-Rheinmetall JV Secures Italy’s First Next-Gen Lynx IFV Deal

The Leonardo-Rheinmetall joint venture has secured a contract to deliver 21 Lynx KF-41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) to the Italian Army, marking the first delivery order under the Army...

November 5, 2025
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Mergers & JV
Naval Platforms

Egypt, NVL Launch Coastal Defense Shipbuilding

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has launched its third Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel, NUSHIP Pilbara (OPV 205), at the Henderson Maritime Precinct in Western Australia. The vessel, named after...

November 5, 2025
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R&D
Naval Platforms

Austal Cleared for Naval Autonomy System

Saab has received a 1 billion Swedish krona ($104 million) contract from Sweden’s defence procurement agency for the serial production of a new missile launcher for the Gripen fighter...

November 5, 2025
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New Product Launches
Unmanned Systems

Dual-AI ROMULUS USV Trials Mark Milestone

Boeing has begun implementing the Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade on the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon fleet, with the first aircraft undergoing modification at Boeing’s Jacksonville,...

November 5, 2025
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New Product Launches
Naval Platforms

Navy Commissions Third Arafura-Class ‘Pilbara’

Egypt has commenced local production of its new PV43-M coastal defense vessels at Alexandria Shipyard in collaboration with German shipbuilder NVL Group. The project, launched in September 2025, is...

Saab to Equip Gripen Jets With New Launcher

Austal Australia has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for its new Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS) Platform Controller, a core technology in the...