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December 15, 2025
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US Air Force Receives B-52 Upgrade as Boeing Integrates New Radar Suite

Boeing has delivered the first B-52 bomber fitted with the new APQ-188 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar to the US Air Force, where it will undergo testing at...

December 15, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Saronic Chosen by US Navy to Fast-Track Corsair Autonomous Surface Craft

The US Navy has awarded Saronic a $392 million production contract for its Corsair autonomous surface vessel (ASV). Roughly $200 million of the funding will be provided upfront, with...

December 15, 2025
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Netherlands Moves to Acquire Skyranger Systems as Drone Threats Intensify

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded Rheinmetall Air Defence a contract to supply Skyranger air defence systems for the Dutch Armed Forces. Worth a high triple-digit million-euro sum,...

December 14, 2025
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Sikorsky Wins $433M U.S. Army Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut, has received a $433.2 million contract modification under the Black Hawk Multi-Year Ten programme. The modification, designated P00087 to contract...

Finland Clears U.S. AIM-120D-3 Missile Acquisition for F-35A Fighters

Finland has confirmed a significant step in equipping its incoming F-35A fleet, approving the acquisition of AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles from the United States. The move comes...

$199M Agreement Set to Overhaul Australia’s Mission Aircrew Training Capability

Canberra has committed more than A$300 million ($199.8 million) to the Future Air Mission Training System (F-AMTS), aimed at expanding and modernising how the Royal Australian Air Force trains...

December 12, 2025
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Land Platforms

RENK to Supply Vehicle Testing Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army

German firm RENK Test System (RTS) has won a significant contract to deliver a new generation of advanced testing equipment for the Royal Netherlands Army’s ground vehicle fleet. The...

British Army MLRS to Receive Rheinmetall UK’s Trailblazer Vision Enhancement

Rheinmetall UK has been awarded a contract to integrate its Trailblazer Driver Vision and Local Situational Awareness System into the British Army’s M270 A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System. Prototype...

December 12, 2025
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Naval Platforms

GE Aerospace Secures New LM2500 Engine Contracts for U.S. Navy Destroyers

GE Aerospace has received orders to deliver eight LM2500 marine gas turbine engines for the U.S. Navy’s next two Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, reinforcing the propulsion backbone of...

$200M Lockheed Contract Drives L3Harris Expansion of GMLRS IM Rocket Production

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a follow-on contract valued at up to $200 million to manufacture additional solid rocket motors for Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)...