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UK Expands Sky Sabre System With £118m Order for More MBDA Land Ceptor Launchers

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded MBDA a £118 million contract to deliver six Land Ceptor air defence launchers. According to the ministry, the deal supports up to...

August 23, 2025
G.Krish
R&D
Air Platforms

India to Co-Produce Fighter Jet Engines With French Partner

India is collaborating with a French company to design and produce fighter jet engines domestically, the defense minister announced. In May, the minister approved the prototype of the fifth-generation...

August 22, 2025
G.Krish
R&D
Communication and Electronics

L3Harris DiSCO EW Technology Employed by US Military in Talisman Sabre 2025

In the Talisman Sabre 2025 military drills with Australia, the US armed forces utilized L3Harris’ electronic warfare system to detect radars on a marine vessel. The cloud-hosted Distributed Spectrum...

August 22, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Unmanned Systems

US Army Accepts Delivery of AeroVironment P550 Small UAS

US Army Receives First AeroVironment P550 Uncrewed Aerial Systems The US Army has taken delivery of an initial shipment of P550 drones from AeroVironment as part of the Long-Range...

Northrop’s ATHENA Reaches Milestone in Threat Detection System Development

Northrop Grumman’s ATHENA Cleared for Phase II of US Army ITDS Program The US Army has selected Northrop Grumman’s ATHENA missile warning sensor to advance into Phase II of...

August 22, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Land Platforms

French Defense Firm Arquus to Deliver Bastion Vehicles to Ukraine

Ukraine to Receive 50 Bastion Armored Vehicles From France Ukraine is set to receive 50 Bastion armored vehicles from French defense manufacturer Arquus as part of a 61-unit order...

Taiwan Examines Reported Patriot PAC-2 Missile Blast in Training Drill

Explosion of Patriot PAC-2 Missile Under Review by Taiwan Military The Taiwanese military is examining reports that a Patriot PAC-2 missile exploded shortly after launch during an annual live-fire...

Israel Endorses $1.5B Plan to Expand Ground Combat Fleet Amid Gaza Fighting

Tel Aviv Unveils $1.5B Armored Vehicle Expansion Amid Gaza War Israel’s Ministry of Defense has approved a $1.5 billion initiative to fast-track production of main battle tanks and armored...

August 22, 2025
G.Krish
R&D
Soldier Systems

Army Experiments with AR Goggles, Anti-Drone Systems at US-Mexico Border

Army Uses Border Mission to Test Cutting-Edge AR and Counter-Drone Systems During operations with Customs and Border Protection, the US Army is field-testing new augmented reality and counter-unmanned aerial...

Q-Net Chosen by US Air Force for Advanced Tactical Communications

US Air Force Awards Q-Net Security Contract for Advanced Communications Q-Net Security, headquartered in St. Louis, has won a US Air Force contract to strengthen battlefield communications with greater...