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January 12, 2026
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F-35 Program Records All-Time High of 191 Deliveries in 2025

Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35 fighter jets in 2025, the highest annual output in the program’s history and a major milestone for the multinational aircraft initiative. Production...

January 12, 2026
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Land Platforms

German Army Orders Puma IFV Training Simulators From KNDS–Rheinmetall JV

Projekt System & Management, the joint business venture between KNDS and Rheinmetall, has been awarded a contract to supply nine Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) firing and combat training...

NSA Certifies Latest L3Harris ISR Radios for Coalition Operations

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has certified L3Harris Technologies’ latest Rover intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) radio terminals for secure operation by approved allied forces. The certification applies...

January 12, 2026
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Air Platforms

India and France Intensify Rafale Deal Discussions Ahead of Macron’s State Visit

India and France have stepped up negotiations on a potential Rafale fighter aircraft deal for the Indian Air Force (IAF) ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s planned visit to...

EOS Expands Counter-Drone Command and Control With MARSS Acquisition

Australian defense firm Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has signed an agreement to acquire the MARSS Group, a Europe-based specialist in command-and-control (C2) systems for counter-drone operations. The acquisition encompasses...

SpaceX Chosen by US Space Command for Missile Detection and Tracking Satellites

The US Space Systems Command has awarded SpaceX a series of contracts to launch next-generation missile warning and tracking satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launches will support the Space...

January 12, 2026
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R&D
Communication and Electronics

LG CNS Awarded Program to Modernize South Korea’s Defense Digital Infrastructure

LG CNS, a South Korea–based IT services company, has won two contracts from the country’s Defense Information Agency to upgrade and modernize the nation’s military networks and digital infrastructure....

Saab Secures Contract to Provide Trackfire RWS With Counter-Drone Features to Sweden

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a contract worth 1.5 billion Swedish kronor ($162.9 million) for the supply of Trackfire Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) equipped with counter-drone capabilities....

January 11, 2026
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R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

U.S. Navy awards Northrop Grumman contract to develop rocket motor to counter hypersonic weapons

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $94.3 million contract to develop a new 21-inch second-stage rocket motor intended to extend the range and performance of the Standard...

January 11, 2026
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New Product Launches
Naval Platforms

U.S. Navy commissions USNS Lansing, a Spearhead-class fast transport for expeditionary missions

The U.S. Navy has christened the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, marking the completion of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport program. The...