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January 21, 2026
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Mergers & JV
Air Platforms

MQ-9B and Gambit Aircraft to Be Co-Produced by GA and Calidus in UAE

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has entered into a collaboration with Calidus Aerospace to co-produce MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and Gambit Collaborative Combat Aircraft in the United Arab Emirates....

January 21, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts
Land Platforms

Pentagon Orders 65 Armored Vehicles for Ukraine in $163M Aid Deal

The United States has approved a $163.4-million contract awarding Textron Systems the delivery of 65 Commando Select armored vehicles to Ukraine, aimed at enhancing Kyiv’s battlefield mobility and troop...

January 21, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Croatia’s Orqa, Qatar’s Barzan Agree on Drone Production Cooperation

Croatian drone technology company Orqa has entered into a cooperation agreement with Qatar’s Barzan Holdings to explore localized production of unmanned systems, marking a new phase in defence industrial...

Taipei Details Arms Wishlist for Proposed $40B Defense Spending Bill

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has released details of the weapons systems proposed for acquisition under its planned special defense budget totaling 1.25 trillion New Taiwan dollars ($40 billion)....

January 21, 2026
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RAF Extends Typhoon Support Contract With QinetiQ Worth $275M

QinetiQ has secured a five-year contract extension from the UK Ministry of Defence to continue delivering mission-critical support for the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. Valued at £205...

HII Enters $25.4B Pentagon Program for Microelectronics and Advanced Tech

HII has announced its selection, alongside 11 other companies, for the Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP5), a 10-year multiple-award contract valued at $25.4 billion that delivers engineering solutions...

January 21, 2026
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Land Platforms

Oshkosh Receives Additional US Army Order for Airdrop Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense has won a US Army contract to supply 97 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop (LVAD) cargo trucks in both 6×6 and 4×4 configurations....

January 21, 2026
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New Delhi Clears $1.1B Deal for Boeing 767 Refueling Aircraft

India’s Ministry of Defence has cleared the acquisition of six multirole aerial refuelling aircraft based on the Boeing 767 platform, a move aimed at significantly extending the operational reach...

January 21, 2026
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Naval Platforms

TAIS of Turkey Inks $1B Frigate Contract With Barzan to Supply Indonesia

Turkey’s TAIS Shipyards has concluded a $1-billion agreement with Qatar-based Barzan Holding to build two frigates for the Indonesian Navy. The deal involves two Istanbul-class frigates and was formalized...

January 20, 2026
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R&D
Unmanned Systems

Auterion Demonstrates Combat Drone Swarm

Auterion’s latest live-fire test highlights the growing maturity of autonomous swarm warfare concepts. Conducted at a US military range, the demonstration showed a single operator directing three strike drones...