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Belgium Forms Industrial Consortium to Upgrade Army Vehicle Fleet

Belgium has unveiled a comprehensive 20-year industrial partnership aimed at transforming how the Belgian Army maintains and sustains its vehicles and weapon systems. The newly established Land Systems Logistic...

February 2, 2026
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Boeing Wins $2.8B Contract to Modernize South Korea’s F-15 Fleet

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract valued at up to $2.8 billion to modernise South Korea’s F-15K Slam Eagle fighter aircraft, a derivative of the US...

Netherlands Signs Long-Term Hand Grenade Supply Contract With Rheinmetall

The Netherlands has concluded a framework agreement with Rheinmetall for the manufacture and supply of a broad portfolio of hand grenades for the Dutch armed forces. The agreement spans...

February 2, 2026
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Thales UK Introduces Advanced Surveillance Systems for Next-Gen Armored Vehicles

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is examining an innovative robotic medical approach designed to travel within the human body, identify traumatic injuries, and administer life-saving treatment, improving...

DARPA Unveils Robotic Medical Concept to Treat Battlefield Wounds in Combat

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating a novel robotic medical concept designed to move inside the human body, identify internal wounds, and deliver life-saving treatment, improving...

February 2, 2026
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Norway Clears Procurement of Two More 212CD Class Submarines

The Norwegian government has approved the acquisition of two additional Class 212CD submarines for the Royal Norwegian Navy, increasing the country’s planned fleet to six boats. The decision follows...

Boeing Taps Australia’s Ferra to Build HAAWC Wing Kits

Boeing has awarded Australia-based Ferra Engineering a contract to manufacture wing kits for the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC), reinforcing the long-standing industrial partnership between the two...

February 2, 2026
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US Navy Chooses L3Harris Red Wolf to Extend AH-1Z Viper Reach

The US Department of the Navy has selected L3Harris Technologies’ Red Wolf launched-effect vehicle for the US Marine Corps’ Precision Attack Strike Munition programme, a move intended to significantly...

Poland Signs $1.65B Deal With Kongsberg-PGZ for Counter-Drone Systems

Poland’s armaments procurement authority has awarded a contract worth 16 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.65 billion) to a joint consortium comprising Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ)...

February 1, 2026
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Britain Orders Study on Aster Missile Use in Mk41 Launch Systems for Royal Navy

The UK Ministry of Defence has outlined plans to award MBDA UK Limited a one-year contract worth £2 million to examine whether the Aster missile family can be integrated...