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Slovakia Finalizes SAM-120 Mortar Export Deal With Azerbaijan

Bratislava has concluded a framework agreement to export its domestically developed SAM-120 self-propelled mortar system to Azerbaijan, Slovak news agency Pravda reported. The contract was signed on the sidelines...

February 13, 2026
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R&D
Communication and Electronics

Elbit Secures Major Contracts to Enhance IDF Network Capabilities

Elbit Systems has been awarded contracts worth $100 million to deliver advanced digitization technologies for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as it transitions toward a fifth-generation tactical cyber network....

Malaysian Navy Prepares for Naval Strike Missile Delivery, Replacing Exocet Arsenal

Malaysia is set to receive Norway’s indigenous Naval Strike Missile in March under a phased procurement program aimed at replacing the Royal Malaysian Navy’s 29-year-old Exocet MM40 Block 2...

February 13, 2026
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R&D
Land Platforms

Exploring the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, the US Marines’ New-Generation Armored Asset

Armored vehicle rolling down a ship’s ramp, cutting through the surf before seamlessly advancing inland with a squad of Marines onboard. That is the role of the Amphibious Combat...

February 13, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts
Air Platforms

Spain Inducts Initial A400M Featuring Indra’s InShield Missile Defense Suite

The Spanish Air and Space Force has taken delivery of its first Airbus A400M Atlas equipped with Indra’s InShield directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system. Airbus carried out the necessary...

US Army Advances Long-Range Firepower Through Next-Generation Rocket-Boosted Shells

The United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is evaluating what could become the next evolution in US artillery capability, testing a rocket-boosted projectile designed to strike targets at...

February 13, 2026
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Mergers & JV
Communication and Electronics

Lockheed Martin, Fujitsu Cement Ties to Support Japan’s SPY-7 Radar Initiative

Lockheed Martin has officially appointed Fujitsu Limited as a supplier for a critical component of Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) SPY-7 radar antenna. At a recent signing ceremony,...

February 13, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts
Air Platforms

Pentagon Issues Six Contracts to Boost Hypersonic Technology Development

The Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) has issued six contracts to accelerate the development of advanced hypersonic technologies designed to operate at speeds exceeding Mach 5. Working in collaboration...

RTX’s BBN Advances Technology for Safe Spectrum Coexistence Between 5G and Military Radars

RTX BBN Technologies has been selected to head a multi-partner initiative designed to enable 5G networks and critical military radar systems to operate within the same frequency bands without...

February 13, 2026
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R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

US Moves to Acquire Advanced Detection Systems for Emerging Hypersonic Threats

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is calling on industry to deliver commercially developed sensor and seeker technologies to strengthen US defenses against ballistic and hypersonic missile threats. Through a...