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February 4, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Naval Platforms

Greenland Patrol Fleet to Grow as Denmark Approves Five New Ships

Denmark’s Defence Conciliation Circle has approved plans to build five new Arctic patrol vessels to strengthen maritime surveillance around Greenland. The ships will be produced through a distributed manufacturing...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Unmanned Systems

Switzerland Selects Teledyne FLIR’s Black Hornet for Nano-Drone Capability

Teledyne FLIR Defense has won a $17.5 million contract to deliver a significant number of its Black Hornet 4 nano unmanned aerial systems to Switzerland. The compact drones will...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Naval Platforms

Colombia Strengthens Maritime Security With Homebuilt Patrol Vessel

Colombia’s state-owned shipbuilder COTECMAR has delivered a new Ocean Patrol Vessel to the Colombian Navy under a shipbuilding program initiated in 2016. Named ARC 24 de Julio, the vessel...

LTAMDS Production Awarded to Raytheon in $1B US Army Deal

The US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a $1.02 billion contract to manufacture Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS) for the US Army. The award is...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
R&D
Communication and Electronics

US Navy Deploys New Technology to Improve Shipboard Threat Awareness

US naval vessels are set to receive an enhanced layer of situational awareness after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected RTX’s Raytheon to develop an advanced sensing...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Unmanned Systems

Black Widow Drone Deal Strengthens Red Cat’s Asia-Pacific Presence

Red Cat Holdings has revealed that an unnamed customer in the Asia-Pacific region has selected its Black Widow small unmanned aircraft system. Deliveries of an undisclosed number of systems...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts
Weapons and Munition

Denmark Boosts Air Defense and CV90 Readiness With Rheinmetall Ammunition

The Danish government has awarded Rheinmetall a long-term contract to supply ammunition for multiple platforms, including infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled air defense systems. The seven-year framework agreement is...

LRIP 2 Sentinel A4 Radar Enters US Army Service With Initial Delivery

The US Army has received the first of 19 Sentinel A4 radars being produced under Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 2 by Lockheed Martin. The LRIP phase was approved in...

February 3, 2026
G.Krish
R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

Ballistic Test Validates Raytheon’s Next-Gen Short-Range Interceptor

Raytheon’s proposed successor to the US Army’s Stinger missile, known as the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI), has successfully completed a ballistic test. Funded by the company, the...

US Military Taps Northrop for $25B Microelectronics Modernization Drive

Northrop Grumman has been selected as one of the companies eligible for task orders totaling up to $25 billion under the US Defense Microelectronics Activity’s Advanced Technology Support Program...