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Leonardo Set to Supply Thousands of Decoys for U.S. Navy’s F-35 and F/A-18 Fleets

The U.S. Navy intends to award a contract to Leonardo for the large-scale delivery of airborne countermeasures to support F-35 and F/A-18 series combat aircraft, including the Hornet, Super...

Next-Generation Electronic Warfare Shield for Tactical Comms Debuts from California Firm

Silvus Technologies, headquartered in California, has launched Spectrum Dominance 2.0—a firmware upgrade that equips StreamCaster radios with enhanced survivability in hostile signal environments. Delivered via software update, the upgrade...

July 8, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

New Haptics Tech Adds Sense of Touch to U.S. Army’s Virtual Training

To better connect virtual training with real-life battlefield conditions, the U.S. Army is adding haptics technology to its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems (STE LTS). Haptic devices simulate...

Lockheed Delivers First SPY-7 Radar Units to Japan

Lockheed Martin has delivered Japan’s first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be mounted on the nation’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), as confirmed by the...

New Fleet of 34 Amphibious Armored Vehicles Strengthens Spanish Army’s Operational Reach

To modernize its amphibious capabilities, the Spanish Navy will acquire 34 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (VACIM), replacing outdated AAV-7 platforms and significantly boosting the Marine Corps’ protected deployment capacity. This...

German Armed Forces Receive 6×6 Medium Protected Medical Vehicle from GDELS

General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) delivered the Medium Protected Medical Vehicle (mgSanKfz) to the German Bundeswehr on July 4, during the ILÜ San 2025 medical exercise in Feldkirchen,...

July 7, 2025
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Land Platforms
New Product Launches

Nigeria Debuts First-Ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles

Local media report that Nigeria has launched its inaugural fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the armed forces. The newly commissioned fleet—comprising 20 buses, 50 pickups, and...

US Navy Awards General Dynamics $1.85B Deal for Virginia-Class Submarine Program

General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $1.85 billion contract to initiate early construction and procure critical parts for future Virginia-class submarines of the US Navy. The funding...

July 7, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

HIMARS to Receive Hypersonic Capability, Says US Army

The US Army is set to enhance its HIMARS systems with hypersonic strike capabilities through the introduction of the Blackbeard Ground Launch (GL) missile. Designed to merge with current...

A400M Upgraded by Airbus to Support FCAS Drone Operations as a ‘Multi-Domain Brain’

Airbus plans a major transformation of its A400M transport aircraft to align with the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) concepts. The upgraded A400M...