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Paris Startup Chosen by France to Provide 1,000 AI-Enabled Combat Drones

French defense tech startup Harmattan AI has been awarded a contract by the country’s procurement agency DGA to provide 1,000 AI-enabled micro combat drones to the French Army. Deliveries...

Australia to Acquire $1.4B Worth of AMRAAM Missiles for Aerial Strike and Defense

The Australian government has committed AUD 2.12 billion (USD 1.39 billion) to purchase advanced AMRAAM missile variants to boost its airstrike and air defense capabilities. This procurement follows US...

Japan Receives Initial Delivery of SPY-7 Radar Antennas from Lockheed

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first shipset of four SPY-7(V)1 radar arrays to Japan’s Ministry of Defense for use on its future Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEVs). These ballistic...

South Korea is set to boost its combat capabilities with the acquisition of 36 more AH-64E Apache helicopters from the U.S.

In response to increasing regional tensions and the evolving threat from North Korea, South Korea plans to acquire 36 additional AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters from the U.S. This...

To strengthen its firepower, Taiwan acquires more M109A7 self-propelled howitzers from the United States.

In a major step to modernize its ground forces, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has approved the acquisition of 168 M109A7 155mm self-propelled howitzers from the United States, replacing...

Poland Unveils Inaugural Signals Intelligence Spy Ship

Poland’s Navy has introduced its first signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessel from a pair being built by Saab of Sweden. Named ORP Jerzy Różycki, in honor of the mathematician who...

Japan Places Order for Multiple HII REMUS 300 Underwater Drones

Hitachi, headquartered in Tokyo, has contracted Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to supply more than a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) under a multi-year deal, underscoring the...

European Customer Places Order for Exail’s DriX H-8 Uncrewed Surface Vehicles

An undisclosed European nation has contracted Exail to deliver five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Initially built for hydrographic tasks, the...

US Army Selects FN America to Provide Light Medium Machine Guns

The US Army has awarded FN America a $4.9 million contract for the delivery of M240L lightweight medium machine guns. Initially introduced in 2010 to offer a more durable,...

US Army Advances Investment in Cutting-Edge Vehicle Defense Technologies

The US Army plans to invest $107.8 million to equip its tracked vehicles with modern protection systems that will significantly boost survivability using state-of-the-art technology. Detailed in the fiscal...