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December 18, 2024
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Sweden Purchases Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Mine Clearance

Sweden has entered into a contract with Saab to acquire an undisclosed quantity of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) AUV62-MR for anti-mine operations. The AUV62-MR is intended to assist...

December 18, 2024
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Polish Army to Get 80 Large Rosomak Vehicles

The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract to deliver 80 upgraded KTO Rosomak armored personnel carriers to the army. Valued at 4.3 billion Polish z?oty ($1 billion),...

December 18, 2024
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Nagpur Becomes Home to India’s Biggest Private Drone Testing Site Opened by Economic Explosives Ltd.

Nagpur-based Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) has launched India’s largest privately operated drone testing facility, featuring a 1.4 km runway specifically designed for long-range UAVs. This major infrastructure development is...

Inside the Super Hornet MYP-III Deal: Key Contract Highlights

A $33.8 million contract modification has been granted to Lockheed Martin for the provision of four test controller processors and ten infrared receivers for the F/A-18 platform. The work...

Indian Air Force Issues RFP to HAL for 97 More Tejas Mark-IA Jets

Following the Defence Acquisition Council’s (DAC) initial approval, the Indian Air Force has formally released a Request for Proposal to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for 97 Tejas Mark-IA fighter aircraft....

December 18, 2024
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CyberArmour Integration: Clavister to Enhance CV90 Vehicle Cybersecurity Systems

Clavister, a cybersecurity firm based in Sweden, has secured a SEK 53 million (USD 4.7 million) deal with BAE Systems Hägglunds to supply its CyberArmour cybersecurity solution for CV90...

Sweden Purchases Radar to Spot Sea-Skimming Missiles

Sweden has awarded Saab a 340-million Swedish kroner ($31 million) contract to supply its Navy with the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system. Scheduled for delivery through 2026, the contract...

December 17, 2024
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Saudi Arabia Purchases Three More Corvettes from Spain

Saudi Arabia has signed a new contract with Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante 2200 corvettes. This follows an earlier agreement for five corvettes...

Greece to Buy Switchblade Kamikaze Drones from US

Greece’s Government Council for Foreign and Defense Affairs has approved the purchase of Switchblade kamikaze drones for its army. The acquisition includes approximately 590 Switchblade 300 and Switchblade 600...

December 17, 2024
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Progress continues on the Indian Navy’s Project-76, with efforts underway to develop a domestically designed submarine platform.

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Chief of the Indian Navy, has confirmed that the ambitious Project-76 is progressing through its initial phase, focused on creating a fully indigenous class of conventional...