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French Military to Receive PC-7 Training Fleet Under Babcock Contract

Babcock has been awarded a contract to deliver Pilatus PC-7 MKX training aircraft to the French Air and Space Force and the French Navy. The 795-million-euro ($827.9 million) contract...

January 23, 2025
G.Krish
Land Platforms
New Product Launches

UK Rolls Out Its First Locally Built Boxer Armored Combat Vehicle

At the International Armoured Vehicle Conference in Farnborough, the UK unveiled its “first fully British-made” Boxer armored vehicle. Manufactured completely on British soil, about 75 percent of its parts...

January 23, 2025
G.Krish
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US-Produced HIMARS Rocket Launchers Delivered to Estonian Armed Forces

At Lockheed Martin’s Arkansas headquarters, Estonia formally received six High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) as part of a $200-million agreement signed in December 2022. The contract between the...

January 23, 2025
G.Krish
Weapons and Munition
Procurement & Contracts

$1 Billion Deal in the Works as Indian Army Plans Major Pinaka MBRL Ammo Purchase

Within a month, the Indian Army plans to place procurement orders exceeding $1 billion for Pinaka MBRL ammunition. These orders are set to be confirmed before the fiscal year...

January 22, 2025
G.Krish
Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Advanced Robotic Weapons to Be Integrated Into Logistics Drones by Israeli Firms

SMARTSHOOTER and HevenDrones, two Israeli firms, have formed a strategic alliance to arm logistics drones with sophisticated robotic weaponry. As part of the partnership, the advanced SMASH Dragon weapon...

January 21, 2025
G.Krish
Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

First Batch of M1A2 Abrams Tanks Delivered to Poland by US

The United States has delivered the initial shipment of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to Poland as part of a 2022 arms deal. The 28 tanks, which landed in...

January 21, 2025
G.Krish
Missile and Missile Defense
R&D

Next-Gen Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Program Approved by South Korea

The Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) of South Korea has approved a program to develop an enhanced variant of the long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM). Funding totaling 567.7 billion...

January 21, 2025
G.Krish
Weapons and Munition
Procurement & Contracts