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Belgium Forms Industrial Consortium to Upgrade Army Vehicle Fleet

Belgium has unveiled a comprehensive 20-year industrial partnership aimed at transforming how the Belgian Army maintains and sustains its vehicles and weapon systems. The newly established Land Systems Logistic...

February 2, 2026
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R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

Lockheed Martin Plans Fourfold Increase in THAAD Interceptor Output

Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense have reached an agreement to significantly expand production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors in response to rising global...

February 1, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

Sweden Receives First Newly Manufactured Archer 155mm Howitzer from BAE Systems

BAE Systems has officially rolled out the first newly produced Archer 155 mm self-propelled howitzer for the Swedish Army, marking the resumption of domestic Archer manufacturing. The integration of...

February 1, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

Microwave-Based U.S. Weapon Proven Effective Against Fiber-Optic FPV UAVs

U.S. counter-UAS firm Epirus has demonstrated that high-power microwave effects can be employed against fiber-optic-guided first-person-view (FPV) drones, a class of threat specifically designed to defeat radio-frequency jamming. Video...

February 1, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts
Air Platforms

Two More CH-53K King Stallion Heavy-Lift Helicopters Join U.S. Marines

Sikorsky has delivered two more CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps following the completion of formal Navy and Marine Corps acceptance trials. The handover represents...

February 1, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Seoul Advances Submarine Proposal as Canada Weighs Major Naval Purchase

Senior Canadian defense officials have begun high-level engagements in South Korea as Ottawa advances the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), a next-generation fleet program estimated at approximately USD 45...

February 1, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Britain Orders Study on Aster Missile Use in Mk41 Launch Systems for Royal Navy

The UK Ministry of Defence has outlined plans to award MBDA UK Limited a one-year contract worth £2 million to examine whether the Aster missile family can be integrated...

January 31, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Fury 120: France’s New Interceptor Aimed at Countering Shahed-Class UAVs

A French small and medium-sized enterprise has developed a new interceptor, Fury 120, aimed at defeating one-way attack drones such as Iran’s Shahed and Russia’s Geran. The programme illustrates...

U.S. Greenlights $9B PAC-3 MSE Patriot Missile Package for Saudi Arabia

The United States has cleared a potential $9.0 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia aimed at significantly expanding the Kingdom’s stock of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors....

January 31, 2026
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Air Platforms

MQ-25A Stingray Completes U.S. Navy’s First Autonomous Ground Taxi Test

The U.S. Navy’s first operational MQ-25A Stingray has successfully completed its initial autonomous taxi test, Boeing has confirmed. While modest in scope, the milestone represents an important step toward...