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January 26, 2026
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France Commissions MBDA to Produce One-Way Attack UAVs

France’s defense procurement agency (DGA) has awarded MBDA a contract to develop and produce a sovereign long-range one-way attack drone intended to overwhelm and saturate adversary air defense systems....

January 25, 2026
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Unmanned Systems

Turkey Prepares Initial Procurement of 50+ ANKA III Stealth UAVs

Türkiye’s Air Force is expected to place an initial order for more than 50 ANKA III stealth UCAVs in 2026, marking the programme’s transition from development to large-scale production,...

January 25, 2026
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Air Platforms

South Korea Begins $1.29B Program for New Electronic Warfare Aircraft

South Korea has cleared a 1.9 trillion won programme to develop a dedicated electronic warfare aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force, with initial operational deployment planned for...

January 25, 2026
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New Product Launches
Naval Platforms

U.S. Marines Field New Amphibious Combat Vehicle in Ship-to-Shore Mission

The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed its new ACV-P (Amphibious Combat Vehicle–Personnel Carrier), part of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) family, during ship-to-shore operations conducted from USS Makin Island...

January 24, 2026
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Air Platforms

Stavatti Unveils Mach-4 SM-39 Razor Fighter Concept for U.S. Navy

Stavatti Aerospace has released a detailed proposal positioning its SM-39 Razor as a contender for the U.S. Navy’s Next Carrier Air Dominance (NCAD) requirement, marking one of the most...

Trident II Missile Sustainment Earns $67.5M U.S. Navy Contract

The U.S. Navy has issued a $67.5 million task order to Systems Planning and Analysis Inc. (SPA) to provide continued support for the Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM)...

January 24, 2026
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R&D
Unmanned Systems

UK Names Teams for Apache Loyal Wingman Drone Prototype Program

The UK Ministry of Defence has advanced Project NYX into a new phase of development, tasking seven UK-based companies with designing loyal wingman uncrewed aerial systems to operate alongside...

January 24, 2026
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Air Platforms

Australia Rolls Out MC-55A Peregrine ISR and EW Aircraft

Australia has taken delivery of its first MC-55A Peregrine airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft at RAAF Base Edinburgh, marking the introduction of the nation’s most advanced...

January 23, 2026
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R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

Precision Strike Missile Rocket Motor Passes Key Test by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has completed another successful test of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1 rocket motor, reinforcing its growing contribution to the U.S. Army’s next-generation long-range precision fires...

January 23, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

Romania Set to Field Affordable Counter-Drone System Tested in Ukraine

The Romanian Armed Forces are preparing to bring the Merops counter-drone system into operational service following its reported success against Russian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Romania’s Chief...