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August 7, 2025
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Taiwan to Acquire Tens of Thousands of Boron Carbide Plates for Troop Protection

Taiwan plans to procure 48,000 boron carbide ceramic armor plates for its military, according to a report by the Taipei Times. The ballistic plates will be integrated into personal...

August 7, 2025
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Rheinmetall Signs Deal to Deliver Munitions to Lithuania, Grenades to Estonia

Rheinmetall has secured new infantry ammunition contracts with Estonia and Lithuania, totaling €33 million ($38 million) in value. Estonia Agreement Estonia signed a framework deal worth approximately €17 million...

August 6, 2025
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Spain Prioritizes European Alternatives Instead of US F-35 Fighter Jets

Spain has opted not to purchase U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets and will instead pursue European alternatives, the defense ministry confirmed on Wednesday, backing a report from El Pais. This...

August 6, 2025
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India Refutes Speculation on Procurement of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae

India is currently not evaluating South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet as part of its efforts to procure up to 114 advanced multi-role aircraft, local media reports confirmed. Earlier...

August 6, 2025
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Kongsberg Selected to Equip USMC’s ACV-30 Vehicles with Remote Turrets

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has secured a $118 million contract to supply remote weapon turrets for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30 (ACV-30). The agreement finalizes an...

August 6, 2025
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Lockheed and Raytheon Face Off in Bid for US Army’s Autonomous Launcher Initiative

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are both in the running for the U.S. Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) program. Spokespersons from both companies—Lockheed and Tom Laliberty, Raytheon’s President of...

August 5, 2025
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DARPA Partners with RTX to Advance Cybersecurity Vulnerability Tracking

The US Coast Guard has concluded trials of the V-BAT UAS, clearing the platform for future operations aboard its cutters. Run by the Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center,...

August 5, 2025
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Australia Signs Deal to Acquire 11 Cutting-Edge Warships from Japan

Canberra’s Naval Overhaul: Japan to Supply 11 Stealth Frigates in $6B Deal In a historic defense partnership move, Australia has awarded Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a $6 billion contract...

August 5, 2025
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Slovenia Expands IRIS-T SLM Air Defense Fleet with Two Additional Units

Slovenia Expands Air Defense Capabilities with Additional IRIS-T SLM Units via ESSI As part of the ongoing European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Slovenia has procured two more IRIS-T SLM...

August 5, 2025
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Germany Places Major Order for 1,300+ Rheinmetall Tactical Trucks

RMMV to Supply Over 1,300 HX-Series Vehicles to German Army Under €770M Order The German Armed Forces have awarded Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) a new contract for the...