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August 13, 2025
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Lockheed Martin Strengthens Philippines Ties With F-16 Block 70 Deal

Lockheed Martin is strengthening its industrial partnership with the Philippines under its F-16 Block 70 proposal for the country’s Multi-Role Fighter program. In collaboration with Southern Methodist University —...

August 13, 2025
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Financial and Investment Updates

USAF Launches $99M AI Program for Advanced Target Tracking

The US Air Force is moving forward with its $99-million Advanced Tracking Architecture Using AI (ATA-AI) program, launched in July 2024 to counter fast-changing threats. The initiative aims to...

August 13, 2025
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R&D

Turkish Navy to Gain Faster Decision-Making via AI Integration

Turkey is enhancing its naval power by incorporating advanced artificial intelligence to boost real-time decision-making, command, and control in challenging maritime scenarios. HAVELSAN has developed the Corporate Artificial Intelligence...

August 13, 2025
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Financial and Investment Updates

South Korea Offers Greece Submarines, Drones, and Vehicles in Defense Push

South Korea has proposed three major defense cooperation initiatives to Greece as part of its bid to participate in the European Commission’s €800-billion ($938.1 billion) rearmament initiative. Seoul’s offer...

August 12, 2025
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R&D

Contract Awarded to Edge Autonomy for Long-Range Recon Drone Development

The US Army has chosen Edge Autonomy’s VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system for the prototype phase of its Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program. The initiative seeks a highly portable...

August 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Mack Defense to Supply US Army With 450 More M917A3 Dump Trucks

Mack Defense has been awarded a contract to deliver up to 450 M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDTs) to the US Army. Valued at up to $221.8 million, the agreement...

August 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 Secures Large-Scale German Military Contract

Rheinmetall expects to finalize a multi-billion-euro deal with the German Armed Forces for Skyranger self-propelled air defense systems by the end of 2025. According to CEO Armin Papperger, the...

August 12, 2025
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Financial and Investment Updates

Estonia Aims for $4B EU Loan to Support Joint Rearmament Effort

Estonia intends to secure up to 3.6 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in loans, backed by the European Commission, to strengthen its defense capabilities through joint arms purchases with allied...

August 12, 2025
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Israeli XR Firm Launches AI Neural Interface to Enhance Battlefield Operations

Israeli XR technology company Wearable Devices is creating touchless control systems that allow soldiers to operate mission-critical equipment using natural, gesture-based commands — entirely hands-free. Equipped with proprietary sensors,...

August 12, 2025
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KNDS Unveils Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 Tank With Remote-Controlled Turret, Boosted Firepower

KNDS has unveiled the second prototype of its upgraded Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 main battle tank in Germany, as shown in footage from the Militär- und Landtechnik Klaus Schröder YouTube...