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August 1, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

General Dynamics to Build New Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer for US Navy

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has been awarded a contract to construct another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 148) for the US Navy, increasing the total number of vessels in...

August 1, 2025
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Taiwan Inks Agreement With Anduril for Drones and C2 Systems

Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has reportedly entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US defense tech firm Anduril to acquire a command and...

August 1, 2025
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MBDA Ships Initial Aster Missile Lot to Italian Forces

MBDA has delivered the first batch of Aster air defense missiles to Italy under a €2 billion ($2.29 billion) agreement signed in late 2022. The joint contract between Italy...

August 1, 2025
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New Product Launches

Philippines Reveals Suicide Drone Disguised as Civilian Vessel

Filipino engineers at Mindanao State University are building a prototype of a unique naval weapon system—a “kamikaze drone” cleverly disguised as a civilian watercraft. The concept model, called the...

August 1, 2025
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R&D

South Korea Deploys Upgraded Ballistic Missile Defense Capability

South Korea has begun the initial rollout of the second phase of its Cheongung-II air defense system, an advanced platform designed to intercept both hostile aircraft and ballistic missiles....

August 1, 2025
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R&D

GA-ASI, Tobyhanna Roll Out Upgraded Control Suite for MQ-9 Drones

Tobyhanna Army Depot and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) have unveiled a new capability to perform comprehensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) for the MQ-9 Reaper Ground Control...

August 1, 2025
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R&D

Northrop and USAF Complete First Test of Sentinel’s Stage-Two Rocket Motor

Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force have successfully completed the first qualification test of the stage-two solid rocket motor for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Conducted inside...

July 31, 2025
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Mergers & JV

Textron and Leonardo Propose M-346N for U.S. Navy Training Fleet

Textron and Leonardo are jointly proposing the M-346N jet trainer—based on Leonardo’s M-346 platform—for the U.S. Navy’s upcoming Undergraduate Jet Training System competition to replace the T-45 Goshawk. Designed...

July 31, 2025
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New Product Launches

Aselsan Unveils Next-Gen Tactical Systems Covering Comms to Counter-Drone Tech

Turkish defense company Aselsan has introduced its latest suite of tactical systems at IDEF 2025 in Istanbul, targeting emerging threats across multiple domains. The new systems address operational needs...

July 31, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Leonardo to Acquire Iveco Defense for $1.95 Billion

Leonardo has revealed plans to acquire Iveco Defence—maker of armored vehicles for military and civil sectors—for €1.7 billion ($1.95 billion), marking a strategic expansion of its land systems business....