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July 8, 2025
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Land Platforms

New Fleet of 34 Amphibious Armored Vehicles Strengthens Spanish Army’s Operational Reach

To modernize its amphibious capabilities, the Spanish Navy will acquire 34 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (VACIM), replacing outdated AAV-7 platforms and significantly boosting the Marine Corps’ protected deployment capacity. This...

July 8, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Lockheed Delivers First SPY-7 Radar Units to Japan

Lockheed Martin has delivered Japan’s first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, which will be mounted on the nation’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV), as confirmed by the...

July 8, 2025
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Training and Simulation

New Haptics Tech Adds Sense of Touch to U.S. Army’s Virtual Training

To better connect virtual training with real-life battlefield conditions, the U.S. Army is adding haptics technology to its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems (STE LTS). Haptic devices simulate...

July 8, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Next-Generation Electronic Warfare Shield for Tactical Comms Debuts from California Firm

Silvus Technologies, headquartered in California, has launched Spectrum Dominance 2.0—a firmware upgrade that equips StreamCaster radios with enhanced survivability in hostile signal environments. Delivered via software update, the upgrade...

July 8, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Leonardo Set to Supply Thousands of Decoys for U.S. Navy’s F-35 and F/A-18 Fleets

The U.S. Navy intends to award a contract to Leonardo for the large-scale delivery of airborne countermeasures to support F-35 and F/A-18 series combat aircraft, including the Hornet, Super...

July 8, 2025
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Naval Platforms

U.S. Navy Orders Additional LCAC 100 Hovercraft from Textron

Textron Systems has secured a $353.9 million U.S. Navy contract amendment to construct three more LCAC 100-class hovercraft, with project completion set for 2031. This order supplements a broader...

July 7, 2025
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Communication and Electronics

Japan Receives Initial Delivery of SPY-7 Radar Antennas from Lockheed

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first shipset of four SPY-7(V)1 radar arrays to Japan’s Ministry of Defense for use on its future Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEVs). These ballistic...

Australia to Acquire $1.4B Worth of AMRAAM Missiles for Aerial Strike and Defense

The Australian government has committed AUD 2.12 billion (USD 1.39 billion) to purchase advanced AMRAAM missile variants to boost its airstrike and air defense capabilities. This procurement follows US...

July 7, 2025
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Unmanned Systems

Paris Startup Chosen by France to Provide 1,000 AI-Enabled Combat Drones

French defense tech startup Harmattan AI has been awarded a contract by the country’s procurement agency DGA to provide 1,000 AI-enabled micro combat drones to the French Army. Deliveries...

A400M Upgraded by Airbus to Support FCAS Drone Operations as a ‘Multi-Domain Brain’

Airbus plans a major transformation of its A400M transport aircraft to align with the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud (MDCC) concepts. The upgraded A400M...