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December 4, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Germany OKs Twister Recon Drone Purchase

The German Parliament’s Budget Committee has approved €25 million for the acquisition of up to 747 Twister reconnaissance drones, marking the planned replacement of the long-serving Aladin system built...

December 4, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

GD, Korean Firms Partner to Modernize U.S. Shipbuilding

General Dynamics NASSCO has entered a new cooperation agreement with South Korea’s DSEC and Samsung Heavy Industries, aiming to enhance joint work in ship design, shipyard automation, and modern...

December 4, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Hensoldt Gets Renewed COBRA Radar Deal

OCCAR has signed a renewed support agreement with Hensoldt for continued sustainment of the COBRA counter-battery radar system used by France and Germany. The new contract, running from 2026...

December 4, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

Archer, Karem Unite on Rotor Tech for Future VTOL

Archer Aviation and Karem Aircraft have finalized an agreement enabling the integration of Karem’s advanced military-grade rotor and tiltrotor systems into Archer’s future autonomous hybrid VTOL platform. Through this...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
R&D

Halo Platform Gets New VR & Intel Upgrades

AeroVironment’s Halo mission software platform is expanding with the MENTOR VR training suite and an AI-powered intelligence system capable of aggregating global data feeds. The MENTOR module uses a...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Korea Approves L-SAM Mass Build; Hanwha Wins $480M

South Korea has approved mass production of the L-SAM long-range air defense system after Hanwha Aerospace secured a 705.4-billion-won ($480-million) contract to deliver interceptors and launchers by 2030. Equipped...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
Mergers & JV

JSW Starts $90M V-BAT Factory in Hyderabad

JSW Defence has started constructing a $90-million facility in Hyderabad to locally produce Shield AI’s V-BAT VTOL unmanned aerial system. Situated in the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Maheshwaram, the...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Nordic Duo Order 300 Extra Sisu GTP Vehicles

Sweden and Finland have jointly ordered over 300 additional Sisu GTP 4×4 armored off-road vehicles, raising total orders above 600 units. Valued at around 2 billion SEK ($211 million),...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Italian Army Expands Iveco Fleet Beyond 2,000

Iveco Defence Vehicles will supply 658 additional tactical logistics trucks to the Italian Army, raising the total order to 2,111 units under an expanded contract. These vehicles extend the...

December 3, 2025
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

Thailand Acquires Israeli Barak MX System

The Royal Thai Air Force has signed a 3.44-billion-baht ($107-million) deal to procure Israel Aerospace Industries’ Barak MX air defense system under its IADS modernization program. Designed to counter...