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February 3, 2026
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Colombia Strengthens Maritime Security With Homebuilt Patrol Vessel

Colombia’s state-owned shipbuilder COTECMAR has delivered a new Ocean Patrol Vessel to the Colombian Navy under a shipbuilding program initiated in 2016. Named ARC 24 de Julio, the vessel...

February 3, 2026
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Switzerland Selects Teledyne FLIR’s Black Hornet for Nano-Drone Capability

Teledyne FLIR Defense has won a $17.5 million contract to deliver a significant number of its Black Hornet 4 nano unmanned aerial systems to Switzerland. The compact drones will...

February 2, 2026
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R&D

Lockheed Martin Plans Fourfold Increase in THAAD Interceptor Output

Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense have reached an agreement to significantly expand production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors in response to rising global...

February 2, 2026
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Mergers & JV

Belgium Forms Industrial Consortium to Upgrade Army Vehicle Fleet

Belgium has unveiled a comprehensive 20-year industrial partnership aimed at transforming how the Belgian Army maintains and sustains its vehicles and weapon systems. The newly established Land Systems Logistic...

February 2, 2026
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Boeing Wins $2.8B Contract to Modernize South Korea’s F-15 Fleet

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract valued at up to $2.8 billion to modernise South Korea’s F-15K Slam Eagle fighter aircraft, a derivative of the US...

February 2, 2026
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Netherlands Signs Long-Term Hand Grenade Supply Contract With Rheinmetall

The Netherlands has concluded a framework agreement with Rheinmetall for the manufacture and supply of a broad portfolio of hand grenades for the Dutch armed forces. The agreement spans...

February 2, 2026
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R&D

Thales UK Introduces Advanced Surveillance Systems for Next-Gen Armored Vehicles

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is examining an innovative robotic medical approach designed to travel within the human body, identify traumatic injuries, and administer life-saving treatment, improving...

February 2, 2026
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DARPA Unveils Robotic Medical Concept to Treat Battlefield Wounds in Combat

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating a novel robotic medical concept designed to move inside the human body, identify internal wounds, and deliver life-saving treatment, improving...

February 2, 2026
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Norway Clears Procurement of Two More 212CD Class Submarines

The Norwegian government has approved the acquisition of two additional Class 212CD submarines for the Royal Norwegian Navy, increasing the country’s planned fleet to six boats. The decision follows...

February 2, 2026
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Boeing Taps Australia’s Ferra to Build HAAWC Wing Kits

Boeing has awarded Australia-based Ferra Engineering a contract to manufacture wing kits for the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC), reinforcing the long-standing industrial partnership between the two...