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December 12, 2025
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Financial and Investment Updates

$199M Agreement Set to Overhaul Australia’s Mission Aircrew Training Capability

Canberra has committed more than A$300 million ($199.8 million) to the Future Air Mission Training System (F-AMTS), aimed at expanding and modernising how the Royal Australian Air Force trains...

December 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

RENK to Supply Vehicle Testing Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army

German firm RENK Test System (RTS) has won a significant contract to deliver a new generation of advanced testing equipment for the Royal Netherlands Army’s ground vehicle fleet. The...

December 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

British Army MLRS to Receive Rheinmetall UK’s Trailblazer Vision Enhancement

Rheinmetall UK has been awarded a contract to integrate its Trailblazer Driver Vision and Local Situational Awareness System into the British Army’s M270 A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System. Prototype...

December 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

GE Aerospace Secures New LM2500 Engine Contracts for U.S. Navy Destroyers

GE Aerospace has received orders to deliver eight LM2500 marine gas turbine engines for the U.S. Navy’s next two Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, reinforcing the propulsion backbone of...

December 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

$200M Lockheed Contract Drives L3Harris Expansion of GMLRS IM Rocket Production

L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a follow-on contract valued at up to $200 million to manufacture additional solid rocket motors for Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)...

December 12, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Saab Fire-Control and Sight Systems Chosen by BAE for CV90 Platforms

Saab has won a contract from BAE Systems Hägglunds to deliver its Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft System (UTAAS) sight and fire-control solution for CV90 combat vehicles. The agreement, valued...

December 11, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Denmark places an order for additional IRIS-T SLM fire units under the European Sky Shield Initiative

Denmark has strengthened its air defense network by acquiring additional IRIS-T SLM fire units under the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). The IRIS-T medium-range surface-launched system is capable...

December 11, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

BAE Systems secures a $1.7B U.S. Navy award for continued APKWS manufacturing

BAE Systems has been awarded a five-year contract by the US Navy to continue producing its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guidance kits for American and allied forces....

December 11, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Germany boosts its 120mm tank ammunition stocks through a new Rheinmetall order

Germany has strengthened its land forces yet again by placing another major order with Rheinmetall for 120mm tank ammunition under an ongoing framework agreement. The new request adds several...

December 11, 2025
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Mergers & JV

Anduril collaborates with GKN Aerospace on the British Army’s Project NYX program

Anduril UK has teamed up with GKN Aerospace to advance the British Army’s Project NYX, an initiative centered on next-generation autonomous land systems. Under the agreement, GKN Aerospace becomes...