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October 22, 2025
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Israel Aerospace Industries Debuts Long-Range LAHAT ALPHA Missile

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled the LAHAT ALPHA, the newest member of its Laser-Homing Anti-Tank (LAHAT) missile family, engineered for engagements exceeding 20 kilometers (12 miles). The 2-meter...

October 21, 2025
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Russia Debuts ‘Multik’ System to Counter Ukrainian Drones

Russia has rolled out a new electronic-warfare system, called “Multik,” to protect its helicopters from Ukrainian drone attacks. Built by the Gradient Research Institute, the system is said to...

October 21, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Indian Army Orders 30,000 Night Vision Weapon Sights Worth $75M

The Indian Army has signed a 6.6-billion-rupee ($75-million) contract with MKU Limited for the delivery of 29,762 Netro NW 3000 Night Vision Weapon Sights. The order — among the...

October 21, 2025
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Hyundai Enters Competition for Greece’s Future Submarine Program

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of South Korea has unveiled its submarine designs as part of its bid for the Hellenic Navy’s multibillion-euro modernization program. HHI highlighted its extensive experience...

October 21, 2025
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Saab to Upgrade Spanish Army’s Arthur Radar Systems

Saab has received a NATO order to extend the service life of the Arthur artillery-locating radar systems operated by the Spanish Army. The contract is valued at around 540...

October 21, 2025
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Raytheon Equips South Korea’s FA-50 with PhantomStrike Radar

Raytheon has delivered the first PhantomStrike radar to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for integration with its FA-50 light combat aircraft. This delivery represents a significant milestone in the companies’...

October 21, 2025
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French Navy Commissions First FDI Frigate Amiral Ronarc’h from Naval Group

Naval Group has delivered the French Navy’s first Frégate de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) warship, Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), in Brest, Brittany, as part of a 2015 program to modernize...

October 21, 2025
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Lithuania Receives First Two UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters

Lithuania has officially received the first two of four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters ordered from the US in 2020, a package that included additional equipment, spare parts, training, maintenance,...

October 20, 2025
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Germany, Netherlands Order 270 Boxer Armored Vehicles Worth $5.25B

Germany and the Netherlands have signed a 4.5-billion-euro ($5.25 billion) contract with a Rheinmetall–KNDS Deutschland joint venture to procure 270 Boxer armored vehicles through the Organisation for Joint Armament...

October 20, 2025
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Lockheed Secures $30M Contract for U.S. Army’s Long-Range Missile Phase 2

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to advance its Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) system into Phase 2 of the Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM)...