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December 14, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense

S-400 vs. THAAD: Key Reasons Behind India’s Strategic Air Defense Selection

India’s 2018 decision to acquire Russia’s S-400 Triumf air defense system over the U.S. THAAD marked a major shift in its strategic defense outlook. Citing its versatility, Sputnik India...

December 13, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

Saab Secures Swedish Order for Sea Giraffe 1x Naval Radar

Saab has secured an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply its Sea Giraffe 1X radar system to the Swedish Navy. Valued at approximately SEK 340...

December 13, 2024
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Sikorsky Secures $376M Funding for U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopters

The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky a full contract worth $376 million to continue the production and delivery of UH-60M and HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. This follows an existing...

December 13, 2024
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Soldier Systems

BAE Secures $168M Deal to Upgrade Eurofighter’s Striker II Helmet

The Eurofighter Typhoon consortium has granted BAE Systems a £133 million ($168 million) contract to further develop its Striker II Helmet-Mounted Display (HMD). This funding will support the next...

December 13, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

The Swedish Navy has contracted Saab to deliver its advanced Sea Giraffe 1X radar solution.

Saab confirmed on December 13, 2024, that it will deliver Sea Giraffe 1X radar systems to the Swedish Navy under a SEK 340 million (EUR 29.5 million) contract from...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms

Czech Republic Expands Tank Fleet With Additional Leopard 2A4 Units.

Rheinmetall has delivered 14 more Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to the Czech Republic under a EUR 161 million contract signed by Björn Bernhard, CEO of Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH,...

December 12, 2024
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Land Platforms

Navantia has received a follow-on order from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence for an additional three Avante 2200 corvettes.

The Saudi Ministry of Defence signed an agreement with Spanish shipyard Navantia on December 11, 2024, in Riyadh to procure three more Avante 2200 corvettes, expanding the current fleet...

December 9, 2024
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Naval Platforms

OSI Wins Swedish Submarine Navigation Contract

OSI Maritime Systems has entered into an agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to equip Swedish submarines with its advanced Electronic Chart Precise Integrated Navigation System (ECPINS). The...

December 9, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

Raytheon’s NGJ-MB Boosts Radar Jamming Power of US EA-18 Growlers

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) has received a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the continued development and deployment of the Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system. This...

December 7, 2024
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Land Platforms

Sweden, Denmark Ink $2.3B Deal for Combat Vehicles

Sweden and Denmark have signed a contract with a Swedish defense manufacturer for the delivery of 205 CV90 armored combat vehicles. Under the agreement, Denmark will receive 115 vehicles,...