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June 19, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

SMARTSHOOTER Secures Israeli Defense Deal for SMASH Hopper Systems

Israeli defense firm SMARTSHOOTER has received a contract worth 5.8 million Israeli new shekels (approximately $1.9 million) from the Israel Ministry of Defense to supply its SMASH Hopper remotely...

June 19, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

KNDS Lands Malaysian CAESAR Deal Backed by Technology Transfer and Local Production

Malaysia has signed a contract for 18 CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems from French-German defense manufacturer KNDS, becoming the 15th nation to procure the wheeled howitzer. The agreement was finalized...

June 15, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

EM&E Wins Contract to Supply 47 SENTINEL Naval Weapon Systems to Portugal

Spanish defence company EM&E Group has been awarded a contract to supply 47 naval remote weapon stations to the Portuguese Navy through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)....

June 11, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

US Army Expands Counter-UAS Capabilities With New VAMPIRE Order

The US Army has awarded L3Harris a contract worth up to $106 million for the delivery of an undisclosed number of VAMPIRE counter-unmanned aerial systems, reinforcing the Pentagon’s layered...

June 8, 2026
G.Krish
Procurement & Contracts

ERAP Program Advances as US Army Issues Contracts for Future Long-Range Artillery Round

The US Army has awarded a series of contracts under its Extended Range Artillery Projectile (ERAP) program to accelerate the development of a new generation of 155mm artillery ammunition...

June 7, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

India Strengthens Counter-Drone Defences with C-RAM and Directed Energy Weapon Systems

Modern warfare is reshaping the traditional economics of air defence. Recent conflicts have shown that advanced and costly defensive systems can be challenged not by cutting-edge combat aircraft, but...

June 6, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

Anadrone Unveils SHAKTI Long-Range Loitering Munition with 1,000 km Strike Reach

Anadrone Systems Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based defence technology firm, has announced the development of SHAKTI, a domestically designed long-range loitering munition capable of striking targets at ranges of up...

June 5, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

RapidDestroyer RF System Downs 80 Drones in Demonstration Trials

Thales has successfully tested its new radio frequency (RF) directed-energy weapon, RapidDestroyer, neutralizing 80 drones during recent trials and demonstrating increasing maturity for operational deployment against unmanned aerial threats....

June 3, 2026
G.Krish
R&D

New LIVET Weapon Station Combines Eight Benelli Shotguns to Defeat UAVs

Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) has unveiled a new counter-drone system centered on an innovative turret equipped with eight shotgun barrels, designed to autonomously defeat small unmanned aerial threats. Developed...

June 1, 2026
G.Krish
New Product Launches

New Tactical Upgrades Bring Advanced Optics Integration to FN’s MAG Machine Gun

Belgian defence manufacturer FN Herstal has introduced the FN MAG TACTICAL with Long Rail, an upgraded version of its battle-proven FN MAG general-purpose machine gun tailored for the growing...