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Irving Shipbuilding signs deal to construct Canada’s first river-class destroyers.

Irving Shipbuilding, headquartered in Nova Scotia, has signed a contract to begin work on the first of 15 River-class destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy. Valued initially at 8...

Top Aces debuts AI-enabled ‘Wingman’ for adversary air combat training.

Top Aces has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered software that simulates enemy flight patterns for adversarial air combat training. The “autonomous constructive wingman” technology is built to replicate enemy...

Taiwan’s military plans to acquire four different attack drone variants.

Taiwan’s military plans to procure four different variants of kamikaze drones to boost its strike capabilities amid rising regional tensions, a senior official confirmed. One drone will be tailored...

March 10, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Textron wins contract for U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.

Textron Systems has reportedly been chosen by the US Army to lead the development of its first Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV). Sources familiar with the matter told Breaking Defense...

March 7, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

Leonardo and Baykar team up to meet growing European drone demand.

Leonardo and Baykar have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The Italian and Turkish defense firms plan to form a...

March 7, 2025
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

MSubs launches UK Navy’s first XLAUV submarine drone in Plymouth.

UK unmanned systems firm MSubs has unveiled the Royal Navy’s next-generation Extra Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (XLAUV) at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth. The launch marks a key step in...

March 6, 2025
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Naval Platforms
New Product Launches

DARPA and Serco complete first prototype of NOMARS autonomous drone ship.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Serco have finalized the construction of the first prototype under the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. This initiative aims to...

Australian Defence Force receives man-portable counter-IED robotic systems.

Babcock Australasia has supplied portable, backpackable robot systems to strengthen the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) counter-explosive operations. The Squad Packable Utility Robots (SPUR) Remote Positioning Vehicles – Light will...

March 6, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
Mergers & JV

Altechna joins project to develop Europe’s first sovereign 100kW laser weapon system.

Lithuanian photonics firm Altechna has been chosen to contribute to TALOS-TWO, a major initiative to create Europe’s first entirely sovereign 100-kilowatt laser weapon. Backed by the European Defence Fund,...

Morocco procures TB-001K ‘Scorpion’ armed drones from China.

Morocco has procured Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and strike drones as part of its military modernization program and efforts to deepen defense relations with Beijing. Built by Sichuan Tengden...