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February 24, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

U.S. Navy shares new image of the classified AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile.

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has unveiled an updated rendering of the highly classified AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). Displayed during a portfolio briefing by the...

Raytheon wins $322 million contract to supply TOW anti-tank missiles to U.S. Army.

Raytheon has secured a $322.5 million contract to deliver additional TOW (Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wireless-guided) anti-armor missiles to the US Army. This follows previous contracts in August 2023 and October...

Germany to acquire naval training simulators from Rheinmetall.

Germany has tasked Rheinmetall with delivering Distributed Naval Training Architecture (VTAM) simulator systems to enhance naval training capabilities. The VTAM hardware and software will be installed at six naval...

February 24, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

Baykar successfully tests TB2 drone equipped with AI and a turbojet engine.

Turkish defense company Baykar has conducted test flights of the Bayraktar TB2T-AI, an upgraded variant of the TB2 drone featuring artificial intelligence integration and a turbocharged engine. The enhancements...

February 21, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Germany orders 256 Piranha V armored vehicles for its digital battlefield network.

Germany has signed a contract with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) for the supply of 256 Piranha V armored fighting vehicles to support the army’s ground telecommunications enhancement...

February 21, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Insitu to deliver additional Blackjack and ScanEagle drones to the U.S. Navy.

Boeing subsidiary Insitu has secured a $102.3 million contract to supply additional RQ-21 Blackjack and MQ-27 ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems to the US Navy. The deal includes 21 RQ-21A...

February 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Pratt & Whitney secures $1.5 billion deal to maintain F-22 engines.

Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, has secured a $1.5 billion contract to support the maintenance of F119 engines used in the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth...

February 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches