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Romania Clears $1B Deal for Airbus H225M Caracal Helicopters

Romania’s parliament has cleared the purchase of 12 Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters from Airbus Helicopters under an 852-million-euro ($999.57-million) procurement program. The new aircraft are intended to replace part...

May 4, 2026
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France Accelerates Missile Production Following Middle East Deployments

France has moved to speed up missile manufacturing after military operations in the Middle East exposed weaknesses in its ammunition stockpiles, Gen. Jérôme Bellanger revealed. The issue surfaced during...

India Launches Procurement for 159 Armored Troop Carriers

India has launched a new acquisition effort for 159 armored troop carriers intended for the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles, the force responsible for counterinsurgency missions in the country’s northeastern...

Saab Hands Over New JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Jets to Hungary

Saab has delivered the first two JAS 39 Gripen C fighter aircraft to Hungary as part of a four-jet order signed in 2024. The aircraft will be based at...

May 3, 2026
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DRDO Advances 300 kW Directed Energy Weapon with 20 km Engagement Range

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is moving forward with the development of an advanced 300 kW Directed Energy Weapon (DEW), highlighting India’s growing focus on next-generation combat...

May 3, 2026
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Flying Wedge Developing 1-Ton Armed Kaalbhairav MALE UAV for ISR Operations

Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace has unveiled plans to develop a 1-ton MALE variant of its Kaalbhairav UAV, marking another step forward in the expansion of India’s indigenous unmanned...

May 3, 2026
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Dynamatic and Aerodata Offer Sovereign ‘AeroForce X’ MALE UAV for Indian Tri-Service Program

Dynamatic Technologies, partnering with Germany’s Aerodata AG, is advancing its “AeroForce X” platform as a candidate for the Indian Armed Forces’ planned acquisition of 87 MALE UAVs. The tri-service...

May 3, 2026
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Indian Army Modernizing ZU-23-2 Guns with EO/IR Tracking and Automated Fire Control

The Indian Army is undertaking a high-priority modernization of its ZU-23-2 air defence guns, transforming the decades-old manually operated system into an advanced counter-drone and low-altitude air defence platform...

May 2, 2026
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Dynamatic Technologies Unveils Indigenous EO/IR ISR Payload with 20 km Detection Capability

Dynamatic Technologies is making a significant move into the ISR mission systems market with the development of its own stabilised EO/IR sensor payload, reflecting the company’s evolution from an...

India Preparing Rafale RFP for 114-Fighter Program with Major Local Manufacturing Push

The Indian government is preparing to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Dassault Aviation by mid-next month, taking a major step forward in the Indian Air Force’s multi-role...