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August 12, 2026
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KNDS to Assemble Patria 6×6 Armored Vehicles in Germany

Patria has partnered with KNDS Deutschland Maintenance to establish assembly and final integration of its 6×6 armored personnel carriers in Germany under the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) program....

August 12, 2026
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Soldier Systems

DroneShield Advances Handheld Device for Battlefield RF Intelligence

Australian company DroneShield is advancing battlefield RF intelligence with RfRecon, a handheld system designed to consolidate signal detection and intelligence functions into a single portable device. RfRecon enables users...

August 11, 2026
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South Korea Expands UGVs to Address Military Manpower Shortages: Report

South Korea is turning increasingly to unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) as declining troop numbers create a growing need for robotic military capabilities, according to GlobalData. Active-duty personnel have dropped...

August 11, 2026
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Missile & Missile Defence

Lockheed Martin Develops Shared ‘Strigo’ Architecture for Future Missiles

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a modular technology family designed to provide missile systems with greater adaptability for diverse operational requirements. The effort centers on Strigo, which integrates advanced RF...

US Marines Order Epirus Microwave System to Counter Drone Swarms

The US Marine Corps has selected Epirus for an $11 million contract to provide its vehicle-based HAVOC high-power microwave system for defeating drone swarms. Derived from the company’s Leonidas...

August 11, 2026
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Weapons and Munition

US Army Opens Test Ranges to Accelerate Defense Weapons Development

The US Army is opening its testing infrastructure to defense companies more rapidly in an effort to accelerate weapons development and reduce the time required to field new capabilities....

August 11, 2026
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Naval Platforms

Hanwha Offers Up to $1.2B to Acquire Austal USA

Hanwha Defense USA is seeking to acquire Austal USA in a proposed transaction valued at up to $1.2 billion, potentially giving Hanwha a larger role in the US defense...

August 10, 2026
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Air Platforms

V2X Secures $87M Deal to Modernize US Navy F/A-18 Pylons

US Navy Awards V2X $87 Million Deal for F/A-18 Pylon Sustainment V2X, headquartered in Virginia, has received an $87 million US Navy contract to overhaul SUU-79 pylons supporting the...

August 10, 2026
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Algeria Transfers Mi-24V and Mi-171 Helicopters to Niger

Algeria has strengthened its military support to Niger by donating two Mi-24V attack helicopters and two Mi-171 multirole transport helicopters. The package also includes ammunition, replacement parts, maintenance equipment...

Raytheon Wins $745M Contract for US, Japan SM-3 Block IIA Production

Raytheon has secured a $745.4 million contract from the US Missile Defense Agency for the production and assembly of SM-3 Block IIA missiles destined for US and Japanese missile...