Admin - latestdefencenews.com

Estonia Orders Additional K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launchers From South Korea

Estonia has expanded its defense cooperation with South Korea through a new contract for three more K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems. The order follows a previous 290-million-euro deal...

May 14, 2026
Admin
Mergers & JV
Unmanned Systems

Safran and Baykar Expand Cooperation on UAV Sensors and Precision Weapons

Safran and Baykar have entered into a strategic agreement to enhance cooperation in unmanned aerial technologies, covering advanced sensors, navigation systems, and precision-guided weapon integration for drone platforms. The...

May 14, 2026
Admin
R&D
Unmanned Systems

Diehl Defence Conducts Successful Spike LR Missile Firing From Ziesel UGV

Diehl Defence has successfully completed the first live firing of Spike LR guided missiles from its Ziesel uncrewed ground vehicle during a five-day testing campaign. The robotic platform launched...

May 14, 2026
Admin
R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

Anduril Industries and Pentagon Accelerate Barracuda-500M Missile Production

Anduril Industries has secured a framework agreement with the Pentagon to scale manufacturing of its surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile system. The agreement calls for the delivery of a minimum...

US Department of Defense Plans Procurement of 3,000 Leidos Containerized Cruise Missiles

Leidos has secured an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deliver 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise missiles under a broader Pentagon initiative aimed at rapidly expanding precision-strike inventories....

Saab and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa Expand Partnership on Naval and Underwater Systems

Saab and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa have agreed to deepen collaboration across a range of naval defense technologies, including submarines, surface vessels, and advanced underwater systems. Under the agreement, the...

US Army Awards Elbit Systems $212M ENVG-B Production Contract

Elbit Systems has received a $212 million delivery order from the US Army to continue producing Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular (ENVG-B) systems through 2028. The agreement covers sustained production...

May 13, 2026
Admin
R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

France Conducts First Tactical Missile Trial Under Domestic MLRS Replacement Program

Thales and ArianeGroup have completed the inaugural firing test of the FLP-T 150 tactical ballistic missile, a system being developed to replace France’s aging rocket artillery inventory. The missile...

May 13, 2026
Admin
R&D
Missile & Missile Defence

India Conducts Maiden Trial of Homegrown Precision Glide Bomb Enhancement System

India has completed the first flight test of its indigenously developed Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) kit, a new system designed to convert standard unguided aerial bombs into long-range...

May 13, 2026
Admin
R&D
Communication and Electronics

IBM and HENSOLDT Join Forces on AI-Driven Defense Software Expansion

HENSOLDT has partnered with IBM to jointly develop next-generation software-defined defense technologies, with the collaboration centered on accelerating the evolution of HENSOLDT’s MDOcore battlefield integration platform. As part of...