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Spain Leans Toward European Jet Programs, Rejects F-35 Proposal

Spain will not move forward with the acquisition of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets, choosing instead to pursue European-made aircraft, the Spanish defense ministry announced Wednesday, confirming earlier reporting by...

August 6, 2025
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India Clarifies It Has No Plans to Acquire South Korea’s KF-21 Jet

India has ruled out the South Korean KF-21 Boramae as a contender in its program to acquire 114 advanced multi-role fighter jets, according to recent media reports. While earlier...

August 6, 2025
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US Marines to Receive ACV-30 Remote Turrets Under New Kongsberg Deal

Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace has been awarded a $118 million contract to provide remote weapon turrets for the ACV-30 amphibious vehicles of the U.S. Marine Corps. This deal confirms...

US Army Launcher Program Sparks Rivalry Between Lockheed and Raytheon

Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are competing to develop the U.S. Army’s next-generation Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML). Both a Lockheed representative and Tom Laliberty, who heads Raytheon’s Land and...

August 6, 2025
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Virtual Warfare: Russia Builds World’s First Simulator for Anti-Drone Rifle Training

A team from Russia’s Southern Federal University has unveiled a virtual reality simulator that trains users in anti-drone combat and detection systems. Built on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, the...

Taiwan Proposes Dedicated Defense Funding to Advance Drone and Missile Programs

Taiwan Plans $20–30 Billion Special Defense Budget to Boost Drones, Missiles Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is finalizing a proposal for a special defense budget ranging from 600–900 billion...

Australia to Procure 11 State-of-the-Art Japanese Warships

Australia Picks Japan’s Mogami-Class Frigates in $6 Billion Naval Upgrade Australia will acquire 11 Mogami-class stealth frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a $6 billion deal over the...

Slovenia Purchases Two Extra IRIS-T SLM Systems for European Sky Shield Initiative

Slovenia Orders Two More IRIS-T SLM Units Under European Sky Shield Initiative Slovenia has placed an order for two additional IRIS-T SLM air defense systems from Germany’s Diehl Defence,...

August 5, 2025
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Germany Procures More Than 1,300 Rheinmetall Military Logistics Vehicles

Germany Orders 1,300+ Military Logistics Vehicles From Rheinmetall Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) has secured a contract to deliver more than 1,300 military logistics vehicles to the German Armed...

Thai Army Introduces High-Energy Laser System to Neutralize Enemy Drones

The Royal Thai Army has introduced a high-energy laser weapon aimed at tackling the growing threat from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Classified as a directed energy weapon (DEW), the...