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December 27, 2024
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BAE Systems to expand production of Beowulf all-terrain vehicles for U.S. Army use.

BAE Systems has been awarded contracts worth $68 million to manufacture an additional 44 Beowulf Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicles (CATVs) for the U.S. Army. This order falls under a...

December 26, 2024
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PDW to deliver C100 tactical micro drones for the U.S. Army.

Performance Drone Works (PDW) has been awarded over $15.3 million in contracts to supply its proprietary C100 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to the U.S. Army. The Alabama-based company...

December 26, 2024
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Slovakia procures the Barak MX air defense system from Israel in a $583 million deal.

Slovakia has approved the acquisition of the Israeli Barak MX air defense system in a deal valued at €560 million ($583 million), marking a major advancement in its military...

December 26, 2024
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Iraq signs agreement to acquire Surion utility helicopters from South Korea.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has signed a contract to supply KUH-1 Surion utility helicopters to Iraq, marking the company’s first Surion deal with Baghdad. The agreement, valued at 136...

December 26, 2024
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Royal Australian Air Force takes delivery of its final batch of F-35A Lightning II jets.

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of the final nine F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, completing the fleet of 72 aircraft ordered under a program initiated in...

December 23, 2024
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Spain Places Order for 25 Additional Eurofighter Jets

The Spanish government has signed a contract with the Munich-based NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) for the purchase of 25 Eurofighter aircraft. Referred to as the Halcon...

December 23, 2024
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Italy Commits to Procurement of Up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft

The heads of Eurofighter and the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) have officially signed a contract in Rome for the acquisition of up to 24 Eurofighter jets...

December 23, 2024
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US Navy Takes Delivery of Future USS Iowa

The U.S. Navy took delivery of its newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), on December 22, 2024—its 12th battle force ship delivery of the year. SSN...

December 23, 2024
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UAC Delivers New Su-57 and Su-34 Aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense

United Aircraft Corporation has produced and delivered new tactical aircraft—Su-57 and Su-34 jets—to the Russian Ministry of Defence as part of the state defense procurement program. Rostec’s aviation manufacturers...

December 23, 2024
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The M1A2 SEP program marks the digital evolution of the iconic Abrams tank.

General Dynamics Land Systems has received an $18.9 million contract modification to deliver technical support for the Abrams tank system. The work will be conducted in Sterling Heights, Michigan,...