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December 10, 2025
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Lockheed Joins Forces With Hadrian to Boost Missile Manufacturing Speed

Lockheed Martin has teamed up with Hadrian to accelerate the production of essential missile components, enhancing the speed, flexibility, and resilience of US defense manufacturing. According to a new...

December 8, 2025
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Airbus, Saab Discuss Joint Development of Advanced Uncrewed Combat Aircraft

Saab and Airbus are negotiating a potential collaboration to develop uncrewed combat aircraft that would complement manned fighter jets — an approach similar to the U.S. Air Force’s CCA...

December 5, 2025
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Patria, Valmet Team on Armored Vehicle Production

Finnish companies Patria and Valmet Automotive have formalized cooperation to transfer production technologies and begin manufacturing Patria armored vehicles domestically. Initial builds will start at Valmet’s Uusikaupunki plant in...

December 4, 2025
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Archer, Karem Team on Next-Gen VTOL Rotor Tech

Archer Aviation has entered into a new agreement with Karem Aircraft to integrate Karem’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor technologies into Archer’s upcoming autonomous, hybrid-propulsion VTOL aircraft. The collaboration grants...

December 4, 2025
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General Dynamics, Korea Team Up on Shipbuilding

General Dynamics NASSCO has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with South Korean shipbuilders DSEC and Samsung Heavy Industries to expand cooperation on ship design, manufacturing automation, and other advanced...

December 3, 2025
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India Begins $90M V-BAT Drone Plant With JSW

JSW Defence has launched construction of a new Hyderabad-based plant to produce Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft domestically under a major transfer-of-technology partnership. The $90-million facility will manufacture, assemble,...

December 2, 2025
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Egypt and China Initiate Partnership to Co-Produce Military Drones

Egypt’s Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and China’s North Industries Corporation have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly manufacture tactical unmanned aerial vehicles. The initiative brings together...

December 1, 2025
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European Armed Forces to Receive Integrated Weapons Through Heckler & Koch–Rheinmetall Nordic Collaboration

Heckler & Koch and Rheinmetall Nordic have entered a formal partnership aimed at enhancing support for European armed forces and law enforcement agencies through integrated weapon system solutions. The...

November 28, 2025
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Babcock and partner win major global defense training deal

Babcock International has entered into a strategic partnership with New Zealand-based Company-X to broaden the global availability of advanced virtual reality (VR) training solutions for military customers. Announced during...

November 27, 2025
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India Begins Indigenous Production of HAMMER Precision-Guided Weapons

In a significant move toward domestic production of advanced weapon systems, India has launched a joint venture to locally manufacture the HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground munition. The initiative stems from...