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January 8, 2026
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Royal Navy DragonFire Laser Program Progresses With $78M QinetiQ Deal

MBDA has awarded QinetiQ a £67 million ($78 million) contract to continue work on the laser source for the Royal Navy’s DragonFire directed-energy weapon, for which MBDA serves as...

January 8, 2026
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US Navy Awards $94M to Northrop Grumman to Strengthen Hypersonic Defense

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $94.3 million contract by the US Navy to develop and qualify a second-stage solid rocket motor for extended-range missile applications. As part of...

January 8, 2026
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US Navy Awards Raytheon $29.2M to Expand SM-6 Production

Raytheon has received a nearly $29.2 million contract modification from the US Navy to expand tooling and testing infrastructure for the Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) All Up Round. The cost-plus-fixed-fee...

January 8, 2026
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Avenue3 Wins $3.3M UK Contract for Deployed Digital Health System

UK Defence Medical Services has selected Avenue3 for a £2.5 million ($3.3 million) contract to implement Project Mercury, a secure digital health record solution for military clinicians operating in...

January 8, 2026
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Exail Lands Dual Orders for DriX H-9 Maritime Drone

French maritime robotics specialist Exail has signed two new contracts for its DriX H-9 autonomous surface drone, expanding its use in naval defense and hydrographic operations. The first agreement...

January 8, 2026
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US Navy Selects Collins Aerospace for E-6B Fleet Modernization

RTX-owned Collins Aerospace has secured a $20.3 million contract to upgrade the US Navy’s E-6B Mercury airborne command and communications relay aircraft. The E-6B functions as a strategic “doomsday...

January 8, 2026
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US Navy Awards ELTA Contract for Fighter Jet Stand-Off Jammers

ELTA North America has secured an $11 million contract from the US Navy to develop and produce next-generation airborne communications jammers for fighter aircraft supporting the Stand-Off Jammer (SOJ)...

January 7, 2026
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Boeing Secures $8.5B Pentagon Contract to Deliver F-15s to Israel

Boeing has secured an $8.5 billion contract from the US Department of Defense to deliver F-15IA combat aircraft to the Israeli Air Force. The foreign military sale covers the...

January 7, 2026
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Textron Awarded $41M Contract for USAF T-7A Training and Maintenance

Textron Systems has secured a $41 million contract to contribute to the US Air Force’s T-7A Advanced Pilot Training Program by delivering maintenance training solutions. The three-year task order,...

January 7, 2026
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Denmark Acquires Eight UGVs to Explore Future Combat Applications

Denmark has taken delivery of eight unmanned ground vehicles as part of an initiative to assess their potential role in future battlefield operations. The acquisition includes four THeMIS UGVs...