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December 17, 2024
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Air Platforms

Greece Set to Procure Switchblade Kamikaze Drones from the United States

Greece’s Government Council for Foreign and Defense Affairs has approved the purchase of Switchblade kamikaze drones for its army. The acquisition includes approximately 590 Switchblade 300 and Switchblade 600...

December 17, 2024
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Saudi Arabia Places Order for Three Additional Corvettes from Spain

Saudi Arabia has signed a new contract with Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia for the construction of three additional Avante 2200 corvettes. This follows an earlier agreement for five corvettes...

December 17, 2024
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Communication and Electronics

Sweden Acquires Naval Radar System Designed to Detect Sea-Skimming Missiles

Sweden has awarded Saab a 340-million Swedish kroner ($31 million) contract to supply its Navy with the Sea Giraffe 1X radar system. Scheduled for delivery through 2026, the contract...

December 16, 2024
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Norway stations F-35 fighters and NASAMS air defense systems in Poland to bolster NATO’s eastern flank.

Norway has stationed F-35 multirole fighter jets and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) in Poland to protect the airspace surrounding Rzeszów Airport—a key NATO logistics center—within the Alliance’s...

December 16, 2024
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Unmanned Systems

Poland inks a $310 million deal for the MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV from General Atomics.

Poland has signed a $310 million agreement with General Atomics to procure MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones. The deal was formalized on December 12 by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

December 16, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense

Trident II D5 missile continues to evolve in response to emerging global threats.

Systems Planning and Analysis has received a $7 million contract modification to activate fiscal year 2025 options in support of the Trident II Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Strategic Weapons System....

December 16, 2024
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Missile and Missile Defense

BrahMos Aerospace reconsiders the hypersonic BrahMos-2K following technical and strategic feedback.

In response to the lukewarm reception of the proposed BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile, BrahMos Aerospace—working in partnership with Russia—is re-evaluating the missile’s technical specifications and pricing model. Concerns raised...

December 16, 2024
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Embraer offers an armed variant of its C-390M for the Indian Air Force’s transport aircraft requirement.

Embraer has presented a forward-looking proposal to the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program, which aims to procure 60 new aircraft. The company has...

December 16, 2024
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Kazakhstan Takes Delivery of First A400M Transport Aircraft Out of Two

The Republic of Kazakhstan has received its first A400M military transport aircraft from Airbus during a handover ceremony in Almaty. The second aircraft is currently in production and is...

December 16, 2024
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Naval Platforms

U.S. Navy Acquires Textron’s Minesweeper System for Naval Operations

The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems a contract worth up to $106 million for the production of Mine Sweeping Payload Delivery Systems (PDS). The agreement covers the manufacturing...