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August 25, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Saab Secures UK Contract to Support Giraffe 1X Radar Fleet

Saab UK has secured a £1.8 million ($2.45 million) contract from the UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to provide logistics and sustainment services for the Giraffe 1X multi-mission...

August 23, 2026
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R&D

Akashteer: India’s Combat-Tested Air Defence Command Network

Akashteer has emerged as a key element of India’s modern air defence architecture. Developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) with support from DRDO and ISRO, the AI-enabled automated Air...

August 21, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

Genasys Wins $1.4M in Orders for Long Range Acoustic Devices

Genasys, a California-based company specializing in acoustic communication technology, has received $1.4 million in LRAD system orders from customers in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. The latest purchases, including both...

August 21, 2026
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R&D

US Army to Evaluate ThinKom’s Mobile Microwave Anti-Drone System

ThinKom Solutions has received a US Army contract worth up to $49 million to develop and evaluate Alecto, a mobile high-power microwave weapon intended to defeat small unmanned aerial...

August 14, 2026
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UK and Australia Strengthen Cooperation on AESA Radar Systems

The UK and Australia are moving toward greater defense technology cooperation by exploring the potential integration of Australian-developed radar systems into the UK Armed Forces. The agreement follows a...

August 5, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

Telesat Wins $1.7B Deal to Deliver Arctic Military Satellite Connectivity

Canada Awards Telesat $1.6B Contract for Arctic Military Satellite Communications Canada has awarded Telesat a 2.3-billion Canadian dollar ($1.6 billion) contract under the Enhanced Satellite Communications Project–Polar (ESCP-P) to...

July 26, 2026
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Procurement & Contracts

India-France Rafale Negotiations Continue Amid Radar IPR and Source Code Challenges

Negotiations between India and France for a proposed $22 billion purchase of 114 Rafale multirole fighter jets are progressing, but key technical and intellectual property issues continue to impede...

July 19, 2026
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R&D

Astra Microwave Delivers Indigenous Strategic Radar to DRDO for Final Trials

Astra Microwave Products Limited (AMPL) has reached a major milestone by successfully delivering a strategic naval radar system to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for final testing....

July 19, 2026
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New Product Launches

Hawk-1900 AESA Radar Debuts with 876 GaN TRMs for MiG-29 and Tejas Modernization

Data Patterns, the Chennai-based defence electronics company, has unveiled the prototype of its Hawk-1900, a next-generation Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar designed for lightweight fighter...

June 27, 2026
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Indian Air Force Adds Nebo-UM VHF Radar to Counter Stealth and Missile Threats

The Indian Air Force has strengthened its air surveillance capabilities by inducting the 55Zh6ME Nebo-UM Very High Frequency (VHF) radar, a long-range three-dimensional system designed to improve the detection...