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December 11, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Rolls-Royce secures a contract for 300+ engines to power Europe’s new Leopard 2 fleets

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract from KNDS to provide mtu MB 873 Ka-501 engines for the Leopard 2 fleets across Europe. The agreement covers more than 300 propulsion units...

December 10, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Peru Secures Korean K2 Tanks and K808 Vehicles in a Historic Regional Acquisition

Peru has signed a framework agreement with South Korea to procure K2 Black Panther main battle tanks and K808 White Tiger armored personnel carriers—a deal that could become Seoul’s...

December 9, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

US Advances $90 Million Military Vehicle Deal with Lebanon

The US State Department has authorized a possible foreign military sale to Lebanon for M1085A2 and M1078A2 medium tactical vehicles (MTVs), worth an estimated $90.5 million. The proposed package...

December 9, 2025
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Poland Likely to Accept 250 US Stryker Armored Vehicles for a Nominal $1

Poland is moving toward accepting about 250 secondhand Stryker armored vehicles from the United States under a symbolic $1 arrangement, part of its effort to quickly grow its land...

December 8, 2025
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Initial Shipment of Borsuk Combat Vehicles Handed Over to Poland

Poland has formally accepted its first batch of 15 Borsuk IFVs, a major advancement in the country’s effort to update its mechanized forces. These vehicles are the initial installments...

December 6, 2025
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U.S. transfers 250 Stryker armored vehicles to Poland for a symbolic $1.

Poland has endorsed a U.S. initiative to transfer around 250 used Stryker armored personnel carriers for a nominal cost of one dollar, according to General Staff approval and public...

December 5, 2025
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Mergers & JV

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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Sweden Adds 94 Patria 6×6 Units Under CAVS

Sweden has ordered 94 more Patria 6×6 armored vehicles under the multinational CAVS program, adding to a previous order of 321 vehicles placed in March 2024. The new package,...

December 3, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Sweden, Finland Buy 300 More Sisu GTP 4×4

Finland and Sweden have placed a joint order for more than 300 additional Sisu GTP 4×4 armored vehicles, increasing their combined fleet to over 600. The $211-million acquisition spans...

December 1, 2025
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Procurement & Contracts

Five NATO Nations Place Order for 350 Leopard 2A8 Tanks With KNDS

European defense manufacturer KNDS has secured orders for 350 units of the latest Leopard 2 main battle tank version, the Leopard 2A8 — the highest order volume since 1992....