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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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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 16, 2024
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Leonardo UK Selected to Supply Missile-Luring Electronic Warfare Decoys for U.S. F-35 Aircraft

The US Navy has awarded Leonardo UK a $33 million contract to provide its BriteCloud 218 Active Expendable Decoys (AEDs) for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. This marks...

December 16, 2024
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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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India Places $1.5 Billion Order for 12 Indigenous Su-30MKI Fighter Jets

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to manufacture 12 Su-30MKI fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. Valued at...

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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Poland to Procure Three MQ-9B Skyguardian Drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry of Defence. As the latest RPA...

December 16, 2024
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Portugal Places Order for 12 Embraer A-29N Super Tucano Aircraft

The Portuguese Ministry of National Defense has signed a contract with Embraer to purchase 12 A-29N Super Tucano aircraft, making Portugal the launch customer of this new variant of...

December 16, 2024
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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...

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...