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Sweden’s First Saab GlobalEye Unveiled: The Radar Jet Picked as NATO’s New AWACS
Saab has presented Sweden’s first GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, lead of three S 106 jets ordered by FMV for about SEK 9.9 billion. It now…
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Ukraine Hits Six Su-34M Bombers at Borisoglebsk Airfield in Neptune Strike
A Ukrainian Navy Neptune strike on Russia’s Borisoglebsk airfield hit six Su-34M fighter-bombers, Moscow’s main glide bomb carriers. Satellite imagery points to four jets…
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EU OPEX Tests Unmanned Ground Vehicles and 5 Loitering Munitions in Portugal
The European Defence Agency ran five loitering munitions through day and night strike trials with the Portuguese Army, awarded €1.2 million to four BraveTech…
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US Firm Kratos Breaks Ground on SPY-1 Radar Sustainment Hub and Hypersonic Arc Jet
Kratos has started building two Indiana sites near NSWC Crane: a 183,000-square-foot SPY-1 radar sustainment complex for Aegis destroyers and Helios, a 20-25 MW…
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Türkiye and Spain to Co-Develop Supersonic Hürjet Jet Trainer Aimed at NATO Allies
Türkiye and Spain will co-develop a Hürjet jet trainer variant with Spanish subcontractor content and Spanish certification, built on Spain’s 30-aircraft ITS-C order to…
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US Weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Strikes on Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, CNN Reports
CNN reports that US strike plans against Iran include the GBU-43/B MOAB, the 21,600-pound “mother of all bombs.” Yet Pickaxe Mountain may lie 80…
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U.S. Space Force Picks Raytheon for $309.5M Early Warning Radar Digitization
Raytheon holds the largest of three Space Force prototype agreements to replace the aging processing chains of U.S. missile warning radars with a common,…
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Leonardo DRS MPML Lets TOW-Equipped Bradleys and Strykers Fire 5.5 km Spike LR2
Leonardo DRS has unveiled MPML, a TOW-based launcher that lets Bradley and Stryker vehicles fire Rafael’s Spike LR2 while keeping TOW. No Army contract…
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European TNT Production Set to Double as EU Backs Finnish Plant With €30M
The European Commission has granted Finland’s Forcit €30 million under EDIP for a TNT plant in Pori set to double European military-grade TNT capacity…
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US Startup’s Archimedes Laser Arms Rheinmetall Army Cargo Robot Against Drones
Aurelius Systems showed its autonomous Archimedes laser on an American Rheinmetall cargo robot at AUSA 2026, pitching drone defense for the Army’s GOAT program…
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Australia’s A$2.4B Air 6500 Links Destroyers and F-35As in One Missile Defense Network
Australia has detailed how its A$2.4 billion Air 6500 second tranche will be spent: new RAAF Base Darwin facilities, deployable command vehicle fleets and…
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Ukraine Support Loan: EU Sends Kyiv €2.86B for Drones, Missiles and Air Defense
The European Commission has paid Ukraine €2.86 billion from the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan for drones, air defense, missiles, radars, EW and ammunition,…
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Sweden Orders New Gripen Flight Control Computer to Replace JAS 39A-Era Hardware
Sweden’s FMV has ordered a new-generation Gripen flight control computer from Saab for SEK 1.3 billion, with deliveries planned during 2030, to replace hardware…
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North Korea Cruise Missile Test: ‘Nuclear Attack Submarine’ Likely Fires First Salvo
North Korea fired two strategic cruise missile types from a submarine on October 14, one from a vertical tube and one from a torpedo…
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Turkish Baykar Drone Swarm Puts 10 Loitering Munitions on Target in a Single Salvo
At Ateş Serbest-2026, five Baykar K2 UAVs acted as airborne control nodes for 20 Sivrisinek loitering munitions, while a radar-equipped Akıncı tracked targets and…
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South Korea’s Cheongwang Laser Weapon and 30kW Vehicle Laser Down All 3 Target Drones
Hanwha Systems says its Cheongwang laser weapon and a 30-kilowatt vehicle-mounted laser downed all three target drones in an October 14 Army exercise, as…
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Estonian Milrem Robotics and Chugach Sign Pact to Explore U.S. Military UGV Production
Estonian UGV maker Milrem Robotics has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Chugach Alaska Corporation to explore producing and sustaining its unmanned systems in…
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Royal Navy Type 45 Drone Interceptors: Two Box Launchers Spotted on HMS Dauntless
New MoD imagery shows two box launchers beside HMS Dauntless’s mast, assessed as drone interceptors cued by the destroyer’s existing radars. The Royal Navy…
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Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Modular Nose Doubles Sensor Space, Due Within a Year
Sikorsky aims to offer a swappable Black Hawk nose with roughly double the internal space within a year, for new-build and in-service UH-60s, as…
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US Air Force Sought 3 X-62 VISTA AI Combat Test Concepts and Received More Than 30
The Air Force sought three X-62 VISTA flight-test concepts for fiscal 2027-28 and received more than 30 after an 80-plus participant symposium at Edwards,…