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Norway’s Kongsberg and Spain’s Navantia Sign MoU to Put HUGIN AUV Drones on Conventional Submarines
Kongsberg and Navantia will explore fitting HUGIN AUV systems and advanced sonars to conventional submarines under a Euronaval MoU. No host class, value, or…
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Belgium Orders 20 Skyranger 30 Systems From German Rheinmetall to Counter Drones at Critical Sites
Rheinmetall will deliver 20 hooklift-mounted Skyranger 30 systems to Belgium from the end of 2028, adding a 30 mm counter-drone layer to the Blue…
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Royal Navy Launches First Autonomous Squadron to Take Kraken and Rattler Drone Boats to Front Line
The Royal Navy has commissioned its 1st Autonomous Squadron at Portsmouth, replacing Project Beehive with a standing unit of around 180 personnel to operate…
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Poland Breaks Ground on CGR-080 Guided Rocket Plant to Arm 290 Homar-K Launchers in $4 Billion Deal
A joint venture of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace and Poland’s WB Electronics has broken ground in Gorzów Wielkopolski on a plant to build CGR-080…
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What Is the ERAM Program? The Low-Cost US Cruise Missile Developed for Ukraine Explained
The ERAM program was created to give Ukraine a low-cost, 500-pound air-launched cruise missile with at least 250 nautical miles of range. Here are…
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US Air Force Urged to Buy 250 Blended Wing Body Tankers Over More KC-46As, as 2027 Demo Nears
A Hudson Institute study finds the KC-46A lacks the reach to refuel at scale across the Indo-Pacific under PLA missile fire, and makes the…
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Türkiye’s Aselsan Unveils Containerized Air Defense to Shield Tankers From Hormuz and Houthi Attacks
Aselsan used Euronaval 2026 to present containerized Gökdeniz guns and Göksur missiles that can be fitted to tankers and removed after high-risk transits, but…
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Somalia JF-17 Deal With Pakistan Would End 35 Years Without a Fighter Force, Reports Say
An unconfirmed deal for Pakistani JF-17 fighters would give Somalia its first combat jets in 35 years, at a reported price equal to about…
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US Destroyer USS Decatur Reaches Singapore as Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Heads to the Middle East
USS Decatur arrived in Singapore on November 6 with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, a port call before the group heads to the…
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Spain’s First of 18 C295 Transport Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Before Replacing CN235 Trainers
Airbus has flown the first transport-configured C295 of Spain’s 18-aircraft order. Due at Matacán Air Base by the end of 2026, it will replace…
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UK Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Arrives in Oslo After First Rearming in a Foreign Port
HMS Prince of Wales ends the autumn phase of Operation Firecrest in Oslo after its F-35Bs escorted a US B-52, the carrier loaded ammunition…
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US Air Force Breaks Ground on $78 Million Dyess B-21 Raider Facility to Plan Stealth Bomber Missions
The Air Force has started building a $78 million B-21 Raider Mission Planning Facility at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, the first piece of…
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US Army Tests Low-Cost FD-1 Drone Interceptor From SGT Stout Stryker Against Massed Drones in Poland
U.S. Army air defenders in Poland launched the FD-1 FPV interceptor from an SGT Stout to add affordable kinetic depth against Group 1 to…
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US Army Launches 7,000-Troop JPMRC Hawaii Combat Drills With France to Rehearse Island Warfare
The Army’s JPMRC Hawaii rotation moved into simulated combat on November 4 with about 7,000 personnel. French troops are securing helicopter refueling sites, and…
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US Saronic Launches New 52-Foot Mirage Autonomous Vessel With 2,500-Nautical-Mile Range
Saronic has launched another 52-foot Mirage autonomous surface vessel in Galveston, Texas. With more than 2,500 nautical miles of range and a 3,500-pound payload,…
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France Orders MdCN Mk2 Naval Cruise Missile With Over 1,000 km Range for Frigates and Submarines
France’s DGA will order the MdCN Mk2 from MBDA, an upgraded naval cruise missile with over 1,000 km range, better stealth and jam-resistant navigation…
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US Marines Keep Their M27 Rifle Over the Army’s New M7 and Double No-Bid Purchase Cap to $84.6M
The Marine Corps has more than doubled its no-bid M27 IAR contract with Heckler & Koch to an $84.6 million ceiling, funding rifles and…
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US Navy Awards $100M in Littoral Combat Ship Maintenance to Modernize Two Independence-Class Ships
BAE Systems and Austal USA will drydock USS Cincinnati and USS Canberra in San Diego under $100 million in fixed-price contracts funded almost entirely…
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US Navy Awards $222.5M No-Bid Contract for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Gridley Modernization
The US Navy has awarded Vigor Marine a $222.5 million no-bid contract to modernize the destroyer USS Gridley in Seattle through 2028, the third…
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US Army Raises Iowa Future Artillery Complex Deal to $741M to Fill 36,000 155mm Shells a Month
The Army added $105.8 million to MSM Group North America’s Future Artillery Complex contract, lifting the Iowa 155mm shell-loading plant to $741 million. Forged…