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Mexico Black Hawk Fleet to Grow as US Approves 11 Armed UH-60M Helicopters for Counter-Drug Airlift
The US State Department has cleared Mexico to buy 11 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for an estimated $1.075 billion, with 27 engines, ballistic armor,…
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DARPA Otter Program Awards Redwire $20M to Test-Fly a Scaled SabreSat in Very Low Earth Orbit
Redwire has won a $20 million DARPA Otter contract to test and fly a scaled SabreSat on a precursor flight in very low Earth…
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British Babcock Signs MoU With Propulsion Specialist Everllence to Power Arrowhead 140 Frigates
Babcock and Everllence, formerly MAN Energy Solutions, signed an MoU at Euronaval that could give Everllence propulsion system responsibility on future Arrowhead 140 frigates,…
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Italian Fincantieri Unveils Six-Crew MMMV Modular Vessel That Swaps Containers From Patrol to Strike
Fincantieri unveiled its Multi-Mission Modular Vessel at Euronaval 2026: a 50-meter, 500-ton patrol ship with a six-person core crew that swaps containerized payloads to…
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Airbus A320 With a Eurofighter Nose Starts Flight Operations to Test the New ECRS Mk1 Radar
Airbus has declared its DLR-owned A320 ATRA operational as the flying test bed for the Eurofighter ECRS Mk1 radar, the AESA sensor destined for…
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Lithuania and Denmark Buy Finnish BLOCKER Naval Mines With Over 1,000 kg TNT-Equivalent Warheads
Lithuania and Denmark have signed agreements to buy FORCIT’s BLOCKER influence mine under the Finland-led Naval Mines Cooperation. Quantities remain undisclosed, but a common…
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India Flight-Tests Quasi-Ballistic Pralay Missile in User Trials Ahead of Induction
DRDO flight-tested the Pralay missile off Odisha on November 5, 2026, in user evaluation trials, and India’s Ministry of Defence says induction is now…
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Reaches Florida on First Cross-Country Trip to Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s X-59 reached Daytona Beach, Florida, on November 5, 2026, on its first cross-country transit from Edwards Air Force Base. The quiet supersonic demonstrator…
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South Korea Selects Four Sikorsky S-92A+ as Its Next Presidential Helicopter Fleet
South Korea has selected four Sikorsky S-92A+ to replace its presidential VH-92 fleet. The upgraded standard adds a Phase IV gearbox with auxiliary lubrication…
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Spanish Air and Space Force Relies on Airbus to Reach 115 Eurofighters and 27 A400M Transport Aircraft
Spain is rebuilding its air power around Airbus, from 30 Hürjet trainers and 45 new Eurofighters to a unified 46-aircraft C295 fleet, Eurodrone production…
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US Marines Launch Neros Archer FPV Drones From USS Boxer to Simulate Precision Strikes at Sea
Marines with the 11th MEU flew Neros Archer FPV strike drones from USS Boxer and USS Portland in the Arabian Sea, while the Boxer…
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DIU ROADS Challenge Tests Forterra and May Mobility Robotaxis to Free US Soldiers From Driving Duty
Forterra and May Mobility have advanced to Phase III of DIU’s up to $30 million ROADS challenge, with a month-long Fort Benning pilot testing…
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Canadian Kraken Robotics Books C$102M in Orders With Record Navy Sonar Deal for Underwater Drones
Kraken Robotics has booked C$102 million in new orders since August 27, including the largest synthetic aperture sonar order in its history, placed by…
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Finnish Patria AMV XP 8×8 With MCT-30 Turret Heads to SIDEC as Slovenia Weighs a 106-Vehicle Buy
Patria will show its AMV XP 8×8 with a Kongsberg PROTECTOR MCT-30 turret at SIDEC in Celje. Slovenia’s planned 106-vehicle, €700 million purchase still…
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US Army Awards Amentum $609M Depot Workforce Contract for 500+ Workers as Civilian Ranks Shrink
Amentum has won a $609 million single-offer contract to supply at least 500 full-time equivalent workers to Army depots through 2031, after a GAO…
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Swedish Saab to Arm Four French-Built FDI Frigates for Sweden With RBS15 Missiles and Torpedoes
Saab will supply weapon control systems, fire control directors, RBS15 anti-ship missiles, Torped 47 torpedoes, Trackfire stations and Sea Giraffe 1X radars for Sweden’s…
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New NATO Counter-Drone Marketplace Lets Allies Buy 16 Systems Without a Tender
NATO’s new counter-drone marketplace lets Allies buy 16 pre-selected C-UAS solutions from Alta Ares, Axon, Northrop Grumman, OSL UK and Quantum Systems without a…
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French Safran and British MSI-DS Team Up on Counter-Drone Turret Systems for NATO Mine Warfare Ships
Safran Electronics & Defense and MSI-Defence Systems have signed an MoU pairing Safran optronic sights with SEAHAWK and TERRAHAWK gun mounts. A first NATO…
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F-35B Stealth Fighter Releases Meteor Long-Range Missile From Its Internal Bay for the First Time
An inert Meteor separated from an F-35B internal weapons bay on October 7, 2026, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, opening a series of…
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Pentagon’s JIATF 401 Trains Secret Service and Air Force on Bumblebee V2 and Paladin Drone Interceptors
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 trained MacDill Air Force Base defenders and U.S. Secret Service agents on the Bumblebee V2 and Paladin drone interceptors…