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UAE-Built MK 82 Penetrator Defeats Over 1 Meter of Reinforced Concrete
EDGE’s MK 82 Penetrator has cleared qualification after defeating more than one meter of reinforced concrete. Built in the UAE by LAHAB, it is…
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Royal Marines Drill GIUK Gap Boardings in Faroe Islands, First Since WWII
Royal Marines have deployed to the Faroe Islands for the first time since World War II, rehearsing boardings, cliff raids and clifftop surveillance in…
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US Army PBAS Drone Strike: 2nd Cavalry Flies Soldier-Built FPV With C-4
Troopers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment struck a staged target at Grafenwoehr Training Area with an FPV munition they assembled, armed and flew themselves:…
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NATO Air Defense Framework Adds First US Bomber as B-1B Joins Baltic Drill
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer flew with German, Italian, Spanish and Turkish fighters over Lithuania and Latvia on September 29, 2026, the first…
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Lithuania Breaks Ground on Leopard 2A8 Tank Plant to Assemble Up to 41 MBTs
Construction has begun in Kaunas on a plant, built by a KNDS-Rheinmetall joint venture, that will assemble up to 41 of Lithuania’s 44 Leopard…
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Poland Trials AI Smart Border System to Sift Drone Feeds on Belarus Border
Poland’s Operational Command is trialing Smart Border, an AI system co-developed with the Border Guard that filters drone, camera and sensor feeds on a…
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F-35 in India: USAF Jets Make First Exercise Deployment at Tarang Shakti 26
Six USAF F-35As from Misawa’s newly converted SEAD squadron are flying with Indian Su-30MKIs and Rafales at Jodhpur through October 12, the first USAF…
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Poland’s F-35 Deliveries Reach 17 as First Italian-Built Husarz Lands
AZ-17, the first Polish F-35A Husarz assembled on Leonardo’s Cameri line in Italy, has landed at Łask, bringing deliveries to 17 of 32. The…
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Azerbaijan Defense Deals Top $500M as Baku Buys Türkiye’s HÜRKUŞ-II trainers and 1,000 km MIZRAK
Azerbaijan signed more than $500 million in Turkish defense deals on September 30 at ADEX 2026 in Baku, covering 14 HÜRKUŞ-II trainers, Baykar’s MIZRAK…
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Sweden’s First FDI Frigate Enters Production With Aster 30 and CAMM-ER
Naval Group has cut steel for the future HSwMS Luleå, first of four FDI frigates for the Royal Swedish Navy, 31 days after contract…
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Germany Signs IRIS-T SLM Naval Deal to Extend F125 Air Defense to 40 km
Diehl Defence will build prototypes and run test firings to adapt IRIS-T SLM for the German Navy’s F125 frigates, whose air defense is limited…
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Royal Navy Sends HMS Spey and Tamar to Bersama Lima 26 in South China Sea
Royal Navy patrol ships HMS Spey and HMS Tamar join Australian, Malaysian, New Zealand and Singaporean forces for Bersama Lima 26, the FPDA’s annual…
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Navy JPALS M-Code GPS Upgrade Targets Jam-Resistant F-35C, MQ-25 Landings
BAE Systems will develop the M-Code GPS solution for the Navy’s JPALS carrier landing system under a $16 million Collins Aerospace contract. Its DIGAR-500M…
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GA-ASI Tests SoftBank’s MQ-9B Disaster Relief Pod as Flying Cell Tower
GA-ASI has flight-tested an MQ-9B carrying SoftBank Corp.’s Disaster Relief Unit pod, turning the long-endurance aircraft into an airborne cellular relay for disaster zones…
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Aeon-Destinus Low-Cost Interceptor Bid Reaches xTech Apex Intercept Finals
A joint Aeon-Destinus bid is one of 10 Topic 1 finalists in the U.S. Army’s xTech Apex Intercept competition for a low-cost, Patriot-compatible interceptor,…
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Robin Radar: BAE Systems Reportedly Weighs Bid in €2B Counter-Drone Sale
BAE Systems, CVC and Blackstone are reportedly weighing bids for Robin Radar Systems, the Dutch counter-drone radar maker Parcom plans to sell later this…
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Embraer, Mahindra Plan C-390 Assembly Line in Nagpur for India’s MTA Bid
Embraer and Mahindra Group have secured land in Nagpur for a potential C-390 Millennium final assembly line, contingent on winning the Indian Air Force’s…
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Rheinmetall Argotec Satellite in Orbit to Flag Air Threats Before Launch
Rheinmetall and Argotec have put their first satellite in orbit. Developed through Rheinmetall Italia, it is built to detect ground indicators of air threats…
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Rocket Lab Synspective Deal Adds 20 Launches as StriX Feeds Japan MoD
Synspective has booked 20 more dedicated Electron launches for 2028 to 2031, taking its Rocket Lab total to 47 missions as its StriX radar…
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First NMESIS Yonaguni Deployment to Put US Anti-Ship Missiles Near Taiwan
Keen Sword 27 will put US Marine Corps NMESIS launchers on Yonaguni, Japan’s closest island to Taiwan, for the first time, while Japan’s 1,000…