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Ukraine Selects Jet Shahed Interceptor Prototypes as Kill Rate Lags at 57%
Kyiv has selected its first jet Shahed interceptor prototypes as Ukrainian forces down only 57% of Russia’s jet-powered Shaheds, against 70% for…
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Netherlands Adds NOMADS Air Defense and NASAMS Units in NOK 1.5B Deal
Kongsberg has signed a contract worth about NOK 1.5 billion to add NOMADS short-range units and NASAMS capacity to the Netherlands’ CITADEL…
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Belgium Orders NASAMS Air Defense, First Medium-Range GBAD in 20 Years
Kongsberg signed a NOK 10 billion contract on September 29 to supply NASAMS to Belgium, with the Netherlands contracting on its behalf,…
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Chinese Military in Laos: China Trains Lao Yak-130 Pilots
China’s defense ministry says a joint support and training center and a pilot academy are now operational at Ban Keun Airport in…
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Boeing Wins Navy Sixth-Generation Fighter Race With $20B+ F/A-XX Deal
Boeing will develop the F/A-XX, the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier fighter set to augment and eventually replace Super Hornets and Growlers from the…
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Raytheon Wins Up to $20.7B AMRAAM Contract, Targets 1,900 Missiles a Year
Raytheon won a multiyear AMRAAM contract worth up to $20.7 billion on September 25, 2026, but only about $154 million was obligated…
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EU OPEX 2026: Five Loitering Munitions Go Head to Head in Portugal
The European Defence Agency and the Portuguese Army have opened EU OPEX 2026 at Santa Margarida, where five loitering munition finalists compete…
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Netherlands Signs LOI on 100 kW Apollo Laser Weapon, Eyes Dutch Production
The Netherlands has signed a letter of intent with Electro Optic Systems to mature the 100 kW-class Apollo laser weapon into an…
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Vertical Aerospace Opens Valo eVTOL Line as UK MoD Eyes Hybrid Variant
Vertical Aerospace has opened a £1.5 million assembly centre at Cotswold Airport to build certification-conforming Valo eVTOL aircraft and a hybrid-electric demonstrator,…
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Uzbekistan Receives First C-390 as 26-Ton Jet Joins Soviet-Era Fleet
Embraer has delivered Uzbekistan’s first C-390 Millennium, opening a two-aircraft order whose buyer stayed undisclosed until February 2026. The 26-ton jet slots…