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Elbit Systems awarded contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions

An undisclosed European country has awarded Elbit Systems a contract worth $95 million to supply them with SkyStriker loitering munitions (LM) over a two-year period. Elbit Systems will provide several hundred SkyStriker units as...

Funding boost for MBDA’s SPEAR-EW

MBDA has been granted extra funding by the UK Ministry of Defence to speed up the development of the SPEAR-EW stand-in jammer system. SPEAR-EW is a novel electronic warfare effector designed to confuse and suppress...

MQ-4C Triton achieves IOC with US Navy

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy. The MQ-4C Triton is a multi-intelligence aircraft designed for the U.S. Navy...

Saab receives order for additional functionality for Gripen E

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have reached an agreement to update their existing contract for the development and production of the JAS 39 Gripen E fighter aircraft. The revised agreement will...

Sweden considering donating Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine

According to an anonymous source cited by Swedish public radio (SR) on Tuesday, the Swedish government is contemplating the possibility of donating JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine as a means of aiding...

Lockheed Martin to participate in UK’s New Medium Helicopter Requirement

Lockheed Martin announced its intention to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition where the company outlined its team...

US Air Force tests next-generation AMRAAM missile

A successful flight test of the AIM-120C-8, the latest international variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) developed under the Form, Fit, Function (F3R) refresh, has been completed by the U.S. Air Force...

US approves sale of 96 Apache helicopters to Poland

The US State Department has given the green light for Poland to buy 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, a deal worth an estimated $12 billion. The proposed sale, which was announced by the Defense...