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Hungarian Air Force takes delivery of first C-390

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Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft to the Hungarian Air Force. The aircraft is the first...

Indian Army to procure additional SIG716 rifles

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Sig Sauer announced that it has secured a second procurement contract with India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply...

General Dynamics Land Systems awarded contract for additional M10 Booker Combat Vehicles

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The US Army has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a contract valued at USD 322.7 million to proceed with...

Oshkosh awarded US Army contract for Heavy Tactical Vehicles

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Oshkosh Defense has announced that the US Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) has awarded the company a...

Hensoldt to supply additional TRS-4D radars for German F126 frigates

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Hensoldt has secured an additional contract from Thales for the supply of TRS-4D naval radars intended for the F126...

Ukraine deploys UK-supplied Challenger 2 tanks in Russia incursion

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UK-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) have been deployed during Ukraine's ongoing cross-border operations into Russia, which began...

Rolls-Royce MBHS selected for Royal Navy Type 26 frigates

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Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) has been selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal...

Poland signs deal for 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

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Poland has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache...

NATO-funded project to reroute internet via satellites in event of disruption to critical infrastructure

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A new initiative funded by NATO aims to make the internet less vulnerable to disruption by rerouting the flow...

New Zealand takes delivery of first C-130J Super Hercules

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Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has taken delivery of the first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules military transport...

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ordered to expedite its move to Middle East as tensions grow

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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, currently in the South...

US Air Force awards Boeing E-7A contract

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Boeing has won a USD 2.56 billion contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for two rapid prototype E-7A...

UK F-35Bs take on first NATO air policing mission as they deploy to Iceland

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Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35B Lightning multi-role fighter aircraft from RAF Marham have deployed to Iceland to participate in...

Germany takes delivery of first IRIS-T SLM air defence system

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The German defence procurement agency (BAAINBw) has announced the delivery of the first unit of the IRIS-T SLM air...

US Air Force tests new modular pylon on B-1 bomber

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The US Air Force (USAF) has recently conducted a test on a new weapons pylon that can eliminate traditional...

Elbit Systems to supply Iron Fist APS to BAE Systems for European customer

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Elbit Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 130 million to supply Iron...

GE Aerospace, Poland sign offset agreement ahead of Poland’s acquisition of AH-64E Apache helicopters

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GE Aerospace and the Polish Ministry of National Defence have finalized an agreement to support the expected acquisition of...

Hanwha successfully testfires Excalibur artillery projectile from K9 howitzer

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Hanwha Aerospace has announced the successful completion of a live-firing test for its K9 self-propelled howitzer using the Raytheon...

F-22 Raptors arrive in UK ahead of Middle East deployment

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12 US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft arrived at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England ahead of...

Colombia resumes military operations against ELN

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Colombia's armed forces have resumed military operations against the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN) after a ceasefire deal expired,...

First locally produced Patria 6×6 APC delivered to Latvian armed forces

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Defence Partnership Latvia, a Patria majority-owned joint venture, handed over the first Latvian-made Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carrier (APC)...

QinetiQ awarded UK MoD Thundercloud contract

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The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded QinetiQ a GBP 15 million contract to manage, maintain and update...

Boeing delivers first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to US Air Force

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Boeing has delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf production aircraft to the US Air Force (USAF). This aircraft is...

Austal delivers seventh Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat to Royal Australian Navy

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Austal Australia has delivered the seventh of ten Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats (ECCPBs) under contract to the Royal Australian...

Bell V-280 Valor to enter engineering and manufacturing development phase

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The US Army has given approval for the Bell V-280 Valor to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD)...

US believes Iran attack on Israel imminent as Israel mulls preemptive strike

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US President Joe Biden will gather his national security team in the situation room on Monday to discuss the...

UK deploys forces to Middle East amid rising tensions

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UK military personnel are currently being deployed to assist British embassies and provide operational support for British nationals in...

US deploys additional forces to Middle East amid escalating tensions

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The US military will deploy additional warships and fighter aircraft to the Middle East the Pentagon announced, in response...

BAE Systems to produce additional M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers for US Army

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BAE Systems has received a USD 493 million contract to continue producing M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and M992A3 Ammunition...

Thales to continue maintaining mobile threat simulators for German Bundeswehr

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Thales Deutschland has been awarded a three-year contract with Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service...

Lithuania, Poland to jointly procure Piorun air defence systems

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Lithuania and Poland, together with two other European countries, have requested a partial European Union funding for the joint...

Royal Navy successfully tests next-generation Spearfish torpedo

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The Royal Navy has successfully tested the next-generation Spearfish weapons system from a Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine during...

Slovakia to purchase AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters

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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters...

US Army Special Operations orders two more MH-47G Block II Chinooks

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The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) awarded Boeing a USD 115 million contract for the production of...

US deploys warships to Middle East amid rising tensions

Flashpoints News Desk -

The US has deployed warships to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions in the region following the...

Hamas chief killed in Tehran strike

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a missile strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran, Hamas and the...

Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter aircraft

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The first batch of F-16 fighter aircraft from NATO allies has arrived in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. This long-awaited...

Hensoldt to supply Spexer radars for Skyranger 30 air defence platforms

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Rheinmetall Air Defence has awarded Hensoldt a EUR 100 million contract to supply Spexer 2000M 3D MkIII radars for...

Czech Republic to receive additional Leopard 2A4 tanks

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The Czech Republic is set to acquire 14 more Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBT) and one Büffel 3...

Rheinmetall takes over new ammunition factory in Hungary

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On 29 July, the Duesseldorf-based group Rheinmetall celebrated the official takeover of its new state-of-the-art 30mm ammunition factory in...

Netherlands to acquire JASSM-ER cruise missiles for F-35 fleet

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The Netherlands has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) agreement with the United States to purchase Lockheed...

Hungary takes delivery of first domestically produced Lynx IFV

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Rheinmetall has handed over the first KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) produced at the company's Zalaegerszeg site in...

Elbit Systems to supply additional Iron Sting munitions to IDF

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Elbit Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 190 million to supply additional...

RAF to trial augmented reality technology for pilot training

Training & Simulation Neil Ritchie -

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to revolutionize pilot training with a groundbreaking airborne augmented reality (AR) technology...

Royal Navy to acquire additional Martlet missiles for Wildcat fleet

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The Royal Navy will take delivery of additional Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) systems for its Wildcat multi-role helicopters as...

Belgium to equip its F-35 fleet with StormBreaker glide bombs

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The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium of Raytheon's GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bombs and...

Warning over North Korean state-sponsored cyber campaign

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The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is a part of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has issued a...

Greece to acquire 20 F-35 fighter aircraft

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The Greek government has officially confirmed its plan to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft by signing...

MBDA unveils new VSHORAD at Farnborough 2024

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MBDA is presenting its new MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defence System) VSHORAD (Very Short Range Air Defence) solution at...

Netherlands, Austria place joint order for Embraer C-390s

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The Dutch Ministry of Defence has entered into a contract with Brazilian aerospace company Embraer to procure nine C-390...

First trial of high-powered laser weapon on British Army vehicle

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The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has successfully fired a high-powered laser energy weapon from a British...

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