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L3Harris, Elbit Systems Awarded $92 Million Contract For Aviator Imaging Technology

August 26, 2021 GDC 0

L3Harris Technologies and Elbit Systems of America have won a four-year, $92.4 million shared contract to manufacture helmet-mounted image intensification technology for U.S. Army aviators. The two companies will compete for orders under the service branch’s Aviator’s Night […]

Finland Invited To Join Eurofighter’s Next-gen Radar Program

April 7, 2021 0

Finland has been invited to have a role in the future capability development for an advanced new radar for Eurofighter which will secure the skies over Europe for decades to come.Jeremy Quin MP, the UK’s [...]
Israel Gives Thumbs Up To F-35 Sale To UAE

November 2, 2020 0

Jerusalem (GDC) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday appeared to confirm that Israel has given its consent for the United States to sell F-35 fighter jets to the UAE following the recent agreement [...]
US seeks EU allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

March 3, 2023 0

According to four U.S. officials and other sources, the United States sounds out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in [...]
Pentagon Unveils $151 Billion Missile Defense Program.

October 7, 2025 0

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has released its final solicitation for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program — a sweeping effort to transform how the United States develops and deploys next-generation missile [...]
Ukraine’s Kamikaze drone attacks destroyed Russia’s Kh-101/555, Kh-69, Kh-31 and Kh-59MK cruise missiles factories

May 31, 2025 0

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 28, long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) struck a key Russian defence industry facility, the Raduga Design Bureau, according to Kyiv Post sources within the security [...]
Thyssenkrupp awarded contract to produce DM2A5 heavyweight torpedoes for Germany and Norway.

December 24, 2025 0

On 19 December 2025, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Germany’s procurement authority BAAINBw signed a framework agreement in Koblenz covering DM2A5 heavyweight torpedoes for the German Norwegian Type 212CD submarine program. The deal ties Europe’s next-generation [...]

Ukraine develops new Zetros-based 155mm howitzer called Marta.

June 22, 2026 0

Germany and Ukraine signed agreements that include €750 million ($870 million) for 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on Zetros chassis, and those systems now have a confirmed name and barrel specification: defense analyst Jeff, reporting […]

MBDA unveils deep-strike, air defence, and smart mass-weapons portfolio.

June 21, 2026 0

MBDA will present a broad portfolio of sovereign defence solutions at Eurosatory 2026 as Europe and its allies accelerate rearmament. The company said the portfolio is intended to address armed forces’ needs in an increasingly […]

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]