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Tata Advanced Systems Limited has delivered the first batch of WhAP 8×8 wheeled armored vehicles to the Royal Moroccan Army. As noted by the company, the WhAP 8×8 is a wheeled armored platform jointly developed by Tata Advanced Systems Limited and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation. The vehicle is designed as a modular armored […]View the full article

American Ordnance has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at nearly $15 million for new facility construction, marking another step in the U.S. Army’s effort to expand and modernize its industrial base. According to a contract announcement, American Ordnance LLC, based in Middletown, Iowa, received a $14,970,440 award for construction work tied to new facilities. […]View the full article

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a nearly $60 million research and development contract to advance secure semiconductor technology for digital beamforming applications, according to a U.S. government contract announcement. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award totals $59,978,362 and supports research and development for the VEYRON effort. As noted in the contract description, the work will develop, fabricate, and […]View the full article

Boeing has been awarded a $2.04 billion task order to continue development work on the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, a major step in the long-running effort to modernize the U.S. Air Force’s B-52H bomber fleet. According to the award notice, the task order covers post–Critical Design Review development under the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement […]View the full article

Belrise Industries and Plasan Sasa have announced a strategic agreement to jointly pursue opportunities in India’s military market centered on the ATEMM series of electric vehicles. As noted by the companies, the agreement brings together Belrise Industries, an Indian automotive systems manufacturer, and Plasan Sasa, an Israeli company known for armor and survivability solutions. The […]View the full article

Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $1.7 billion foreign military sales contract to supply Spain with four Patriot air and missile defense systems. According to the company, the contract covers a complete Patriot configuration, including radars, launchers, command-and-control stations, and training equipment. The package is intended to modernize Spain’s air and missile defense […]View the full article

Hydra Drones, a British small and medium-sized enterprise that designs and builds hybrid-powered uncrewed aircraft, has opened a new £4 million ($5.4 million) investment round as it moves toward final development and industrialization of its heavy-lift HYDRA-400 platform. According to the company, the funding will be used to complete the last phase of research and […]View the full article

This was going to be a dual post about last Friday’s frigate announcement and the battleship announcement, but I decided that would be a bit too much and will split it in two. The greatest interest is in the BB news Monday afternoon, so we’ll cover that today and on Christmas Eve we’ll post on the frigate. Well, let’s start with the announcement on X. First of all, let’s put to the side the Trump branding aspect of this. Let’s put this in the “F-47A” folder and move on…but we can give a knowing wink to fans of Deep Space 9. Mike over at gCaptain got the detail sheet. Let’s look at it. BBG-1 What am I surprised the most about? The lack of nuclear power. The Ford Class CV…

The Italian Army has taken delivery of its first Skynex air defense system from Rheinmetall. According to a press release from Rheinmetall, the first Skynex battery was officially handed over on Dec. 18, 2025, at the Italian Army’s Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia. The system gives Italy the ability to defend against air attacks […]View the full article

The United States Air Force has officially designated YFQ-48A as the Mission Design Series for Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon, a semi-autonomous prototype aircraft developed under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. According to an Air Force announcement, the assignment of the YFQ-48A designation represents a key step in the service’s effort to field next-generation semi-autonomous aircraft […]View the full article

KNDS France has renewed its commitment to Les Forges de Tarbes under a new long-term agreement aimed at supporting the accelerated production of 155mm artillery ammunition, as France continues to adapt its defense industry to a wartime economic footing. According to a press release from KNDS France, the company signed a three-year Long Term Agreement, […]View the full article

Taiwan’s Army Armored 584th Brigade conducted an urban operational readiness and key infrastructure protection exercise on Thursday in the Hsinchu area, deploying M1A2T main battle tanks alongside multiple armored vehicle types as part of a battalion-level drill. As reported by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, the exercise was aimed at validating the unit’s ability to […]View the full article

Germany has reached a new milestone in loitering munition development after a successful live-fire test combining the LION STRIKE 110 warhead with the VIRTUS drone, according to statements released by TDW and STARK. As noted by the companies, the demonstration marked the first time the LION STRIKE 110 (LS110) warhead was fired live from the […]View the full article

ARX Robotics says it has successfully designed and engineered a fully software-defined land system that can be operated remotely and, if required, autonomously, pointing to a shift in how ground logistics and support vehicles could be used in future conflicts. As noted by the company, the project relies on recent advances in safety-certified drive-by-wire technology, […]View the full article

President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping naval construction plan centered on a new class of nuclear-armed battleships, a move that would revive a ship type absent from the U.S. Navy for more than three decades and reshape future surface warfare. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Florida alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco […]View the full article

Though written from a distinctly Australian perspective, there is a great article from the Australian Naval Institute, Pax Americana to Pax Sinica, that would be a great way to start your week. What I find most useful is that it efficiently outlines why, from Washington, to Brussels, to Canberra, serious people should not simply shrug their shoulders as the U.S. Navy, foolishly, has allowed itself to become the world’s #2 navy, and fading. It should give you a few strong point to respond to people who don’t want to take the time to fully understand what it would mean for the People’s Republic of China to put its stamp on the world’s oceans that have been given a uniquely …

Ukrainian military intelligence says two Russian fighter aircraft were disabled during a fire at a military airfield near the city of Lipetsk overnight on Dec. 20–21, in what Kyiv describes as a sabotage operation carried out by the resistance movement inside Russia. According to a statement from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, the incident […]View the full article

Russia’s state defense conglomerate Rostec says its Su-57 Felon fifth-generation fighter has completed its first flight using a new fifth-generation engine, known as “izdeliye 177,” marking what the company describes as a new phase in testing for the aircraft. According to a statement from Rostec, the United Aircraft Corporation and United Engine Corporation have begun […]View the full article

Textron Aviation Defense has finalized its first contract to deliver the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II integrated training system to Japan. According to a press release dated Dec. 21, Textron Aviation Defense confirmed it has completed an initial agreement to supply the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The contract was coordinated […]View the full article

Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hungary’s 4iG Space and Defence Technologies to develop a long-range rocket artillery system tailored to Hungarian military requirements. According to a statement from Lockheed Martin, the agreement focuses on integrating the company’s Artillery Rocket System Launcher Loader Module onto trucks built in Hungary. The resulting system […]View the full article