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Japan’s Terra Drone expands Ukrainian ties to break into global defence market

29th April 2026

Following its investment into WinnyLab, Terra Drone unveiled a new long-range fixed-wing addition to its interceptor drone portfolio as it seeks to bring combat-proven technology back to Japan and expand into global export markets.

Stockholm prepares to choose between three European frigate proposals

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Stockholm prepares to choose between three European frigate proposals

29th April 2026

Sweden’s Luleå frigate programme is gathering momentum, with a Saab and Babcock joint proposal and Navantia and Naval Group each presenting distinct propositions for a quartet of warships.

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Ceradyne awarded ballistic helmet order

8th March 2018

Ceradyne has received a $34 million order from the US Army to continue to supply ballistic helmets, the company announced on 1 March. The new …

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8th March 2018

Despite the US military’s rocky relationship with directed energy, top Pentagon leaders made the case to Congress for eventually folding high powered lasers into the …

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Marine Corps seeks to augment logistics vision

8th March 2018

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is looking for qualified contractor support for its emerging and evolving next generation logistics support concepts after interest was identified …

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Telos has secured a five-year, $108 million task order under the US Air Force’s (USAF) Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS) contract, the company announced on 5 March.The …

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Report: 'Sudden turn' by US warship led to collision

8th March 2018

A ‘sudden turn’ by the American warship USS John S. McCain led to a collision with a tanker in 2017 off Singapore that left 10 …

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Additional KASI systems for Finland

8th March 2018

The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command is set to sign a contract with Saab to procure a Two-sided Combat Simulator System (KASI), the Finnish Ministry …

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Japan requests Phalanx conversion kits

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The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Phalanx conversion kits to Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency …

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DSET 2018: Canadian success for C4i

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DSET 2018: Canadian success for C4i

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DSET 2018: US Army seeks solutions

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DSET 2018: US Army seeks solutions

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