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France Orders 17 Saab Giraffe 1 X Radars for Scania V3 P Tactical Vehicles
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (192+ words) By Kamuran Pandurov in Anti-Air, France, Ground Vehicles, News, Radar May 22, 2026 According to Saab, one Giraffe 1 X radar will be used for test and evaluation purposes and 16 Giraffe 1 X radars will be installed on the Scania V3 P tactical vehicle. The…...
DRDO conducts successful long-duration test of full-scale scramjet combustor
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (370+ words) Overt Defense - DRDO's Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) successfully conducted an extensive long-duration test of its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjet Combustor. The test took place on 9th May at India's state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility in Hyderabad. With…...
Italy to Buy 6 Airbus A330 MRTT Tanker Aircraft for $1. 6 Billion
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (345+ words) Overt Defense - Italy has decided to move ahead with the procurement of six Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft after using Boeing tankers for over 15 years. The deal was announced by the European Union's TED public procurement platform on 19 May. The document…...
Germany Orders More Joint Strike Missiles for F- 35 A Fleet
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (183+ words) By Arun Bishnoi in Aviation, Bundeswehr, Germany, Missiles, Multi-Role, News, Ordnance May 21, 2026 Germany has placed an order for additional Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) to equip its fleet of F-35 A Lightning II fighters. KONGSBERG announced a government-to-government agreement worth around NOK…...
US Approves MH-60 R Purchase and AH-64 E Apache Upgrade Package Worth $4. 2 Billion for South Korea
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (27+ words) On 19th May, the United States Department of State approved two FMS packages of $4. 2 billion for the Republic of Korea. The package includes MH-60 R Seahawk...
Turkey Starts Work on Naval Variant of H'rjet Supersonic Aircraft
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (22+ words) Turkey is developing a naval variant of the H'rjet jet trainer, targeting deployment on TCG Anadolu and the future MUGEM aircraft carrier....
U. S. Army Expands Long-range Strike Capability with 3, 000 Anduril Barracuda Cruise Missiles
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (345+ words) Overt Defense - The U. S. Army has signed a framework agreement with defense firm Anduril Industries to procure at least 3, 000 container-launched Barracuda-500 M cruise missiles. Deliveries of 1, 000 missiles annually start in 2027 with over 60 mobile launch containers. The Barracuda-500 M is a new…...
Lockheed Martin Secures $991 Million Contract for F-35 Upgrades
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (180+ words) By Arun Bishnoi in Air Force, Aviation, Fighter, Multi-Role, Navy, News, Technology, USA, USMC May 19, 2026 Lockheed Martin announced it secured a $991 million contract from the U. S. Department of War to supply 432 F-35 modification upgrade packages by March 2032. This contract funds EW upgrade…...
US Army Awards $212 M Night-Vision Contract to Elbit Systems of America
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (517+ words) Overt Defense - On 12 May, the U. S. Army announced a delivery order valued at $212. 0 million to Elbit Systems of America for ENVG-B production. The Elbit America press release and Do D summaries confirm the award date and value. Deliveries under the award…...
Saab Introduces Bolide 2 Missile for RBS 70 NG System
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (188+ words) By Arun Bishnoi in Anti-Air, Missiles, News, Ordnance, Technology May 18, 2026 Saab AB has launched its Bolide 2 missile for the RBS 70 NG short-range air defense system. Deliveries of Bolide 2 are scheduled to begin in 2027. It will serve as the standard round…...