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MBDA Secures First Middle East Export for Sky Warden Counter-Drone System

Jodesz Gavilan -
MBDA has secured its first export deal for the Sky Warden counter-drone solution with an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
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Americas

US Army Begins Training With VXE30 Stalker UAS

Christine Casimiro -
The US Army’s aviation soldiers have started training with the VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system, marking the service’s “first time in years” using a Group 2 drone for an army course.
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Asia Pacific

UK, Indonesia Agree to $5.2B Maritime Partnership, Boost Indo-Pacific Security

Christine Casimiro -
The UK and Indonesia have agreed to launch a Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) that will see Jakarta build naval and fishing vessels using British shipbuilding expertise.
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Asia Pacific

Japan Experiments With Helicopter-Based Command of Jet Drone Swarm

Akhsan Erido Elezhar -
MUM-T is Japan’s manned-unmanned teaming program using five Subaru-supplied fixed-wing drones with cranked-kite wings, canted V-tails, and top-mounted intakes.
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Air

Japan Delivers First Domestically Produced Patriot Interceptors to US

Inder Singh Bisht -
Japan has completed the first delivery of domestically produced Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors to the US under eased export restrictions. 
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Americas

US Army to Equip MK19 Grenade Launcher With Counter-Drone Capability

Inder Singh Bisht -
The US Army is preparing to enhance the MK19 grenade launcher with new munitions engineered to defeat small unmanned aerial systems.
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Asia Pacific

Leidos Australia, Kongsberg to Explore Naval Strike Missile, Next-Gen USV Integration

Inder Singh Bisht -
Leidos and Kongsberg have signed an agreement to explore integrating Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile with Leidos’ uncrewed surface vessels.
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Americas

US Special Forces Tap Kraken for Advanced Surface/Subsurface Drone Vessels

Inder Singh Bisht -
The US Special Operations Command has tapped Kraken to fast-track the development and prototyping of uncrewed surface/subsurface vessels.
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Europe

ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation Partner to Boost Arctic ISR for NATO

Jodesz Gavilan -
ICEYE and Swedish Space Corporation have signed a letter of intent to boost intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance across NATO.
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Air

Northrop, MBDA Partner to Enhance Germany’s Air Defense, Integrate IBCS System

Giulia Bernacchi -
Northrop Grumman and MBDA partnered to support Germany's air and missile defense with the Integrated Battle Command System.
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Air

DIU Picks First Hydrogen-Powered Drone as Top-Tier Blue UAS Platform

Rojoef Manuel -
The US Defense Innovation Unit has added the first hydrogen-powered drone to its Blue UAS Select list, the program’s highest tier of trusted systems approved for rapid acquisition and deployment.
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Europe

Greece Launches Sweeping Welfare Overhaul for Warfighters and Families

Rojoef Manuel -
Greece has launched a comprehensive support package for its troops and their families, announcing major salary increases, a historic military housing program, and expanded healthcare.
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Europe

Saab Invests $10M in Space Tech Company Pythom

Giulia Bernacchi -
Saab has invested $10 million in Pythom, a space technology company specializing in lightweight, rapidly deployable rockets.
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Americas

Future USS Ted Stevens Destroyer Clears Final Trials Ahead of US Navy Handover

Rojoef Manuel -
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Mississippi has concluded the final trials of the US Navy’s 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
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Middle East

Israeli Military Sacks Several Generals Over October 7 Attack

Staff Writer With AFP -
Israeli military dismissed generals and disciplined officers for failing to prevent the October 2023 Hamas attack.
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Americas

California Tech Duo Uses AI to Transform Night Protection at Military Bases

Rojoef Manuel -
California-based companies Picogrid and Deepnight are teaming up to bring AI-powered night vision to sensors safeguarding military bases.
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