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Air
Rafael Clinches $2.23-Billion Romanian V/SHORAD Defense Deal
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has won Romania's Very Short and Short Range Air Defense acquisition program.
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Business
Fincantieri to Build Combat Ships for Italian Navy
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has been contracted to build two more Pattugliatore Polivalente d’Altura multipurpose combat ships for the Italian Navy.
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Americas
BAE, US Army Partner to Develop 52-Caliber M109 Paladin Howitzer
BAE Systems has signed a research and development agreement with the US Army for the 52-caliber version of the M109 self-propelled howitzer prototype.
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Air
LIG Nex1 to Develop S. Korea’s Ballistic Missile Threat Simulation
South Korea has contracted local defense firm LIG Nex1 to develop a counter-ballistic missile simulation system to improve response capabilities.
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Air
France Tests Upgraded MICA Air-to-Air Missile
The French arms procurement agency has live tested the MICA NG (new generation) air-to-air missile for the first time.
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Asia Pacific
India to Commission Last Foreign-Built Warship in July
The Indian Navy will commission its last foreign-built warship in Russia on July 1, with future vessels to be built at home.
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Air
DARPA to Demo Revolutionary VTOL Drone Capabilities This Month
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is set to test five vertical takeoff and landing drones later this month.
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Air
Belgium Plans to Buy 10 NASAMS Air Defense Batteries for $3 Billion
The Belgian government has proposed acquiring 10 NASAMS air defense batteries from the Norwegian defense manufacturer Kongsberg via the Netherlands.
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Business
Latvia to Procure 42 Additional ASCOD Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Latvia has approved a second order of the 42 ASCOD infantry fighting vehicles from GDELS-Santa Bárbara Sistemas it placed in January.
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Arms
India Tests AI-Controlled Light Machine Gun in Mountains
The Indian Army has tested an artificial-intelligence-based light machine gun in the mountains.
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