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Europe
Belgium’s ‘Odin’ Innovation Program to Prep Military for Future Warfare
Belgium has launched a new defense innovation initiative aimed at overhauling its military capabilities for future conflicts, as Defence Minister Theo Francken warned that the country and much of Europe remain unprepared for next-generation warfare.
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Sea
US Coast Guard Awards $3.6M for Small Response Boat Demonstrators
The US Coast Guard has awarded four contracts totaling approximately $3.6 million to acquire Response Boat-Small testbeds, a move aimed at shaping future small vessel acquisitions.
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Arms
HII Wins Role in Missile Defense Agency’s $151B SHIELD Contract Vehicle
HII has signed a deal to provide services for the US Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contracting vehicle.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Pentagon Task Force Awards First Replicator 2 Contract for Anti-Drone Systems
The US Department of Defense’s Joint Interagency Task Force 401 has made its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative.
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Air
SNC Buys Global 6500 Jet to Accelerate US Army HADES Development
Sierra Nevada Corporation has purchased a new Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft at its own expense to expedite the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program.
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Asia Pacific
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia Ink Defense Cooperation Pact
Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed an agreement with Indonesia to establish defense cooperation following talks in Sarajevo, marking a step toward deeper bilateral ties.
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Air
KF-21 Boramae Nears Delivery as S. Korea Wraps Up Flight Tests
South Korea has finalized all flight tests of its future KF-21 Boramae combat aircraft, paving the way for shipment of the domestically developed jet to the Republic of Korea Air Force.
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Sea
US Navy Christens Final Spearhead Expeditionary Transport Ship
The US Navy has christened its 16th and final Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, the USNS Lansing (EPF 16), at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.
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Arms
Taiwan Marines Unit Upgrades to US-Made M4A1 Rifles for Base Security
A new Republic of China Marine Corps unit assigned to land-based security has replaced its aging assault rifles with US-made M4A1 systems, according to state media.
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Space
Sweden Taps ICEYE, Planet Labs for Space Satellite Network
Finnish defense contractor ICEYE and Planet Labs in California have signed a deal to provide synthetic aperture radar and electro-optical capabilities in support of the Swedish Armed Forces’ space operations.
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