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Thales Plans Defense Equipment Support Base in Japan

French defense company Thales plans to establish a base in Japan to maintain and support equipment used by the country’s Self-Defense Forces.

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Thales LMM Missile to Equip Spain’s New Shipborne Defense System 

Indra has partnered with Thales to integrate the latter’s Lightweight Multirole Missile into the Spanish Navy’s Shipborne Launcher System.

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Paraguay Receives Cessna SkyCourier for Medical and Relief Missions

The Paraguayan Air Force has taken delivery of a Cessna SkyCourier turboprop for medical evacuations, patient transport, and disaster relief.

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India Tests Stratospheric Airship Built for Long-Endurance Surveillance

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully flown a long-endurance surveillance airship designed to operate in the stratosphere.

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This New Concept Turns Armored Vehicles Into 360-Degree Drone Catchers

ParaZero Technologies and ThirdEye Systems are pairing their technologies in a new counter-drone concept designed to help armored vehicles detect and intercept incoming aerial threats.

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Teledyne Has Another ‘Prism,’ This Time for AI-Powered Air-to-Ground Target Tracking

Teledyne FLIR OEM is adding AI-powered eyes to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drones, enabling them to detect, classify, and track multiple ground targets in real time.

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Kopin Secures $18.6M US Deal to Advance Color MicroLED Displays

Kopin has secured an $18.6-million US Army award to develop color MicroLED displays for soldiers and pilots.

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VideoRay Tapped for US Navy’s Uncrewed Mine-Hunting Push

AeroVironment subsidiary VideoRay has demonstrated an underwater robot for a US Navy mine countermeasure program.

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Philippine Air Force to Receive Black Hawk Simulator, Virtual Maintenance Trainer

The Philippine Air Force is set to receive S-70i Black Hawk helicopter training devices and services from Lockheed Martin.

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Sweden to Deploy Patriot for Ukraine Aid Hub Defense in Poland

Sweden will deploy its Patriot air defense system in Poland for the first time on a NATO mission, protecting a logistics hub used to transport aid to Ukraine.

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