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Norway Stocks up on Ammunition With Major Order

Norway, a NATO member that shares a border with Russia, said it would place an order for artillery shells worth $263 million to boost its ammunition stocks.

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General Atomics Trials AI-Driven Avenger Drone With Combat Missions

General Atomics has conducted a flight test to further validate the firm’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft system in El Mirage, California.

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NATO Sends Planes to Romania to Track Russian Moves

NATO will send surveillance aircraft to Romania to bolster its eastern flank and "monitor Russian military activity," the alliance said.

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US Air Force, Navy Team Up on Quantum Research

The US Air Force has signed a memorandum of understanding to share quantum computing expertise with the US Navy research community.

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BAE Systems Receives Modernization Contract for USS Lassen

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract to revamp the USS Lassen Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer.

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Royal Navy Upgrades Merlin Submarine-Hunting Helicopter

The Royal Navy has received the final upgraded unit of its AW101 Merlin Mk3/3a submarine-hunting helicopter from Leonardo.

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USAF Contracts BAE to Develop Seeker for Maritime Targeting 

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted BAE Systems to develop an air-launched, anti-ship munition seeker.

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Ukraine Resisting ‘High Intensity’ Offensive in Soledar

Ukraine said it was resisting a "high intensity" Russian offensive in Soledar, a nearly completely destroyed town in the Donetsk region.

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Hungary Starts Local Production of Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Rheinmetall announced Thursday that it has begun the local production of Lynx infantry fighting vehicles in Hungary.

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British Army Orders Micro-Drones From Elbit Systems

The British Army has ordered an unspecified number of Magni-X micro-unmanned aerial systems from Elbit Systems UK.

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