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Finnish Defence Forces to receive TRG M10 sniper rifles

The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command announced on 20 February that it has signed a contract for the procurement of TRG M10 precision rifle systems with firearm manufacturer Sako. The...

NATO RFI on Saab’s GlobalEye

Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab announced on 21 February that it has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency regarding a new...

Lockheed Martin to develop ship-launched hypersonic missile

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers in a deal worth up to...

Fifth Astute-class submarine delivered to the Royal Navy

HMS Anson, the fifth Astute-class submarine, has departed BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to begin the journey to His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. Capable of defending the UK’s...

Rheinmetall to manufacture F-35 fuselage sections

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed a letter of intent with German defence company Rheinmetall to manufacture F-35 stealth fighter aircraft center fuselages. This would see a second...

U.S. shoots down unidentified object over Canada

A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada, the second such incident in as many days. It comes after the U.S. Air...