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Rheinmetall will build a 30,000-square-metre logistics centre near Kassel Airport. The investment will support military-vehicle order processing, training, and drone testing as Vehicle Systems carries a €28.829bn backlog.
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Australia is testing Viper for automated military space surveillance operations. The optical telescope trial examines direct sensor tasking, automated analysis, and sovereign control of observations supporting future space-domain-awareness requirements.
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Austal will recruit 500 workers as Australian landing-craft production accelerates. The hiring programme supports 26 Army vessels being built under Australia’s continuous naval shipbuilding strategy in Western Australia.
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Taiwan has signed a NT$26.9bn contract for ALTIUS unmanned systems. The acquisition covers 2,032 reconnaissance aircraft and loitering munitions, with deliveries scheduled from the fourth quarter of 2026 through June 2033.
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Mara raises $7 million to scale its Spike counter-UAS system. The funding will move its distributed sensor-and-interceptor architecture from field testing towards initial deployments and expanded production.
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Cellebrite launches portable C-TEK field forensics kit for military teams. The backpack-sized system combines extraction software, ruggedised hardware, and independent power for forward-deployed digital intelligence work without conventional laboratory infrastructure.
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Northrop Grumman’s IVEWS has surpassed 500 flight-test hours on F-16s. The milestone comes as the US Air Force prepares procurement of the internal electronic-warfare suite across more than 200 operational aircraft.
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Lockheed Martin has demonstrated its Guam missile-defence battle manager prototype. The Phase 2 evaluation combined Aegis Guam and IBCS data while using algorithms to prioritise engagement recommendations for operators.
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LeoLabs has secured a Space Force transportable radar prototype agreement. The $20.68 million award will adapt its containerised Scout architecture for a new defence mission while retaining rapid deployment and distributed sensing.
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BAE Systems will modernise USS Boxer under a Navy contract. The $149.8 million availability covers maintenance, repair, and upgrades at Naval Base San Diego, with options potentially raising the value to $180 million.