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@Sikorsky is pursuing a European production line for NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft programme, positioning the Lockheed Martin company for a larger role in the alliance’s future helicopter industrial base.
https://t.co/M2txiPR2tw

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NATO will begin formal negotiations with @Saab on the acquisition of up to ten GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control systems. The announcement was made by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
https://t.co/MWgA0dM4th

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Finland will establish Europe’s first maintenance and sustainment center for the MLRS Common Fire Control System. The agreement was signed by the Finnish Defence Forces, Finnish technology company Insta and @LockheedMartin.
https://t.co/4ujOZS28pl

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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has released its @SIPRIorg Yearbook 2026, warning that states are increasingly relying on nuclear weapons as instruments of national power.
https://t.co/eZ11b3UOVU

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@aselsan participated in #EFES2026 with its most advanced technologies and systems, including equipment actively used during exercise scenarios.
https://t.co/MagmykPLDV

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Poland’s defence procurement agency has signed a contract with a consortium of state-owned companies, led by PGZ Group, for a second batch of domestically developed #Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles.
#SAFE #EUdefence
https://t.co/8n800tXkTr

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@Saab has launched a new anti-tank ammunition round for its Carl-Gustaf weapon system during a live-firing customer demonstration in Karlskoga, Sweden.
https://t.co/dj3dUD7PS8

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The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to #Ukraine involving Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range kits and related equipment valued at an estimated $373.6 million.
https://t.co/WQ636Nfx80

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Two of Norway’s first new #Leopard2A8NO main battle tanks have arrived at Rena camp in Østerdalen, marking a key step in the modernisation of the Norwegian Army.
https://t.co/4O0zQ8aGkh

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Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence and the U.S. government have signed an amendment to an existing contract for the acquisition of a second #HIMARS rocket artillery battery.
https://t.co/KM8JPrupjL

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@ARXrobotics has begun manufacturing autonomous ground systems in the #UK following its first contract with the British Army.
https://t.co/TQe29n37xH

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@northropgrumman and the @usairforce are accelerating development of the #Sentinel IBCM program under a revised acquisition approach. The program is advancing toward a first flight test in 2027 and initial operational capability in the early 2030s.
https://t.co/VfJiaMQnMk

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@BAESystemsplc has successfully conducted a test firing of a low-cost precision weapon from a #EurofighterTyphoon, demonstrating a new capability to counter uncrewed air systems.
#APKWS
https://t.co/KDSh2YbJN5

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@LockheedMartin has completed the first flight test of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2, marking a significant step forward in the U.S. Army’s long-range fires modernization program
https://t.co/dGwbwKFq9X

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The United States Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Sweden for #HIMARS rocket systems and related equipment valued at an estimated $930 million.
https://t.co/BdVVJlMXLw

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President Donald Trump @POTUS said major U.S. defense contractors have agreed to significantly expand production of advanced weapons following a meeting at the White House.
https://t.co/DKKL3A4sFD

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EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has described the Future Combat Air System fighter jet programme as a “failure”, warning that pan-European defence projects lack success stories.
https://t.co/3jSZZ5urDu

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#Hanwha has completed production of the first three Australian-made AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzers at the Hanwha Armoured Vehicle Centre of Excellence in Victoria.
https://t.co/Uq5xPMU7Pb

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@RollsRoyce has completed altitude and operability testing for its F130 engine, marking another step toward delivery for the @usairforce B-52J Stratofortress program.
https://t.co/2aOeTpyOf1

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Theon International has confirmed a new delivery order in support of the Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle programme for the United States Marine Corps.
https://t.co/4lspZkrMbu