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Americas
US Taps BAE for $1.2B Space-Based Missile Warning and Tracking Systems
The US Space Force has awarded BAE Systems a $1.2-billion contract to design and build 10 Epoch 2 spacecraft for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) program.
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Asia Pacific
South Korea Unveils New Carrier Concept Built for Manned-Unmanned Teaming
South Korea has introduced Ghost Commander II, a next-generation naval carrier concept designed to combine manned and unmanned systems within a unified command-and-control platform.
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Asia Pacific
Drone Strike Near China Puts New Pressure on Russia — and Eyes in Beijing
Ukraine’s deepest drone strike since the start of the war has hit a Russian airfield in Irkutsk Oblast, relatively close to the border with China, marking a significant expansion in the geographical scope of Kyiv’s long-range campaign.
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Middle East
UAE’s EDGE Secures $2.45B Patrol Vessel Deal With Kuwait
United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense company EDGE Group has inked a $2.45-billion contract to supply Kuwait with eight Falaj-3 naval patrol vessels.
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Air
Ukrainian Buntar-3 Drone Brings AI to Recon, Skips GPS to Beat Jammers
Ukraine has unveiled another addition to its growing lineup of reconnaissance drones, the Buntar-3, built to operate without GPS.
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Air
Royal Navy Merlin Sub-Hunter Deploys Drone as ‘Flying Eyes’ in Historic First
As part of the UK’s broader push for manned-unmanned teaming, the Royal Navy’s Merlin Mk2 helicopter relied on a drone during a trial for the first time.
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Europe
Sodern’s New Tech Uses Stars to Guide Aircraft When GPS Fails
French company Sodern has developed a system that looks to the stars instead of satellites to keep aircraft and drones on course amid electronic warfare.
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Arms
Poland Orders Thousands of 120mm Armor-Piercing Tank Rounds
Poland has signed a 150-million Polish złoty ($39.9 million) contract to acquire thousands of 120mm tank rounds from Mesko, a subsidiary of state-owned PGZ.
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Asia Pacific
Taiwan to Test Attack Drone Boat, Host USV Demos in June
Taiwan is ramping up drone development in June with a combat evaluation of its drone attack boat and a demonstration of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) from various industry specialists.
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Americas
General Atomics to Develop Next-Gen GHOST ISR/Strike Drones for US
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has clinched a $99.3-million contract to develop next-generation drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and strike missions for the US.
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