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3 December

US Seeks Autonomous Vehicles for Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher

The US Army is seeking companies to develop an autonomous vehicle capable of handling heavy payloads for its new CAML program.

3 December

Jodesz Gavilan

Hanwha Wins $480M Contract as South Korea Approves L-SAM Mass Production

South Korea has greenlit large‑scale production of the L-SAM after Hanwha Aerospace won a $480-million contract.

3 December

Servicemen guide in an unarmed practice GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb SDB munition at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina

Bea Castañeda

What Is the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb? The Precision Glide Weapon Explained

This explainer breaks down how the GBU-39 SDB packs a precise, powerful punch for such a lightweight weapon.

3 December

Brazil's Gripen E aircraft firing a Meteor missile.

Christine Casimiro

Brazil Conducts First Meteor Missile Firings From Gripen E

Brazil has successfully fired the Meteor beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile from its Gripen E fighter aircraft for the first time, marking a major leap in the country’s regional air defense deterrence.

2 December

Officials of Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization and China North Industries Corporation sign agreement to jointly produce armed drones. Photo: Egypt State Information Service

Rojoef Manuel

Egypt, China Launch Joint Military Drone Production

Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and China’s North Industries Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce tactical unmanned aerial systems.

2 December

Rojoef Manuel

Austria Finalizes Procurement of $1.7B M-346FA Fighter Jets With Italy

Austria has completed a $1.7 billion purchase of 12 Leonardo M-346FA combat aircraft from Italy.

2 December

CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leaves the airfield of Chièvres Air Base during the Operation Atlantic Resolve, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre)

Rojoef Manuel

US Approves $1B in Saudi Helicopter Support, Training as Kingdom Renews F-35 Push

The US has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia worth a combined $1 billion, authorizing major helicopter sustainment and aviation training programs as Riyadh presses its long-running bid to buy F-35 fighter jets.

2 December