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July 2026
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
United Kingdom Moves To Restore Artillery Barrel Production As First British Made Gun Barrels Reach Ukraine
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The United Kingdom has delivered the first British made artillery barrel forgings to Ukraine under a £61 million Ministry of …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Airbus Moves Toward Luftwaffe Deliveries As First German Eurofighter Tranche 4 Completes Maiden Flight
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Airbus has successfully completed the maiden flight of Germany’s first Eurofighter Tranche 4 fighter under the Quadriga modernization program. The …
- Defense Contracts
Saab Secures $830 Million Deal For German Navy MEKO A 200 Frigate Combat Systems
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Saab has secured an approximately SEK 8.7 billion (about US$830 million) contract from Germany’s TKMS to equip four new MEKO …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Patria Moves To Expand F-35 Production As Finland Enters Global Supply Chain With Forward Fuselage Assembly
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Patria has begun assembling the first F-35 forward fuselage sections in Finland, marking the country’s entry into Lockheed Martin’s global …
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
U.S. Air Force Advances YFQ-44A CCA Program With First Live Fire AIM 120 Missile Test
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Air Force has completed the first live fire missile test of Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, successfully launching …
- Defense Contracts
Lockheed Martin Moves To Expand European Defense Innovation With $100 Million Venture Investment Push
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Lockheed Martin Ventures has opened a London office and committed to investing at least $100 million in British and European …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
UK Royal Air Force Studies Future F-35A Fleet Size for Nuclear-Capable Role
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: The UK Royal Air Force is conducting analysis to determine the total future fleet size of nuclear-capable F-35A Lightning II …
- Defense Contracts
U.S. Approves $1.96 Billion APKWS-II Sale To Saudi Arabia To Expand Air Defense And Precision Strike Capability
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible $1.96 billion Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for up to …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
U.S. Army MV-75 Cheyenne Expands Long Range Assault Capability With Advanced RTX Mission Systems
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Army has selected RTX to provide key mission systems for the new MV-75 Cheyenne Future Long Range Assault …
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