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Germany’s €25 Billion Boxer Order Is the Biggest Armored Vehicle Deal in a Generation
The Arminius programme will put roughly 1,800 new Boxer vehicles into the Bundeswehr’s hands across a dozen variants — the clearest evidence yet that Germany’s rearmament pledge is translating into contracts, not just budget lines.Continue Reading
France Puts $39 Billion on the Table for India’s Biggest-Ever Fighter Jet Order
Dassault has submitted detailed proposals for 114 Rafales, with 94 to be built in India under technology transfer — a bid that could reshape India’s air combat fleet and deepen Indo-French industrial ties for a generation.Continue Reading
The Navy Wants 15 New Battleships. The CBO Says That’s a $275 Billion Question.
A new Congressional Budget Office estimate puts the Trump-class battleship program’s price tag well above initial expectations — and warns that America’s shipbuilding industrial base may not be able to deliver it on schedule regardless of cost.Continue Reading
Europe’s and Ukraine’s Experimental Fast-Track for Ballistic Missile Defense
A Ukrainian drone-and-missile manufacturer is stitching together radars, seekers, and guidance systems from more than a dozen European suppliers to field a working ballistic interceptor by mid-2027. It’s a preview of how urgent, and how fractured, Europe’s air-defense buildout has become.Continue Reading
This Week’s Open Tenders and Opportunities: 13 Procurement Programs Defense Suppliers Should Be Tracking
A roundup of every new tender, RFI, and RFP that opened this week across India, the UK, the US, Ukraine/NATO, New Zealand, and Italy — from a $1.9 billion Indian Army drone drive to a US Air Force VTOL bomber concept.Continue Reading