Sweden Orders 16 Gripen E Jets for Ukraine in SEK 24.6 Billion Saab Deal

Image: ARX Robotics ARX Robotics and Roboneers have launched ARX Industries, a joint venture to mass-produce unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for Ukrainian Defence Forces, as per a recent press statement.

Image: SAAB Saab has contracted with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver 16 Gripen E fighter aircraft to Ukraine. The deal carries an approximate value of SEK 24.6

Image: Boeing The US Space Force has selected Boeing to lead the next phase of its Mobile User Objective System Service Life Extension (MUOS SLE) programme, a contract worth up

Image: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin has won a $3 billion (£2.4 billion) contract for fiscal year 2026 to produce Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rounds for the US Army.

Image: UK MoD Crown Copyright Britain will invest more than £5 billion in drones and autonomous systems over the next four years, marking the largest such commitment in UK military

Image: DroneShield A new global survey has found severe and systemic capability gaps in counter-drone readiness across airports and critical infrastructure worldwide. Many operators lack both the tools and the

Image: Leonardo Leonardo and Baykar have completed the first live testing phase of their K-SWARM programme. The trials successfully demonstrated Crewed/Uncrewed Teaming (CUC-T) and swarm tactics capabilities between advanced combat

Image: France MoD France’s Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has ordered 5,000 Delco combat drones from Harmattan AI, as per a recent press statement. The DGA placed the order on

Image: Rheinmetall Team Boxer UK has delivered the 100th Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV) to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), marking a landmark milestone in British sovereign defence manufacturing

Image: Polish Ministry of National Defence Poland has contracted 46,000 MSBS GROT A3 assault rifles for its armed forces, as per a recent press statement from the Ministry of National

Image: Rheinmetall Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH and Greek industrial group GEK TERNA S.A. have signed a binding Strategic Framework Agreement to develop Greece’s defence industrial base and deliver advanced land systems

Image: Lockheed Martin The US government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $35 billion, seven-year contract to quadruple production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, as per a recent

Image: Marine Corps Cpl. Van Hoang via DVIDS The United States Marine Corps Reserve has, for the first time in its history, deployed multidomain collection assets during a live integration

Image: KNDS KNDS has handed over the first upgraded Stridsvagn 123 A main battle tank to Sweden’s defence procurement agency, FMV, marking a significant milestone in the country’s Leopard 2

Image: Rheinmetall Romania has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to supply Skyranger 35 ground-based air defence (GbAD) systems as part of a historic €5.7 billion order, as per a recent press