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The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract to produce 75 million rounds of small arms ammunition to a consortium comprising FN Herstal, Cheditte, and Nobelsport. The contract is expected to be signed during the summer of 2026, subject to completion of the formalities stipulated by the French Public Procurement Code
The French armed forces all new light multi-role helicopter, the Guépard (Cheetah) completed the first test firing during flight of its weapons at the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) Flight Test site in Cazaux in collaboration with Airbus Helicopters. During the tests, the Cheetah fired from the axial gun pod, weapons at the doors (machine gun and sniper rifle type) and decoys
The Chinese Navys upgraded Y-9 anti-submarine patrol aircraft has appeared in military exercises for the first time and achieved initial combat capability. Key new features include and AESA radar and magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) enhancing its search, attack and survivability
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Canada is likely to participate as an observer in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) program, a sixth-generation fighter jet project run by the UK, Italy, and Japan. With this status, Ottawa will have access to sensitive program information but will not assume any financial obligations nor will have any say in program management
Commissioning of Taiwans first indigenous submarine, ‘Narwhal could happen after completion of it trials in August or September this year. The Narwhal has completed day trails and is preparing for nighttime trails, Liberty Times reported quoting military sources that the submarine will complete testing and certification in late August
All United States military personnel aged thirty and older will be screened for testosterone deficiency as a mandatory element of their Periodic Health Assessment (PHA). If hormonal imbalances are detected, US military personnel will be offered voluntary treatment, including testosterone replacement therapy
Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI successfully executed a collaborative in-flight engagement between a Rafale F4 and an unmanned aerial system equipped with the NAMIB payload, a new electronic warfare device jointly developed by both companies. NAMIB is an electronic warfare payload capable of detecting, identifying, and geo-locating electromagnetic emissions, in particular those from air defense systems