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India has concluded negotiations with France on the purchase of 26 Rafale M deck-mounted fighters worth $7.6 billion. The official signing of the contract is expected in April 2025 during the visit of the French Defence Minister to India.
North Korea is building two newly designed surface warships at shipyards in Nampo and Jeonjin, according to KPA_bot, an analyst specialising in monitoring the North Korean armed forces.
The United States has arrested two current US Army soldiers and one former soldier on charges of selling military secrets to communist China. According to CNN, the information transferred included data on HIMARS missile systems, Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker armoured personnel carriers.
The Ministry of Defence of Portugal has handed over eight SA-330 Puma helicopters to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package. The information was published in an official document on the support provided to Ukraine and confirmed by the country's Minister of Defence.
India's Ministry of Defence has signed a $248 million contract with the Russian state-owned Rosoboronexport for the purchase of upgraded engines for T-72 tanks.
Maxar, one of the leading providers of high-resolution satellite imagery, has restricted free access to its services for Ukraine.
The Danish Ministry of Defence has announced the purchase of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship missiles manufactured by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. They will replace the US Harpoon missiles used on Iver Huitfeldt frigates.
The U.S. Air Force's Weapons Directorate (WD) and Defence Innovation Unit (DIU) have selected Anduril's Barracuda-500 autonomous aircraft for the next phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) project. The programme aims to develop a high-performance, modular and affordable cruise missile.
Palantir Technologies Inc. has started delivering Titan mobile combat stations to the US Army under a $178 million contract.
California startup Mach Industries is developing a high-precision vertical take-off cruise missile for the US Army.
The USX-1 Defiant, a new maritime drone developed under the NOMARS (No Manning Required Ship) programme by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was spotted in Washington state. Its construction was completed in early March, after which the ship was launched.
Latvia has signed an agreement with Origin Robotics to develop technology to combat enemy drones. The company will create a specialised system to detect, track and neutralise drones.
Russia has offered Belarus to set up a drone manufacturing company, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin said during an exhibition of Russian drones visited by Alexander Lukashenko.
Lockheed Martin is no longer involved in the development of a sixth-generation fighter aircraft for the US Navy under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme.
Lithuania has officially withdrawn from the international convention banning the purchase, use and production of cluster munitions.
