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On June 24, 2026, Airbus announced that Belgium received its first H145M helicopter. The aircraft will support both the Belgian Armed Forces and the Federal Police, and Belgium has already expanded its order by adding three more helicopters, bringing the ...

On June 24, 2026, the German Ministry of Defense completely terminated the US$11 billion (EUR 10 billion) F126 frigate program. While Berlin initially explored salvaging the program by transferring the prime contractor role from Dutch shipbuilder Damen to ...

On June 25, 2026, Finland announced an additional US$45 million (EUR40 million) contribution to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which supports Ukraine’s defense needs. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo revealed the new package at the ...

On June 17, 2026, Anduril announced it was selected by the U. S. Air Force to enter the production phase of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program with its FQ-44 semi-autonomous fighter aircraft. The contract includes an initial group of aircraft for ...

On June 16, 2026, Castelion announced it has received a US$23. 4 million purchase from the U. S. Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard early operational capability pre-production prototype missiles and 50 associated shipping and storage ...

On June 17, 2026, Northrop Grumman was awarded a US$398 million contract by the U. S. Space Force to build the Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications Prototype (PTS-P), a satellite designed to provide secure and dependable communications for ...

On June 10, 2026, Boeing announced that Diehl Defense, Rohde & Schwarz, and Rheinmetall joined its MQ-28 Ghost Bat team. The partnership will combine Australian and German expertise to support development, delivery, and long-term support of the platform, ...

On June 10, 2026, Taiwan' s Military News Agency announced that Taiwan' s Fifth Combat Zone carried out its first live-fire verification of the HIMARS system outside the Jiupeng base. The exercise focused on strengthening Taiwan' s ability to ...

On June 10, 2026, L3Harris announced the U. S. Army selected it to provide VAMPIRE counter-drone systems under a contract valued at up to US$106 million. To meet increasing demand from the United States and allied nations, L3Harris expanded production and ...

On June 1, 2026, Northrop Grumman announced that it is partnering with Apex to support the development of space-based interceptor systems for the U. S. Space Force. Following successful ground testing, the company plans to provide an on-orbit demonstration ...

On June 3, 2026, the Canadian government announced the purchase of 26 Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), along with related munitions and a ten-year industrial and economic partnership plan. The agreement also includes ...

On June 4, 2026, Turkey' s Ministry of National Defence announced in a press release that it has enhanced its monitoring of the increase in arms purchases and military initiatives from Greece and the Republic of Cyprus. Ankara stated it is taking all ...