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Netherlands seeks $691m AIM-9X Sidewinder buy as it boosts support to Ukraine

The Netherlands has requested an almost $700 million purchase of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II short-range air-to-air missiles.

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US Special Operations cuts Armed Overwatch acquisition nearly 20%

US Special Operations Command is lowering its procurement target for the L3Harris OA-1K armed reconnaissance turboprop to 62 aircraft from the original target of 75, after scrutiny from government auditors.

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Northrop releases first flight video of Scaled Composites Model 437 low-cost jet

US defence manufacturer Northrop Grumman says subsidiary Scaled Composites has successfully flown a low-cost, single-engined piloted jet called the Model 437 Vanguard.

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Zelensky presses allies over cruise missile targeting restrictions

Ukraine has repeated a call for its Western allies to allow it to begin using donated air-launched cruise missiles and other advanced weapons to strike military targets inside Russia.

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Quebec to launch remotely piloted aircraft test centre

The facility in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region aims to support the operational needs of companies across the aerospace industry, including remote aircraft subsystem and payload integrators, original equipment manufacturers and aircraft end-users.

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UK halts exports of some defence equipment to Israel over Gaza action

The UK government has withdrawn permissions to supply Israel’s armed forces with some military equipment, removing “approximately 30 export licences for items which could be used in the current conflict” in Gaza.

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New Qinetiq test facility to enhance GPS jamming protection for UK military

Qinetiq is to build a new anechoic chamber test facility under a £20 million ($26 million) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.

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North Korea’s Kim views indigenous loitering munitions

North Korea has released images of ruler Kim Jung Un observing one-way attack drones developed by the isolated nation.