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Estonia pauses €500M CV90 IFV buy, expands counter-UAS/air defense and orders more Lockheed Martin HIMARS

Estonia is halting a €500 million CV90 IFV acquisition and redirecting funds toward counter-drone systems, air defense and unmanned capabilities. At the same time, it has signed with Lockheed Martin for three additional M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to bolster its long-range fires capacity.

2026-04-14T05:56:47.593451-07:00

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MDA Space taps Spaceflux for three optical ground observatories under Canada’s Space Surveillance program

2026-04-14T01:14:43.601823-07:00

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ICON launches ICON Prime to pursue Pentagon and NASA contracts

2026-04-14T04:09:08.975325-07:00

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Bell selects Collins Aerospace systems for U.S. Army FLRAA MV-75, awards include five critical packages

2026-04-13T23:39:29.135018-07:00

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Estonia pauses €500M CV90 IFV buy, expands counter-UAS/air defense and orders more Lockheed Martin HIMARS Estonia is halting a €500 million CV90 IFV acquisition and redirecting funds toward counter-drone systems, air defense and unmanned capabilities. At the same time, it has signed with Lockheed Martin for three additional M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to bolster its long-range fires capacity.

2026-04-14T05:56:47.593451-07:00

Estonia pauses €500M CV90 IFV buy, expands counter-UAS/air defense and orders more Lockheed Martin HIMARS

Payload

ICON launches ICON Prime to pursue Pentagon and NASA contracts ICON says it has formed ICON Prime, a dedicated business unit intended to pursue work with the US Department of Defense and NASA. The move signals ICON’s push to translate its construction robotics approach into government programs spanning defense and space-focused needs.

2026-04-14T04:09:08.975325-07:00

ICON launches ICON Prime to pursue Pentagon and NASA contracts

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MDA Space taps Spaceflux for three optical ground observatories under Canada’s Space Surveillance program MDA Space has selected Spaceflux to deliver the optical systems for three ground-based telescope observatories supporting Canada’s Space Surveillance program. The award underscores MDA Space’s expansion of sensing infrastructure that feeds ongoing space-domain awareness missions from the ground.

2026-04-14T01:14:43.601823-07:00

MDA Space taps Spaceflux for three optical ground observatories under Canada’s Space Surveillance program

FlightGlobal

Bell selects Collins Aerospace systems for U.S. Army FLRAA MV-75, awards include five critical packages Bell Textron has selected Collins Aerospace (RTX) to supply five critical systems for the U.S. Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The award covers multiple contracts under which Collins will deliver the rotorcraft subsystems intended to support longer-range, higher-speed performance.

2026-04-13T23:39:29.135018-07:00

Bell selects Collins Aerospace systems for U.S. Army FLRAA MV-75, awards include five critical packages

FlightGlobal

Bell selects RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace for MV-75 FLRAA mission systems RTX’s Collins Aerospace has been selected by Bell Textron to provide five mission systems for the U.S. Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The companies announced the partnership contracts tied to Bell’s rotorcraft modernization effort.

2026-04-13T23:39:29.135018-07:00

Bell selects RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace for MV-75 FLRAA mission systems

FlightGlobal

France signals Eurodrone MALE pullback as LPM 2024-2030 procurement plan revised France appears to be moving toward leaving the multinational Eurodrone MALE UAS programme, with the medium-altitude, long-endurance platform removed from the latest 2024-2030 LPM revision presented to the conseil des ministres on 8 April. The update formalises a shift away from the programme’s shared demand base.

2026-04-13T08:38:10.063517-07:00

France signals Eurodrone MALE pullback as LPM 2024-2030 procurement plan revised

Breaking Defense

U.S. Army operationalizes an acquisition cell via Joint Innovation Outpost for XVIII Airborne Division The Army has launched a Joint Innovation Outpost designed to move experimentation from episodic efforts to a more enduring, repeatable system for the XVIII Airborne Division—and, officials say, potentially the wider Army. The initiative focuses on “operationalizing an acquisition cell” to institutionalize innovation outcomes.

2026-04-13T06:54:06.693419-07:00

U.S. Army operationalizes an acquisition cell via Joint Innovation Outpost for XVIII Airborne Division

Wall Street Journal

Rheinmetall and Destinus launch JV to mass-produce cruise missiles and ballistic rocket artillery Rheinmetall and Destinus have agreed to form a joint venture to co-develop and manufacture cruise missiles and ballistic rocket artillery. The companies say the new entity is aimed at expanding European production of advanced missile technology, with the JV expected to be operational in the near term.

2026-04-13T01:24:54.137043-07:00

Rheinmetall and Destinus launch JV to mass-produce cruise missiles and ballistic rocket artillery

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Estonia pauses €500M CV90 IFV buy, expands counter-UAS/air defense and orders more Lockheed Martin HIMARS

MDA Space taps Spaceflux for three optical ground observatories under Canada’s Space Surveillance program

ICON launches ICON Prime to pursue Pentagon and NASA contracts

Bell selects Collins Aerospace systems for U.S. Army FLRAA MV-75, awards include five critical packages

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