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MBDA/Fly-R to industrialize Raijin R2-120 drone in UAE as India targets MRFA Rafales with upgraded Meteor BVR datalink

MBDA and Fly-R will develop and industrialize the R2-120 Raijin in the UAE in a project tied to France’s Rafale industrial commitments. Separately, India’s Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme targets Rafales featuring upgraded Meteor missiles with enhanced datalink for improved beyond-visual-range performance.

2026-06-22T01:27:01.882906-07:00

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UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar

2026-06-18T11:33:32.737733-07:00

FlightGlobal

BAE Systems pushes APKWS guided-rocket integration for Eurofighter Typhoon counter-UAS, with live-fire trials aimed at expanding

2026-06-19T09:39:32.780114-07:00

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Finland greenlights GBU-53/B SDB II (StormBreaker) buys to arm its incoming F-35A fleet

2026-06-18T00:03:43.009847-07:00

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Ukraine launches ‘TrophyLab’ to standardize and share captured Russian weapons data with allies Ukraine has launched the ‘TrophyLab’ platform to share information from captured Russian weapons with partner countries. The publicly referenced study items include the Kinzhal hypersonic missile and the T-90M tank, positioning TrophyLab as a structured conduit for allied learning and potential adaptation.

2026-06-22T02:40:33.151206-07:00

Ukraine launches ‘TrophyLab’ to standardize and share captured Russian weapons data with allies

Reuters

India–UAE talks on exporting BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as Gulf procurement accelerates India is in talks with the UAE to sell elements of its supersonic cruise-missile BrahMos capability, according to multiple sources. The proposed export comes as Abu Dhabi steps up defense procurement following the Middle East war, signaling a potential shift toward longer-range precision strike and deterrence options.

2026-06-22T02:24:41.188313-07:00

India–UAE talks on exporting BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as Gulf procurement accelerates

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MBDA/Fly-R to industrialize Raijin R2-120 drone in UAE as India targets MRFA Rafales with upgraded Meteor BVR datalink MBDA and Fly-R will develop and industrialize the R2-120 Raijin in the UAE in a project tied to France’s Rafale industrial commitments. Separately, India’s Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) programme targets Rafales featuring upgraded Meteor missiles with enhanced datalink for improved beyond-visual-range performance.

2026-06-22T01:27:01.882906-07:00

MBDA/Fly-R to industrialize Raijin R2-120 drone in UAE as India targets MRFA Rafales with upgraded Meteor BVR datalink

FlightGlobal

BAE Systems pushes APKWS guided-rocket integration for Eurofighter Typhoon counter-UAS, with live-fire trials aimed at expanding BAE Systems says it is seeing “strong” global interest from Eurofighter Typhoon operators for integrating APKWS guided rockets into the aircraft’s counter-drone capability. The company is testing an update that would enable Typhoon to deploy 14 APKWS-class counter-drone weapons, with live-firing trials referenced for 2026.

2026-06-19T09:39:32.780114-07:00

BAE Systems pushes APKWS guided-rocket integration for Eurofighter Typhoon counter-UAS, with live-fire trials aimed at expanding

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Pentagon warns solid-rocket-motor shortages could cap missile production; Northrop Grumman says it’s ready to scale under longer The Pentagon is flagging solid rocket motor supply constraints as a potential brake on efforts to sharply increase missile output. In response, Northrop Grumman says the industrial base is prepared to ramp production, but points to longer contracting horizons as key to scaling.

2026-06-19T07:38:37.513880-07:00

Pentagon warns solid-rocket-motor shortages could cap missile production; Northrop Grumman says it’s ready to scale under longer

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UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar The UK says it will provide a $1 billion support package to Ukraine including 150,000 drones alongside air-defense missiles and radar systems. The scale-and-sustain mix underscores a counter-UAS posture focused on rapidly replenishing drones while pairing them with sensing and intercept capability.

2026-06-18T11:33:32.737733-07:00

UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar

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Rheinmetall and General Atomics explore transatlantic co-production of Vektrex 155mm precision-guided long-range fires Rheinmetall and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems signed an MoU at Eurosatory 2026 to explore cooperative production of Vektrex, a manoeuvring 155 mm precision-guided munition, aimed at allied long-range artillery modernisation. GA also unveiled Vektrex, Bullseye cruise missile and railgun projectile concepts at the show, positioning them for future co-production deals.

2026-06-18T09:01:01.342649-07:00

Rheinmetall and General Atomics explore transatlantic co-production of Vektrex 155mm precision-guided long-range fires

Reuters

Finland greenlights GBU-53/B SDB II (StormBreaker) buys to arm its incoming F-35A fleet Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen authorized procurement of additional GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs from the United States to equip the country’s incoming Lockheed Martin F-35A fleet. The move supplements a 2023 US Foreign Military Sales contract and reinforces NATO’s precision-strike posture on the northern flank.

2026-06-18T00:03:43.009847-07:00

Finland greenlights GBU-53/B SDB II (StormBreaker) buys to arm its incoming F-35A fleet

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MBDA/Fly-R to industrialize Raijin R2-120 drone in UAE as India targets MRFA Rafales with upgraded Meteor BVR datalink

UK commits $1B Ukraine package with 150,000 drones plus air-defense missiles and radar

BAE Systems pushes APKWS guided-rocket integration for Eurofighter Typhoon counter-UAS, with live-fire trials aimed at expanding

Finland greenlights GBU-53/B SDB II (StormBreaker) buys to arm its incoming F-35A fleet

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