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January 2024: Rheinmetall AG was awarded a USD 54 million order for infrared decoys by Bundeswehr. The German military can procure over 470,000 decoys from Rheinmetall’s tried-and-tested Birdie product line.

November 2023: Airbus Defense and Space awarded Elbit Systems Ltd a contract to supply the Direct Infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) and Infrared (IR) Missile Warning Systems for installation on the MRTT A330 refueling aircraft for Canada.

January 2024: Saab AB received an order for its Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) solution from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The contract period is 2024-2026 and is valued at approximately USD 29 million.

March 2023: Australian and German officials signed an agreement to cooperate on procuring the new combat reconnaissance vehicles based on the Boxer family of armored fighting vehicles equipped with a 30-millimeter gun. The deliveries will start in 2025.

• October 2023: BlackBerry Limited announced that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded BlackBerry a new seven-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to create and sustain its new Super Enterprise for Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS).
• September 2023: Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos received a contract valued at up to USD 918 million to support and enhance the US Department of Homeland Security’s AI cloud.

• June 2023: RTX Corporation delivered the fourth combat-ready laser weapon to the US Air Force. The new palletized laser weapon was the first 10 KW laser built to US military specifications in a stand-alone configuration that can be moved and mounted anywhere it's needed.
• April 2023: The US Department of Defence (DoD) selected NUBURU Inc. of Centennial for a position on the multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the fabrication and delivery of prototypes and equipment in support of solid-state high-energy laser (HEL) weapon systems. NUBURU Inc. conducts research, development, design, and manufacturing of high-power, high-brightness blue lasers.
• March 2023: Blighter Surveillance Systems was awarded a contract to supply Raytheon UK with its multi-mode A800 3D e-scan radars as part of a laser weapon project with the UK MoD.

• December 2023: Moog Inc. launched its new electric linear actuator solution. It comprised a new, low-maintenance MG Series servo actuator, DX2020 servo drive, and pre-engineered cabling to provide customers with an alternative to hydraulic and pneumatic actuation.
• February 2023: Thomson introduced its new high-capacity linear actuator, Thomas Electrak XD. This actuator gives motion system designers more cost-effective options for replacing hydraulic cylinders.

November 2023: Northrop Grumman Corporation received a contract from the US Navy (USN) to develop the cockpit and computer architecture of the new generation of the advanced Hawkeye (E-2D) aircraft (Delta System Software Configuration (DSSC) 6) for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the US Air Force (USAF) until 2028.

October 2023: The UK announced that it was to start trials of a new 16-protector surveillance aircraft. The aircraft would undergo test flights until entering service in late 2024. A new uncrewed RAF aircraft is capable of global surveillance operations.

March 2023: the Finnish and Swedish Defense Forces signed an agreement with Sako Ltd. to purchase a joint range of individual firearms. The agreement will run for ten years, followed by three seven-year option periods. In the first phase, Finland will acquire assault rifles and individual protection weapons for field testing at USD 0.75 million. Under the same agreement, Sweden made procurement of assault rifles and personal protection weapons. The first agreement covers firearms worth about SEK 875 million (USD 84 million).

June 2022: The US Department of Defense awarded Winchester Ammunition a contract modification for continued production of 5.56x45mm, 7.62x51mm, and .50 caliber ammunition. Winchester was also awarded a USD 15 million cost-plus contract to design a new manufacturing facility for the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW). In January 2022, the company won a contract to supply 6.8mm ammunition to the US Army with a total value of USD 20 million.

• November 2023: The UK and Poland defense industries signed a milestone deal worth over EUR 4 billion (USD 4.33 billion) to continue the next phase of Poland’s future air defense program. MBDA (UK) signed the sub-contract with PGZ (Poland) in a program to provide Polish forces with an enhanced ground-based air defense system capable of launching missiles to engage air threats. As per the plan, MDMA and PGZ will develop more than 1,000 Common Anti-Air Modular Missiles – Extended Range (CAMM-ER) and over 100 launchers.
• February 2023: Spain's defense ministry approved the deployment of the NASAMS air defense system in Estonia in April 2024 for four months. Moreover, The Estonian NASAMS unit will enable the Estonian Defence Forces to learn the tactical specifics of a medium-range air defense system. The objective of the NASAMS unit will be the defense of the Ämari Air Base.

• September 2023: A consortium of European defense manufacturers led by Indra Sistemas S.A. launched work on an electronic warfare capability for the European Union to protect friendly aircraft against missile attacks. According to a European Defence Fund fact sheet, the Responsive Electronic Attack for Cooperative Tasks (REACT) program is intended to develop a system capable of jamming any signals used for targeting European aircraft while being able to turn off adversary electronic warfare emitters.
• June 2023: The UK Royal Air Force received two F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole combat aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The marked delivery is part of a contract order for 48 F-35Bs for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Along with this contract, in April 2023, a USD 225-million support agreement was awarded to Lockheed Martin to sustain the British F-35 fleet’s operability.

• September 2023: The Serbian Military Technical Institute (MTI) unveiled a new iteration of the Pasars-16 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system. This updated variant incorporates a range of advanced weapon systems and is armed with a single-barrel 40 mm L/70 Bofors autocannon.
• April 2023: The US Army revealed its intentions to initiate the development of innovative ammunition capable of programmatically neutralizing small unmanned aircraft systems and ground vehicle targets. The XM1223 Multi-Mode Proximity Airburst (MMPA) will serve as a high-explosive proximity ammunition, playing a crucial role in the Manoeuvre-Short Range Air Defense Increment 3.