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Poland buys 96 Apache helicopters to boost attack capabilities

WARSAW, Poland — The Polish Ministry of National Defence has signed a deal with the United States government to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters — with related gear and weapons — for the country’s armed forces. The signing ceremony was held on Aug....
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Norway to purchase HIMARS from Lockheed Martin, snubbing Hanwha

PARIS – Norway has requested to buy 16 of Lockheed Martin’s M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS — as well as associated equipment and ammunition — in a deal worth as much as $580 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Friday. The...
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Cheap first-person-view drones now hunting larger prey in Ukraine

MILAN – Low-cost first-person-view drones are proving increasingly capable of striking larger platforms — such as combat helicopters — in Ukraine, as their pace of development has accelerated to allow them to fly faster and further. On Aug. 7, the Ukrainian military...
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Poised for growth, Turkish defense firms scramble for new exports

The Defense News Top 100 list of defense companies for 2024 includes five Turkish firms, up from four in 2023, amid rising global demand for Turkish defense products and increasing maturation of the Turkish defense industrial sector in terms of breadth and...
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