RTX’s Raytheon awarded $197 million contract for Poland airborne reconnaissance system
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $197 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the MS-110 Multispectral Reconnaissance System. The contract includes production, aircraft…
Lockheed Martin hosts Industry Week to expand participation of UAE companies in advanced defense programs
Lockheed Martin hosted a three-day Industry Week at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, bringing together industry partners from across the United Arab Emirates to expand the inclusion of UAE…
Thales supports the Qatar Emiri Air Force in strengthening its air protection with the GM400α and the GM200MM/A radars air surveillance system
At the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha, the Qatar Emiri Air Force signed an order for Ground Master 200 MM/A radars and Ground Master 400 Alpha radars, intended to strengthen the…
Charting the Future of Naval Autonomy: SDArabia in Conversation with Naval Group at UMEX-SIMTEX 2026
Private – Ali Omar At UMEX–SIMTEX 2026, the region’s premier platform for unmanned systems and simulation technologies, naval autonomy and multi-domain operations took center stage. Against this backdrop, SDArabia spoke…
Lockheed Martin launches Riyadh software factory to advance Saudi defense innovation
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the opening of a software factory in Riyadh. The new facility will introduce the company’s advanced software development ecosystem to the Kingdom, enabling the…
Embraer and Adani Defence & Aerospace announce strategic partnership to establish regional transport aircraft ecosystem in India
Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ / B3: EMBJ3), a global leader in aerospace, and Adani Defence & Aerospace, a leading player in India’s aerospace and defence and the flagship company of Adani…
Advancing PAC-3 MSE Component Production in Spain
Last week, Lockheed Martin celebrated two major advancements for its Spanish industrial partners— Grupo Oesía and Sener, towards PAC-3® Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) component production in Spain. On January 20, 2026,…
Indonesia receives Rafale advanced fighter jets from France in major upgrade
Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France in the first deliveries from a multi-billion-dollar defence deal between the two countries, a defence ministry official told Reuters on Monday, marking a…
EDGE, TII, Micropolis, and SteerAI to Deploy Advanced Autonomous Logistics Platform
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global institute in applied research…
U.S. Deploys EAGLS Counter-Drone Air Defense System to Protect Middle East Bases
U.S. Central Command announced in a January 18, 2026, post on its official X account that American forces have fielded the Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System at multiple operational sites…