HAIFA, Israel. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and the Israel Ministry of Defense have delivered the first operational Iron Beam high-power laser system to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the company announced in a statement.

TORONTO. Energy company PowerBank Corporation reported a milestone in its collaboration with Singapore-based aerospace company SmartLink AI following the successful early-December launch of the DeStarlink Genesis-1 satellite: The satellite has been recorded operating and producing solar power as it moves around the earth.

KONGSBERG, Norway. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Zone 5 Technologies LLC, a California-based missile developer focused on long-range strike and counter-uncrewed aerial system (UAS) interceptors, with the transaction value undisclosed, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Air Force designated YFQ-48A as the Mission Design Series for Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon semi-autonomous prototype aircraft as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the Air Force announced in a statement.

BERLIN, Germany. Artec GmbH won an order valued at about €1.2 billion for 84 RCH155 (Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm) wheeled howitzers and related training, service, and logistics support for the German Armed Forces, Rheinmetall said in a statement.

TEL AVIV, Israel. Orbit Communication Systems won a $2.4 million order from a European defense integrator to supply maritime satellite communications (SATCOM) equipment for military platforms operated by a NATO navy, the company announced in a statement.

KOBLENZ, Germany. Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM) signed an amended framework contract to supply 200 additional Puma infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to the German Bundeswehr in a deal valued at €4.2 billion gross, the company announced in a statement.

ANKARA, Turkey. HAVELSAN signed a cooperation agreement with U.S.-based Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. (ART) to collaborate on simulation and training systems for rotary-wing aircraft, the company announced in a statement.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Collins Aerospace demonstrated its new small-form-factor (SFF) anti-jam assured positioning, navigation, and timing (APNT) technology during a recent run of the U.S. Army's All-Domain Persistent Experiment at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. 

ALBACETE, Spain. Spain’s Ministry of Defence placed orders for 100 Airbus Helicopters aircraft across four programs under the country’s National Helicopter Plan, the company announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment delivered two Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted mobile counter-uncrewed aerial system laser weapon systems to the U.S. Army under the second increment of the Army’s Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) prototyping effort, the company announced in a statement.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. The "Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market" is expected to grow from $15.36 billion in 2025 to $25.32 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 10.5%, according to a study from MarketsandMarkets. 

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, Va. Four flat, disk-shaped satellites called DiskSats lifted off just after midnight on December 18 as part of a U.S. Space Force (USSF) and NASA experiment, intended to test a new small-satellite form factor designed for operations in very low Earth orbit (LEO).

HELSINKI. International satellite operator ICEYE has partnered with Rheinmetall to supply Germany's armed forces with space-based reconnaissance data that has exclusive access to a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation. 

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md. Defense company ELTA North America announced a series of contracts -- worth a total of $32 million -- to co-produce next-generation processors and optical sensors to be used in armored vehicle protection systems.