President Trump Announces Major Defence Contract with Qatar
U.S. President Donald Trump announced defence contracts worth $42 billion and an investment worth $10 billion on the Al Udeid Air Base were signed with Qatar.
GDLS News
Bilateral Relations
Land
Modernisation
US to Modernise Egypt’s Abrams Tanks at $4.69 Billion Cost
The State Department has cleared a probable FMS for Egypt of Abrams and accompanying equipment at a cost of $4.69 billion.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Eurosatory Opens its Doors: Israel Bypasses Blockade
France’s biggest land forces’ expo, Eurosatory, opens its doors today. Israeli companies bypass the blockade and present their products.
Land
Bahrain Acquires M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams MBT, Paying $2.2 Billion
DSCA approved Bahrain’s acquisition request to acquire M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.
Land
Expo and Air Show
GDLS Presents the LAV-700 Desert Viper at DIMDEX
American General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) presented the wheeled armoured vehicle LAV-700 Desert Viper (8 x 8) at DIMDEX Doha.
Land
The U.S. Army Picks Two Finalists to Replace Bradley
The U.S. Army awarded two contracts for the OMFV to replace the Bradley. The contracts will be worth around $1.6 billion, with a total value of $45 billion.
Land
GDLS to Deliver the Latest version of 8X8 ARV to the USMC
GDLS stated that the company would be delivering the latest version of its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) to the US Marine Corps (USMC).
Land
Bilateral Relations
The U.S. Agrees to Deliver 37 Cougar MRAPs to Ukraine
Pentagon published on December 21, 2022, a new list of military equipment in the form of weapons and combat vehicles to be delivered to Ukraine.
Land
US Army will acquire GDLS's Light Tank
General Dynamics Land Systems announced that the U.S. Army had chosen Mobile Protected Firepower for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs).
Land
Colombia has agreed to buy 50 8x8 armoured vehicles
Colombia has approved the purchase of 50 LAV III DVH 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles manufactured by the American company GDLS,
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
GDLS and AeroVironment present future of Unmanned Systems
A new dimension of unmanned systems is unveiled at AUSA. General Dynamic Land Systems (GLDS) and AeroVironment have exhibited the new concept.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
