Global Major Weapon Systems Procurement & Deliveries
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The five most recent validated procurement records, ordered by event date, include contracts, agreements, deliveries and other acquisition events. Expand an entry to view the event type, buyer, supplier, contractor, system, quantity, disclosed value, status and source documentation.
2026-11-08 · Taiwan · F-16C/D Block 70 · Equipment delivery
Taiwan receives three F-16 Block 70 fighters in second delivery batch
Three aircraft arrived at Chihhang Air Base on 8 November. The delivery brought the cumulative number received to five of 66 ordered.
- Event type
- Equipment delivery
- Date precision
- day
- Buyer country
- Taiwan
- Supplier country
- United States
- Manufacturer / contractor
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics — Manufacturer
- System
- F-16C/D Block 70
- Quantity
- 3
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Currency
- Not disclosed
- Value basis
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Delivered
Taiwan Air Force Command: statement on the return of the second batch of F-16 Block 70 aircraft
2026-10-22 · Cyprus · Israel Shipyards offshore patrol vessel · Contract signed
Cyprus contracts a new Israeli-built offshore patrol vessel
Source also mentions upgrade of existing OPV IOANNIDES; no separate value or quantity assigned to upgrades.
- Event type
- Contract signed
- Date precision
- day
- Buyer country
- Cyprus
- Supplier country
- Israel
- Manufacturer / contractor
- Israel Shipyards — Shipbuilder; Rafael Advanced Defense Systems — Naval combat systems provider
- System
- Israel Shipyards offshore patrol vessel
- Quantity
- 1
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Currency
- Not disclosed
- Value basis
- Not publicly disclosed
- Status
- Contract signed
Israel Ministry of Defense: Israel to supply Cyprus with an offshore patrol vessel
2026-10-21 · France · SAMP/T NG · Contract awarded
France – contract for additional SAMP/T NG air defence sections
- Event type
- Contract awarded
- Date precision
- day
- Buyer country
- France
- Supplier country
- France
- Manufacturer / contractor
- EUROSAM — Industrial contractor
- System
- SAMP/T NG
- Quantity
- Not disclosed
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Currency
- Not disclosed
- Value basis
- Not specified
- Status
- Contract awarded
OCCAR: France – contract for additional SAMP/T NG air defence sections
2026-10-15 · India · GSAT-7C military communications satellite · Contract signed
India contracts GSAT-7C communications satellite capability
INR 2,563 crore converted arithmetically into INR 25,630 million; dedicated communications satellite for Indian Air Force.
- Event type
- Contract signed
- Date precision
- day
- Buyer country
- India
- Supplier country
- India
- Manufacturer / contractor
- New Space India Limited — Contractor
- System
- GSAT-7C military communications satellite
- Quantity
- Not disclosed
- Value
- 25630 INR
- Currency
- INR
- Value basis
- Contract INR 2,563 crore
- Status
- Contract signed
India Ministry of Defence (PIB): MoD inks contracts for GSAT-7C and Varunastra
2026-10-15 · India · Varunastra heavyweight torpedo · Contract signed
India contracts Varunastra heavy-weight torpedoes
Separate contract from GSAT-7C, which shares press release; INR 1,543 crore. No confirmed quantity disclosed.
- Event type
- Contract signed
- Date precision
- day
- Buyer country
- India
- Supplier country
- India
- Manufacturer / contractor
- Bharat Dynamics Limited — Contractor / manufacturer
- System
- Varunastra heavyweight torpedo
- Quantity
- Not disclosed
- Value
- 15430 INR
- Currency
- INR
- Value basis
- Contract INR 1,543 crore
- Status
- Contract signed
India Ministry of Defence (PIB): MoD inks contracts for GSAT-7C and Varunastra
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