Defense News Army 2025
Germany to Replace G36 Rifle with New H&K G95A1 to Enhance Infantry Lethality
On May 19, 2025, Heckler & Koch officially commenced deliveries of the G95A1 and KA1 assault rifles to the German Armed Forces, marking a new chapt...
FEINDEF 2025: Escribano transforms the Vamtac ST5 armored vehicle into a complete C-UAS platform to counter drone incursions
At FEINDEF 2025, Escribano Mechanical & Engineering Group (EM&E Group) introduced a new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) vehicle based on the...
Turkish company STM exports first Kargu kamikaze drone equipped with new warhead for enemy vehicle and bunker attacks
On May 13, 2025, the Turkish company STM finalized the first export contract for its Kargu rotary-wing loitering munition system equipped with an a...
Breaking News: Australia Begins Shipping M1A1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine without Green Light of U.S.
According to information published on May 19, 2025, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australia has begun loading the first of 49 M...
Colt & Northrop Unleash U.S. Army’s Next-Gen Grenade Launcher to Replace M203 and M320
On May 13, 2025, Colt and Northrop Grumman unveiled their Precision Grenade Launcher during a live-fire demonstration, developed under the U.S. Arm...
FEINDEF 2025: Escribano converts Sentinel 30 naval turret into new ODIN-I air defense system to enhance land-based drone defense
During the 2025 FEINDEF International Defence and Security Exhibition held in Madrid, the Spanish company EM&E Group, also referred to as Escribano...
Cambodia Turns to Chinese QW-3 MANPADS and TH-S311 System to Develop a Mobile Air Defense Capability
On May 4, 2025, the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces officially unveiled the integration of two new Chinese-made air defense systems: the QW-3 Vanguard...
Breaking News: First Operational Deployment of British Army’s New Archer 155mm Howitzer During NATO Exercise
On May 14, 2025, the British Ministry of Defence announced the first operational deployment of its newly acquired Archer 155mm self-propelled howit...
Qatar Becomes First International Customer of Raytheon’s FS-LIDS Counter-Drone System in $1B U.S. Defense Deal
On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Government announced a $1 billion defense agreement with Qatar via an official statement, establishing the Gulf nation as...
Breaking News: U.S. President Trump Signs $2B Deal with Qatar to Become First MQ-9B Drone Operator in Middle East
On May 14, 2025, during U.S. President Donald Trump's official visit to Doha, a significant milestone in U.S.-Qatar defense cooperation was achieve...
U.S.-UAE Defense Alliance Expands with Local Coyote Counter-Unmanned Aerial System Production
Citing information released by the Tawazun Council’s official X account on May 15, 2025, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a significant ...
Breaking News: UK Confirms Start of New Chinook CH47ER Helicopter Production in U.S. with First Delivery in 2027
Following a British parliamentary question from MP Blake Stephenson, British Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle announced on...
Spain Partners with U.S. to Produce PAC-3 Missile Parts in Patriot System Supply Chain
On May 14, 2025, Lockheed Martin España S.A., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), announced the signing of a major industrial cooperation ...
Towards Operational Autonomy for Polish Abrams Tanks with the GDLS and WZM Partnership
On May 15, 2025, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and the Polish company Wojskowe Zakłady Motoryzacyjne (WZM), based in Poznań, formalized a st...
UK and Germany Launch Joint Program for a 2 000 km Missile under European Deep Strike Approach
Meeting in Berlin on May 15, 2025, UK Defence Secretary John Healey and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced the launch of an ambitiou...
Lithuania Boosts Anti-Tank Power with Live-Fire Test of Spike Missile from Vilkas Combat Vehicle
On May 16, 2025, the Lithuanian Armed Forces announced that they have conducted the first live fire of their VILKAS Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV...
Japan to Test Type 88 Long Range Missile on Home Soil to Strengthen Deterrence Against China
For the first time since the creation of its Self-Defense Forces, Japan is set to carry out a live-fire long-range missile exercise within its own ...
INSIGHT: Growing Missile Threats from China and North Korea Demand New U.S. Army Precision Firepower
On May 13, 2025,during the 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu, Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of the Unite...
Breaking News: Qatar Signs $42 Billion U.S. Defense Deal Including THAAD Air Defense Missile System
During a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on May 14, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a groundbreaking defense agreement that will se...
FEINDEF 2025: Excem Technologies launches StarLock drone to secretly track US-made Starlink terminals in war zones
At the 2025 edition of the International Defence and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF), held in Madrid, Excem Technologies presented a system named Sta...