Germany’s armed forces are preparing to place a large order for armored vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), a move that would expand the Bundeswehr’s protected mobility fleet by thousands of vehicles. According to hartpunkt, the Bundeswehr intends in the near term to order almost 3,000 Eagle V protected vehicles with a total […]

Rheinmetall has demonstrated its countermeasures against small unmanned aerial systems during the Ground-based Air Defence (GBAD) Demo Days at the Lohtaja firing range in Finland. According to a press release from Rheinmetall, representatives of Rheinmetall Air Defence AG were invited to take part in the event by the Inspector of Air Defence of the Finnish […]

A previously unknown next-generation Chinese Y-15 tactical military transport aircraft has been observed during recent test flights, drawing attention from defense analysts and aviation watchers monitoring developments in China’s airlift capabilities. Video circulating on Douyin shows a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft conducting flight tests in the Xi’an area, a long-established hub for Chinese military […]

Colt’s Manufacturing has been awarded a $12.9 million contract to supply M4A1 carbines and related accessories under a Foreign Military Sales program for Israel, according to an Army contract announcement. According to the award notice, the contract totals $12,934,700 and covers the production of Colt M4A1 carbines, suppressors, and flash hiders. Work will be performed […]

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has received a $113.5 million contract modification to continue long-term support for the Navy’s VH-92A Patriot helicopter, the aircraft designated for presidential and senior government transport. According to a contract announcement, the modification, identified as P00015, increases the ceiling on a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The agreement combines […]

BAE Systems’ Norfolk Ship Repair facility in Virginia has been awarded a $117.7 million contract modification to carry out maintenance, modernization, and repair work on the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98), according to a contract announcement. According to a release, the modification was issued under a previously awarded contract and provides funding for […]

Elbit Systems said on Tuesday that Greece has taken a key step toward acquiring the Israeli company’s PULS rocket artillery system, after the Hellenic Parliament and the Government Council for National Security approved a dedicated budget for the program. In a statement issued from Haifa on December 16, 2025, Elbit Systems Ltd. said it was […]

RENK Group AG has secured new defense contracts worth more than €45 million ($53 million) to supply transmission systems for several core armored vehicles operated by Germany’s armed forces, reinforcing the role of European industry in NATO’s ongoing force expansion and readiness efforts. According to a press release from the company, RENK will deliver HSWL […]

Ukrainian strike underwater drones have attacked a Russian naval base in Novorossiysk, in what Ukrainian officials describe as the first combat use of underwater drones to disable a modern diesel-electric submarine. According to Ukrainian sources, underwater drones known as “Sub Sea Baby” detonated beneath a Russian Project 636.3 submarine of the Varshavyanka class, known in […]

Northrop Grumman has completed a new demonstration of its mine countermeasures technology, showing that its AN/AQS-24 minehunting system can be integrated with an uncrewed surface platform to meet emerging U.S. Navy operational requirements. According to a company statement, Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated the integration of its AN/AQS-24 minehunting system with a Mine Countermeasures Unmanned […]

China’s newest long-endurance stealth unmanned aerial vehicle, the CH-7, has completed its maiden flight. State broadcaster CCTV said on Monday that China’s new high-altitude, high-speed, long-endurance CH-7 had recently completed its first flight. The outlet reported that the aircraft demonstrated long endurance, stealth, and high cruising speed, and was designed to meet “the needs of […]

India’s defense industry is pressing ahead with new strike options as JSR Dynamics has showcased its LRP2GM, a lightweight stealth cruise missile, to the Indian Navy, highlighting a domestically developed system aimed at long-range precision missions. According to the company website, the weapon is described as a “light weight cruise missile termed as long range […]

Germany has decided to move forward with an additional purchase of Airbus H145M light combat helicopters, exercising an option included in a 2023 contract and expanding the country’s planned fleet as it continues to modernize its rotary-wing forces. According to Airbus Helicopters, Germany has ordered 20 additional H145M helicopters, bringing the total number under contract […]

China may have begun construction of its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a major shipyard in northeastern China, according to an analysis of satellite imagery obtained by a Japanese think tank, raising new questions about Beijing’s long-term naval ambitions in the Pacific. According to the National Institute for Basic Policy Research (NIPPR), satellite images taken […]

Footage shared on social media this week by Indian defense journalist Sandeep Unnithan shows what appears to be a kamikaze drone intercepted by Indian Army air defenses during Operation Sindoor. “Turkish YIHA-III drone shot down by Indian Army during #OperationSindoor on display at the army chief’s residence for the Vijay Diwas celebrations,” Unnithan wrote in […]

MatrixSpace announced today that it has been selected as the overall winner of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) Challenge, following live operational testing conducted during U.S. Northern Command’s Falcon Peak 25.2 exercise. The selection places MatrixSpace at the top of more than 115 submissions evaluated by the Defense […]

The Royal Thai Army has recovered a BTR-3E1 armored personnel carrier that became immobilized during recent operations near the Thai-Cambodian border, countering earlier claims circulated by Cambodian sources that the vehicle had been seized. According to Thai military officials, the incident occurred on December 12 during operations in the Ta Phraya district of Sa Kaeo […]

The Turkish domestically developed Tayfun ballistic missile has successfully struck its target during a recent test launch. The test involved the Tayfun missile and its associated weapon system, which is already in mass production and being delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces. Testing is continuing across multiple variants of Tayfun, which Turkish authorities describe as […]

Ukraine says it is now detecting Russian attack drones equipped with Starlink satellite communication terminals on a daily basis, marking a shift in how Moscow is sustaining long-range drone operations under battlefield pressure. Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian electronic warfare specialist also known by the callsign “Serhiy Flesh,” said Russian forces have moved from improvised installations […]

The United States Marine Corps has tested a new unmanned amphibious ground vehicle during a recent Technical Concept Experiment 25.2 at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, according to materials released following the event. The experimental platform, described as an Unmanned Swarming Amphibious Craft, was observed operating along the shoreline and surf […]