Monatsarchive: September 2025
Tekever AR5 combined with GDUK acoustic processing suite at REPMUS 2025 to close sensor-to-decision...
Portuguese unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) specialist Tekever has collaborated with the Mission Systems arm of General Dynamics UK (GDUK) at this year’s Robotic Experimentation and...
Future soldier programmes: An overview
‘Future Soldier’ programmes aim to upgrade infantry capabilities through technology. Disparate nations take different approaches to the Future Soldier concept. Some pursue fully integrated...
Helsing unveils development of CA-1 Europa autonomous CCA
Munich-based defence artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Helsing unveiled the development of its CA-1 Europa ‘autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)’ on 25 September 2025,...
Leonardo receives contract extension for support of Kuwaiti Eurofighters
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence (MoD) has exercised an in-service support extension option for the Kuwait Air Force’s fleet of Eurofighters, for which Leonardo...
Rheinmetall signs MoU on establishment of 155 mm ammunition factory in Latvia
Germany’s Rheinmetall plans to build a new production facility for 155 mm calibre artillery ammunition in Latvia. The facility will be operated by a...
Invisio to upgrade comms systems on US Coast Guard’s fleet of small boats
Scandinavian communications specialist Invisio has secured a 10-year Production Other Transaction Agreement (P-OTA) with the US Coast Guard (USCG) worth up to SEK 930...
Theon secures contract to provide its IRIS-C thermal clip-on to Germany and Belgium
Greek night vision system specialist Theon International has secured a sizeable contract via Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) for the delivery of...
![Two-piece 152 mm ammunition for a 2A65 Msta-B towed howitzer arranged for firing in a 2019 Russian exercise. Russia’s defence industry has had to expand significantly to even partly resource the country’s use of this ammunition. [Russian MoD]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ArtilleryExercise2019-16-Kopie-218x150.jpg "Mapping the expansion of Russia’s defence industry")
Mapping the expansion of Russia’s defence industry
Russia’s defence industry has seen a dramatic transformation since the 2008 ‘New Look Reforms’ and especially since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early...
Confirmed and suspected Russian airspace incursions ramp up tensions across Europe
Both confirmed and suspected Russian violations of NATO airspace across Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltics in September 2025 have ratcheted up European tensions...
Japanese MoD to establish new division and special operations brigade
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) will establish two new units within the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026:...