Monatsarchive: October 2025
AUSA 2025: GA-ASI and Hanwha finalise deal to co-produce Gray Eagle STOL UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace have signed an agreement to partner in developing the Gray Eagle Short Takeoff and...
![The ERCA autoloader being tested at Yuma Proving Ground in June 2019. Although the US Army conducted a number of successful tests with ERCA prototypes, engineering issues, such as excessive wear on the 58-calibre gun tube after firing a relatively small number of rounds, led to the ERCA prototyping effort’s discontinuation in April 2024. [US Army]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1_ERCA-US-Army-Kopie-218x150.jpg "The US Army’s search for new self-propelled artillery: A long haul for long guns")
The US Army’s search for new self-propelled artillery: A long haul for long guns
More than six decades after the M109 entered service and following a series of cancelled replacement programmes costing billions, the US Army is once...
AUSA 2025: Rafael unveils new loitering Spike missile variant
Rafael has debuted a new loitering variant of its Spike family of missiles at the 2025 Association of the US Army (AUSA) Exposition, held...
![SUAVs are controlled via handheld devices, tablets and laptops. Here a USMC rifleman operates a Skydio X2D. [USMC/Cpl Joshua Barker]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/8941515-Kopie-218x150.jpg "US small UAV programmes")
US small UAV programmes
The US Army and Marine Corps are significantly increasing the number of small UAVs assigned to tactical units, and are providing these assets to...
AUSA 2025: AM General debuts new-gen Hawkeye 105 mm Mobile Howitzer System
US tactical vehicle provider AM General is making a debut with its restyled, next-generation Hawkeye 105 mm Mobile Howitzer System (MHS) at the 2025...
![Is Cellular Connectivity the Key to UAV and UGV Battlefield Dominance? By Yoav Amitai, CEO, [Copyright: Elsight]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Elsight-Article-Image-Is-Cellular-Connectivity-the-key-to-UAV-218x150.jpg "Is Cellular Connectivity the Key to UAV and UGV Battlefield Dominance?")
Is Cellular Connectivity the Key to UAV and UGV Battlefield Dominance?
The battlespace of today and tomorrow is undeniably defined by the proliferation of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGVs). From frontline...
![Image 1: Ophir SupIR 10-135mm f/1.8 designed for 5 µm SXGA MWIR detectors. [Credit: MKS Ophir]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/680540-Kopie-218x150.jpg "Shrinking Pixels, Maintaining Performance, in Infrared Imaging Systems")
Shrinking Pixels, Maintaining Performance, in Infrared Imaging Systems
Next-gen optics for smaller pixel pitch MWIR & LWIR detectors
New MWIR and LWIR detectors with smaller pixels offer the promise of more compact, cost-effective...
AUSA 2025: Galvion introduces Batlskin Caiman Ultra-Light helmet
Soldier system specialist Galvion has unveiled a new addition to its flagship Caiman suite of helmet systems in the form of the Caiman UL...
Saab receives contract extension for Gripen fleet maintenance
Saab announced on 10 October 2025 that it has received an extension to an existing contract for support and maintenance services for the Swedish...
Rheinmetall to supply Leopard 1-based Skyranger 35 air defence systems to Ukraine
Rheinmetall has been contracted to supply Ukraine with more Skyranger 35 air defence systems based on the Leopard 1 main battle tank (MBT) platform,...