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Finnish defence manufacturer Patria announced on 25 April 2025 that it is transitioning to a new operating model, effective from 1 June 2025. The changes, the company explained, are a response to “significantly increasing demand and a constantly changing operating environment”. Moving forward, Patria has decided to focus its operations on three key business areas […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Ireland of FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles and lightweight command launch units (LwCLUs), the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 23 Aptil 2025. The potential sale, which is worth an estimated USD 46 million (EUR 40.5 million), has been passed to the […]

Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Bayar announced on 23 April 2025 that it has completed further successful flight tests with a Bayraktar TB3 UAV off the Turkish amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu. On 22 April a Bayraktar TB3 completed four sorties from TCG Anadolu as part of fully autonomous take-off and landing tests from […]

UK-based underwater systems provider JFD announced on 24 April 2025 the successful integration and acceptance of its advanced submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). The achievement represents a first for JFD, as the ROKN system comprises a free-swimming SRV deployed and recovered through a moonpool using an innovative launch and […]

General Dynamics European Land Systems – Bridge Systems (GDELS-BS) has concluded a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the supply of more Improved Ribbon Bridges (IRBs), the company announced on 23 April 2025. GDELS-BS describes the IRB as a modern pontoon bridge system that can be used as a floating bridge or […]

Registration is open for a new Association of the US Army (AUSA) event focused on land forces in Europe. A premier international symposium and exhibition dedicated to land forces in Europe, the 2025 LANDEURO Symposium and Exposition will take place on 16-17 July in Wiesbaden, Germany: home of US Army Europe and Africa. The theme […]

The UK’s premier naval deployment of 2025 got underway on 22 April when the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth, followed a few hours later by the destroyer HMS Dauntless. HMS Prince of Wales is leading an eight-month mission of Carrier Strike Group 25 known as Operation ‘Highmast’, under which series of exercises and operations […]

The dangers posed by cyber conflict are significant and require preparation by the joint force to counter such them, a senior US Department of Defense (DoD) specialist has warned. Remotely addressing the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command Cyber Expo 2025 in El Segundo, California, on 22 April, John Garstka, Director for Cyber Warfare within the […]

RTX’s Raytheon business announced on 21 April 2025 that it is transitioning to production of the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) after completing a rigorous US Army flight test programme and achieving the US Department of Defense’s Major Capability Acquisition Milestone C designation. LTAMDS has completed eight successful flight tests of increasing […]

Israeli companies Sentrycs, a specialist in protocol manipulation-based counter-drone technology (often referred to as Cyber over RF), and Xtend, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, human-guided autonomous platforms and operating systems, announced a strategic partnership on 23 April 2025 aimed at transforming drone security and remote operations for defence and security applications. The collaboration brings […]

BAE Systems reported on 21 April 2025 that it has developed innovative new approaches to the production of energetics and propellants that are expected to strengthen supply chain resilience for the UK and its allies. The developments follow more than GBP 150 million (EUR 175 million) of investment by the company in its UK munitions […]

As an international leader in advanced defence electronics and technologies, IMCO Group is set to forge transformative partnerships with Greece’s dynamic local industry during DEFEA 2025 – Athens’ premier regional defence exhibition. IMCO develops and manufactures advanced systems and subsystems for armoured vehicles, with its technologies integrated into the IDF’s Merkava tank and the Namer […]

The European Commission-funded Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech) project has been officially launched, Thales, which is co-ordinating the effort, announced on 22 April 2025. The initiative, which brings together a consortium of 26 companies from 13 European Union (EU) member states plus Norway, “aims to revolutionise main battle tanks (MBTs) for […]

Dutch shipyard Damen and Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro have teamed up under contract to the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew, Damen announced on 17 April 2025. The RNLN will deploy the surveillance vessel to conduct security operations within the Netherlands’ North […]

Israel’s Maris-Tech announced the launch of a new real-time threat detection and protection solution for armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) on 22 April 2025. Called Diamond Ultra, the system is a fully integrated hardware/software system designed to enhance situational awareness and protection from airborne threats for AFVs and critical defence applications. The full system combines a ruggedised […]

A British Army team has successfully tracked, targeted and defeated swarms of drones in the latest trial of a new UK-developed radio-frequency directed-energy weapon (RF DEW), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 17 April 2025. The trial was recently completed at Air Defence Range Manorbier in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm […]

The first Bulgarian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter arrived at the country’s Graf Ignatievo Air Base on 13 April 2025, signalling the beginning of F-16 operations in Bulgaria. Bulgaria has ordered a total of 16 F-16s, having signed an initial letter of acceptance (LOA) for eight F-16s in 2019 and then a […]

The next step has now been taken in the Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) programme, the companies associated with the project jointly announced on 17 April 2025. Following approval by the German Federal Cartel Office, KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Thales legally incorporated the ‘MGCS Project Company GmbH’ on 10 April 2025 […]

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Morocco of FIM-92K Stinger Block I manportable surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 15 April 2025. The proposed sale, which worth an estimated USD 825 million (EUR 725 million), has been passed to the US […]

Hanwha Aerospace Romania, a subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pusan National University (PNU) and the University of Science and Technology Polytechnic Bucharest (UPB) to promote activities in education and research and development (R&D) among the three parties, the company announced on 17 April 2025. The trilateral partnership is […]

Traditional air defence systems, designed for larger and more expensive threats, struggle to provide a cost-effective countermeasure to widely used micro- and mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs). The need for affordable countermeasures is urgent, especially as adversaries both state and non-state are increasingly deploying UAVs in coordinated attacks. This article explores the role of low-cost kinetic […]