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The 2025 IDEX exposition in Abu Dhabi once again served as a global hub for defense procurement, drawing military and security professionals from around the world. With hundreds of companies showcasing new solutions, one booth that stood out was that of EMTAN Small Arms Industry, where the Israeli based company unveiled its latest addition to […]

NATO faces a complex challenge: how to rapidly enhance its air and missile defence capabilities while ensuring integration across disparate systems developed by various countries. This analysis explores how divergent approaches to integration can be reconciled to create effective multi-layered protection against sophisticated aerial threats. In the wake of the conflict in Ukraine, the subject […]

As multiple countries race to develop and deploy hypersonic missiles, questions remain about their cost-effectiveness and actual battlefield impact. This analysis explores the technical realities behind hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles, examining whether they can truly deliver on their promised capabilities. Militaries around the world are clamouring to develop hypersonic missiles for conventional […]

Spain’s EM&E Group, which until now has largely focused on manufacturing weapon systems, presented a ‘new’ armoured vehicle on its stand at FEINDEF 2025, held in Madrid from 12-14 May, in the form of a 6×6 platform it is calling the Ferox. The vehicle is in fact the 6×6 variant of the Jais mine-resistant, ambush-protected […]

Saab is preparing to make Spain’s future F110 frigates the first Spanish Navy warships to be protected from the growing threat from laser-guided weapons with the installation of its Naval Laser Warning System (NLWS). The company received a contract valued at EUR 3.5 million in April 2024 to install NLWS on the F110 frigates, five […]

Spanish company Instalaza has developed a new system called the Hispano Multi-Purpose Weapon (MPW) that made its debut at the FEINDEF 2025 defence exhibition, held in Madrid from 12 to 14 May. The new recoilless 90 mm weapon, which has an effective range of 650 m when firing anti-tank rounds, is fully compatible with the […]

Two decades ago, the US Army and US Navy began developing the non-line-of-sight launch system (NLOS-LS, aka ‘Rocket in a Box’) as a modular firing system housing 15 vertically launched 280 mm rockets in a container. The Army planned to mount the system on flatbed vehicles, while the Navy hoped to add much-needed firepower to […]

As part of the Military Programming Law 2023-2034 approved in July 2023 the Portuguese Army (Exército Português) is undergoing a major modernisation effort aimed strengthening its capabilities in several key domains. The operational structure of the Portuguese Army is principally comprised of the Rapid Reaction Brigade, the Intervention Brigade, the Mechanised Brigade, the General Support and Military Emergency Forces, and three overseas infantry battalions. Despite limited budget resources and […]

On the opening day of the FEINDEF 2025 defence exhibition, held in Madrid from 12 to 14 May, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), in partnership with KNDS, unveiled a new tracked self-propelled howitzer (SPH) called Nemesis. The new SPH pairs the latest GDELS ASCOD tracked platform with the fully automated 155 mm/L52 Artillery Gun […]

Spain’s Rheinmetall Expal Munitions displayed an example of its 81 mm (Expal Integrated Mortar System (EIMOS) mounted on a Urovesa VAMTAC ST5 4×4 all-terrain vehicle at FEINDEF 2025, held in Madrid from 12 to 14 May. A total of 86 VAMTAC ST5-mounted EIMOS systems have been ordered for all branches of the Spanish armed forces, […]

Spanish defence technology concern EM&E Group launched a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the opening day of the FEINDEF 2025 defence exhibition in Madrid on 12 May. The aunav.BEST is a medium-sized, multi-role UGV designed to operate in the most demanding environments and conduct a variety of roles, including reconnaissance and surveillance missions, explosive […]

Since 2020, there has been a flurry of activity in the global market for military-specification articulated all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), with contracts for close to 1,000 new vehicles signed and several more programmes approaching the threshold of contract award. This article explores the factors encouraging this demand, how the vehicles are evolving to meet customer requirements, […]

Spain is pursuing an ambitious modernisation programme for its land forces, aiming to ensure they meet the demands of future battlefields by 2035. However, financial constraints may hinder these plans. So far, there are no indications that Spain will increase its defence spending. Funding military modernisation requires substantial financial resources, and Spain is not among […]

Following the end of the first week of May 2025, as the world waited to see whether ongoing Indo-Pakistani hostilities over the disputed region of Kashmir would escalate or dissipate, the inevitable propaganda war between the two states only served to cloud what has actually happened. What does appear clear, however, is that the Indian […]

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) received a contract from Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) on 7 May 2025 for the construction of two additional Type 218SG submarines, which are known as the Invincible class in Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) service. The order increases the RSN’s total number of Invincible-class submarines to six, the first two […]

BAE Systems has been awarded a USD 188.5 million (EUR 167 million) full-rate production (FRP) contract from the US Marine Corps (USMC) for 30 30 mm gun-armed Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV-30s), the company announced on 29 April 2025. The contract, which includes fielding support, spares and test equipment, is the first award as part of […]

Singapore Technologies Engineering announced on 7 May 2025 that it has been awarded contracts by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to deliver a suite of unmanned mine countermeasures (MCM) systems for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The suite of unmanned MCM systems will comprise a fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous […]

The UK Military Aviation Authority has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are known as Protector RG Mk1s in RAF service, GA-ASI announced on 8 May 2025. The MTC certifies that the Protector RG Mk1 has passed […]

While US President Donald Trump often appears to thrive in sowing discord, the current chaos at the US Department of Defense (DoD) cannot serve any decent purpose – and comes with significant strategic risk. With US President Donald Trump having announced in early April 2025 that he planned to set the 2026 US defence budget […]

Despite continuing politico-strategic turbulence in trans-Atlantic relations surrounding the on-going Russo-Ukraine war, NATO remains the standalone multinational military structure for deterring high-end military threats to Western European security. Yet with the war being ‘fought’ strategically by Russia through using hybrid activities in various regions, domains, and contexts across the Euro-Atlantic theatre, multinational structures other than […]

The war in Ukraine has evolved rapidly into a brutal battlefield that has outstripped the ability of the established defence industries in both Russia and Ukraine to meet all equipment needs. This has led to a thriving ecosystem of frontline innovations. This article looks at five that are particularly interesting and assesses their impact. Counter-drone […]