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Rheinmetall announced on 10 December 2025 its takeover of Muni Berka: a Germany company specialising in the field of ammunition disassembly and storage. The aim of the now contractually agreed takeover is to significantly increase the Rheinmetall’s own storage capacities, which have become necessary due to the considerable growth in the group’s production of ammunition […]

Saab announced on 10 December 2025 that it has created the world’s first software-defined aircraft fuselage. In a project led by The Rainforest – the company’s internal start-up focused on transformative innovation – Saab has worked with California-based digital manufacturing specialist Divergent Technologies to design and manufacture the 5 m fuselage of an unmanned aerial […]

Brazil’s Embraer has reinforced its pitch to provide the KC-390 Millennium as Poland’s future multi-role transport and refuelling aircraft by signing five memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Polish companies in Warsaw on 2 December 2025. The MoUs – signed with state-owned Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and its subsidiaries WZL-1, WZL-2. WSK ‘PZL-Kalisz’ and WBCKT – […]

Lockheed Martin announced on 3 December 2025 that it has opened a Hypersonics System Integration Lab (SIL) at its Huntsville campus, introducing enhanced capabilities for deterrence and defence innovation in northern Alabama. Completing construction in just over one year, the USD 17.1 million (EUR 14.7 million) capital investment “underscores Lockheed Martin’s commitment to maintaining US strategic superiority in hypersonic […]

US underwater autonomy specialist Greensea IQ announced on 3 December 2025 the appointment of Christopher Sotzing as the company’s senior vice president of technology. In this new role Sotzing will lead Greensea IQ’s software and technology development across all product lines, with an initial focus on the EverClean systems. These are autonomous robotic platforms designed […]

Following a board of directors meeting on 26 November 2025 the directors of French Land and Airland Defence and Security Industries Association GICAT (Groupement des Industries Françaises de Défense et de Sécurité terrestres et aéroterrestres) elected Emmanuel Levacher as the group’s new chairman. He becomes the 15 chair and will serve until the next General […]

Israeli loitering munition specialist Uvision announced on 26 November 2025 that it has completed the acquisition of fellow Israeli loitering munition producer SpearUAV. The acquisition signals Uvision’s continued expansion and fits with its strategy to offer customers a comprehensive, multi-layered range of loitering munitions across all domains. It will also accelerate SpearUAV’s ability to “realise […]

The British government has secured a major GBP 4 billion (EUR 4.56 billion) maritime deal with Indonesia, asserting that the deal will secure 1,000 jobs in the UK. The deal was announced on 22 November 2025 by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who called Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto from the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group announced on 24 November 2025, following the closing of the 2025 Dubai Airshow, that it had firmed up an order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government for 50 Omen hover-to-cruise unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Omen UAV, which will be produced in the UAE by the EDGE-Anduril Production […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group and Italy-based aviation component specialist Magnaghi Aerospace Group (MA Group) have agreed to explore co-operation that would enable EDGE to significantly expand and diversify its advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and other aerial solutions, EDGE announced on 20 November 2025. The agreement, signed at the 2025 Dubai Airshow by […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace announced at the 2025 Dubai Airshow on 20 November that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group aimed at expanding bilateral strategic defence co-operation. As part of this the two companies have reached a preliminary agreement to explore collaboration on an integrated, multi-layered […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group and Italian defence company Leonardo announced further steps at Dubai Airshow 2025 on 19 November in establishing a joint venture (JV) in Abu Dhabi. The two companies have now concluded a preliminary assessment of technology transfer activities and market potential while also defining the key principles of the JV’s […]

German missile and air defence specialist Diehl Defence and US company Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potential of combining their integrated air and missile defence (IAMD) capabilities for international surface combat vessel programmes. The MoU was announced on 18 November 2025 and was signed during a ceremony at […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group and US company L3Harris Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further their collaboration in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two companies announced on 18 November 2025. The preliminary agreement “serves as a strategic platform for developing innovative solutions that contribute to the UAE’s growing defense […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group announced during the 2025 Dubai Airshow on 18 November that it has signed a landmark co-operation agreement with Republikorp: Indonesia’s leading defence holding company. The agreement encompasses transfer of technology (ToT), localised production, co-development initiatives and a comprehensive modernisation programme for the Indonesian armed forces. Representing EDGE Group’s largest […]

Emirati defence technology house EDGE Group and US autonomous platform specialist Anduril Industries announced on 13 November 2025 that they are forming a joint venture to accelerate the design, development and production of autonomous systems to support civil and defence mission sets in the Middle East and surrounding regions. Th two companies are forming the […]

Germany electronics group Rohde & Schwarz announced on 13 November 2025 that it has acquired a stake in Orbint GmbH: a spin-off from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich. As strategic partners, the two companies will combine their expertise in the field of satellite-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) to strengthen the long-term technological sovereignty and security of […]

Anduril UK announced on 11 November 2025 the launch of a new test site in Wales. The site is being used to test “a suite of AI-powered products for UK military use, including reconnaissance, command-and-control, and targeting capabilities”, the company stated, adding that “several of these sovereign capabilities are actively flying in the Welsh countryside […]

Finnish defence company Patria and the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement, Patria announced on 10 November 2025. The agreement ensures that military aviation equipment, naval defence systems and command systems used by the FDF remain operational throughout their lifecycle in all security situations. The new strategic partnership agreement was signed […]

RTX’s Raytheon business, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help Italian rocket propulsion company Avio establish a state-of-the-art solid rocket motor (SRM) facility in the United States, RTX announced on 10 November 2025. The new facility will serve serve Raytheon and other customers as a vertically integrated merchant supplier, with Raytheon having preferred access […]

France’s Naval Group and the Portuguese research unit LASIGE, from the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore future collaboration in the field of naval research and development (R&D), Naval Group announced on 7 November 2025. The MoU was signed on board the French frigate Amiral Ronarc’h […]