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Saab has received an order from BAE Systems Hägglunds for Universal Tank and Anti-Aircraft System (UTAAS) sight and fire control systems for the Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90) infantry fighting vehicle, Saab announced on 3 April. The order, which is worth SEK 880 million (EUR 82.1 million), was booked in the first quarter of 2025. UTAAS […]

Over more than a century of operational deployments, military vehicles of all descriptions have evolved in shape, size and weight, with military bridging and gap-crossing systems keeping up with those changes in order to safely bear in-service vehicular platforms across obstacles to maintain force mobility on the battlefield. Through the eyes of leading industry players, […]

Norway has become the first partner nation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme to complete its programme of record for the jet, Lockheed Martin announced on 1 April 2025. The JSF fleet of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) was completed with the delivery of the air force’s 51st and 52nd F-35As. Norway […]

The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa – FAP) is to join Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) in collaborative studies to identify potential adaptations to Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium tanker-transport aircraft to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer announced on 1 April 2025. The announcement was made at a […]

UK security technology company OSL announced on 2 April 2025 the successful completion of the final phase of Project HADO (High-Intensity Autonomous Drone Operations): a UK Research and Innovation-funded research and development initiative aimed at enabling secure, repeatable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations across UK airspace. The milestone marks the conclusion of more […]

Brazil’s Embraer and Turkish Aerospace announced at the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 in Rio de Janeiro on 1 April that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential industrial co-operation. The agreement outlines the collaborative phase between Embraer and Turkish Aerospace to discuss a potential comprehensive industrial partnership involving research and development. […]

Lorenzo Mariani has been appointed by MBDA as the company’s executive group director for sales and business development, effective from 1 April 2025, succeeding to Giovanni Soccodato. Reporting directly to MBDA CEO Eric Béranger, Mariani also becomes a member of the executive committee of MBDA and managing director of MBDA Italia. As executive group director […]

Denmark has joined the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme by signing its Technical Arrangement, joining Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany, Finnish AFV manufacturer Patria announced on 1 April 2025. “Following this, Denmark plans to proceed on the next execution phases of the programme,” Patria stated. The programme is based around the Patria 6×6 […]

Sweden has officially committed to acquiring four C-390 Millennium multi-mission airlifters from Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer announced on 1 April 2025. The announcement, which secures the necessary production slots for the Swedish aircraft, was made on the first day Brazil’s 2025 LAAD defence and security exhibition in the presence of Peter Sandwall, state secretary […]

L3Harris Technologies signed a long-term agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 27 March 2025 for the delivery of advanced Falcon IV tactical radios under the Dutch armed forces’ Foxtrot tactical digitisation programme, L3 Harris announced on 31 March. The agreement is valued at up to EUR 1 billion. “Our battle-proven communication systems […]

Head protection and power and data management specialist Galvion announced on 1 April 2025 that its European production hub in Poland is now fully operational. The facility represents a major investment that has significantly strengthened Galvion’s regional support and service strategy. With both production and support capabilities fully operational, Galvion is now able to serve […]

Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary Survey Copter unveiled a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) version of its Aliaca unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the 2025 Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS), held in Bordeaux, France, from 1 to 3 April. In its VTOL configuration, the Aliaca tactical UAV is equipped with four propellers […]

In the current fast-paced technological landscape, defence equipment is experiencing rapid advancements. The French Special Forces, who assess new equipment annually, must stabilise their inventory to effectively develop operational concepts. The French Special Forces (SF) are made up of the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS; ENG: Special Operations Command) and units from the Army, Navy […]

The CETUS extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (XLAUV) being developed by Plymouth, UK-based MSubs for the UK Royal Navy (RN) is set to begin sea trials. “We’re into the trials stages,” Callum McCullough, an MSubs naval architect, stated during a 25 March briefing at the 2025 Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) conference, held in Oslo, Norway. This […]

Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Latvian Ministry of Defence for the RBS 70 NG ground-based short-range air defence (SHORAD) system and has received an order for the system under the deal, Saab announced on 31 March 2025. The order value is valued at SEK 2.1 billion (EUR 0.19 billion), with deliveries to […]

Israeli airborne protection specialist Bird Aerosystems has successfully obtained Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the installation of its Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS), which incorporates the SPREOS directional infra-red countermeasures (DIRCM) system, on Airbus A319-based VIP transport aircraft, the company announced on 31 March 2025. The certification enables Airbus A319 aircraft already equipped with […]

Thales has unveiled a new lightweight, compact night vision goggle (NVG) system called Panoramic at the 2025 Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS), held near Bordeaux in France from 1 to 3 April. Equipped with four light intensification tubes instead of two to provide an extra-wide field-of-view, the Panoramic NVG system allows soldiers to […]

Serial production of the Sirius Compact passive electronic warfare (EW) sensor has recently started at Saab’s new production facility in Tampere, Finland, the company announced on 31 March 2025. The opening was attended by Finland’s minister of finance and deputy prime minister, Riikka Purra, and the mayor of Tampere, Kalervo Kummola. The newly inaugurated serial […]

The last three years have seen navies involved in the most intensive maritime conflict of recent decades. The outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War in February 2022, followed by the commencement of attacks on Red Sea shipping by rebel Houthi forces in Yemen in November 2023, have provided ‘real world’ evidence of the impact of technological […]

US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a USD 240 million (EUR 222 million) contract to produce five remanufactured MH-47G Block II Chinook aircraft, Boeing announced on 27 March 2025. The award means that the US Army now has a total of 51 MH-47G Block II aircraft under contract. Deliveries of the […]

Germany’s Daimler Truck and ARX Robotics have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to “jointly drive forward the next generation of digital development in the field of military vehicles”, Daimler Truck announced on 28 March 2025. The companies are looking to integrate robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from ARX Robotics into vehicle platforms from […]