January, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

January 17, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Germany’s Skynex is chosen by Italy as its new short-range air defense system.

Italy has made the formal decision to employ Germany’s Skynex air defense system in order to strengthen its air space protection. The manufacturer Rheinmetall revealed that a 73 million...

January 16, 2025
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Air Platforms
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Embraer sells Uruguay five A-29 Super Tucanos.

Brazilian company Embraer has sold five A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU). The agreement includes a flight simulator, integrated logistics services, and mission gear. They...

January 15, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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Textron Introduces ‘Tsunami’ Maritime Drone Boat Line for US, Allies

Textron Systems has released its “Tsunami” family of autonomous surface vessels, which are intended for unmanned maritime operations carried out by the US military and its allies. A Tsunami...

January 15, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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Report: Iranian Navy to Get Domestically Produced Zagros Combat Destroyer

The Zagros destroyer, which was created by Iran, will soon join the Iranian Navy, according to state media. Tehran created the ship as its newest and most sophisticated destroyer,...

January 14, 2025
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Air Platforms
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The last Rafale fighter plane is delivered to the Greek Air Force.

The 24th and last Rafale fighter jet from the French Dassault Aviation has arrived at the Tanagra air base of the Hellenic Air Force. This most recent delivery is...

January 14, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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Saab’s New Drone Swarm Technology is Unveiled by Sweden

Sweden has introduced sophisticated drone swarm technology that will allow drones of different sizes to collaborate on tasks. The state-of-the-art system, created by Saab, will be demonstrated at the...

January 13, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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The “Razvan” kamikaze drone, which has a range of 20 kilometers, was unveiled by Iran.

Reportedly, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran has developed a novel loitering weapon with a range of 20 kilometers (12 miles). The “Razvan,” as it’s known, is a...

Indonesia and India sign a $450 million deal for BrahMos missiles.

Indian media reports that Indonesia has begun the process of acquiring BrahMos cruise missiles from India.According to The New Indian Express, citing sources, the Indonesian Ministry of Defense sent...

January 10, 2025
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Naval Platforms
R&D

US Navy to Receive AI Submarine Detection System from Charles River

Charles River Analytics has been given $1 million by the US Navy to create a tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify enemy submarines by their magnetic signals.In...

January 10, 2025
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Air Platforms
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Myanmar receives all Su-30 fighter planes from Russia.

As part of a deal with Russia that was signed in 2018, the Myanmar Air Force has received the two remaining export versions of the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets....