February, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

February 3, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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Albatros Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the French Navy Makes First Flight

At the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, the French Navy conducted the first flight of its Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft. It was in response to Paris giving Dassault...

February 3, 2025
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Australia Receives Its First Offshore Patrol Ship in the Arafura Sea

The first of six Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) built by Luerssen Australia, a subsidiary of the NVL Group, was delivered to the Australian Ministry of Defence. Canberra signed...

February 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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A Shark-M reconnaissance drone is introduced by a Ukrainian business.

The Shark-M unmanned aerial vehicle, which is capable of deep reconnaissance and functions as a signal repeater for strike drones, was recently unveiled by the Ukrainian business Ukrspecsystems. The...

February 3, 2025
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Land Platforms
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The initial shipment of six Caesar howitzers arrives in Estonia.

The initial batch of six Caesar self-propelled howitzers has arrived for the Estonian Defense Forces. The Estonian and French defense procurement agencies and KNDS France signed a deal for...

February 3, 2025
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Land Platforms
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Patria is contracted by Germany to create a mortar carrier based on CAVS.

The Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) NEMO mortar and CAVS mortar command & control variations for the German Armed Forces have been the subject of a research and development...