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With new haptics technology, the US Army adds ‘touch’ to virtual training.

By integrating haptics technology into its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems (STE LTS), the US Army hopes to close the gap between virtual training and actual combat. Wearable...

New Fleet of 34 Amphibious Armored Vehicles Boosts Spanish Army’s Force Projection

To replace its outdated AAV-7 platforms and enhance the protected projection capabilities of the Marine Corps, the Spanish Navy will purchase 34 new Amphibious Combat Vehicles (VACIM). The Spanish...

German Armed Forces receive 6×6 Medium Protected Medical Vehicles from GDELS.

On July 4, at the ILÜ San 2025 medical practice in Feldkirchen, Lower Bavaria, General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) officially handed over the Medium Protected Medical Vehicle (known...

Thousands of Leonardo decoys for F-35 and F-18 jets are being considered by the US Navy.

Leonardo is set to be granted a contract by the US Navy to provide thousands of airborne countermeasures for the service’s F-35 Lightning II and F-18 Hornet/Super Hornet/Growler combat...

The US Navy will receive more LCAC 100 hovercraft from Textron.

Textron Systems has been contracted by the US Navy to construct additional Landing Craft Air Cushion 100-class (LCAC 100) ships. The $353.9 million modification contract includes the manufacture and...

Talay is the first low-altitude drone in the world for coastal strike operations, according to Türkiye’s SolidAERO.

By releasing exclusive test video of its TALAY maritime kamikaze UAV utilizing the wing-in-ground effect to skim the sea at sub-meter altitudes, Turkish defense company SolidAERO made headlines. Solid...

To bolster NATO’s ability to respond, Denmark will purchase at least ten more US-made F-35A stealth fighter jets.

In an interview with TV2, the Danish Minister of Defense stated that Denmark intends to purchase at least ten more F-35A fighter planes from the United States before October....

Saab sells Sweden 22 combat boats, increasing the size of its fleet.

Sweden has placed an order with Saab for 22 combat boats worth 900 million Swedish kronor ($94 million). Saab’s Docksta facility will manufacture the vessels, and deliveries are planned...

India Introduces Its First Photonic Radar to Tackle Stealth

With the introduction of a photonic radar system, India’s defense research organization has made a courageous move into next-generation sensing. This novel platform uses light-based signals to identify airborne...

The US Navy’s DDG(X) warship will be equipped with the FM 175D engine from Fairbanks Morse.

Fairbanks Morse Defense has been awarded a US Navy contract to provide an FM 175D high-speed diesel generator engine for incorporation into the DDG(X) land-based propulsion system test facility....