July, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

Saab receives more orders for CB90 combat boats from Sweden

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has given Saab a deal to provide 22 more CB90 Next Generation combat boats. The order is worth about SEK 900 million in...

BAE Systems will create AI-driven software to enhance battlefield medical treatment for the US military.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has chosen BAE Systems to continue developing and supporting the deployment of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Operations Kit (BATDOK) via the...

Poland’s GROM portable missiles were chosen by the Lithuanian Army to enhance its multilayered air defense system.

A Lithuanian contract for GROM MANPADS, which strengthens the idea of regional air defense, was won by the Polish firm MESKO S.A. Lithuania has increased its military modernization push...

To counter China’s strategy to dominate the skies, the United States will spend $3.5 billion on new F-47 fighter jets.

The United States reaffirmed its strategic commitment to air superiority with a $3.5 billion allocation in the defense budget 2026 for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, the...

The US Army Is Investing In Future-Proof Vehicle Protection Systems

The US Army is spending $107.8 million to develop and install modern protection systems for its tracked vehicles, improving the fleet’s survivability by utilizing cutting-edge technologies. According to a...

The U.S. Army will receive light medium machine guns from FN America.

The US Army will receive FN America’s flagship M240L lightweight medium machine guns under a $4.9 million deal. The order is based on the inclusion of the NATO-standard weapon...

European client orders DriX H-8 USVs from Exail

For an unnamed European country, Exail has been awarded a contract to provide a fleet of five DriX H-8 unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). The USV will be used for...

More than a dozen underwater vehicles of the HII REMUS 300 model have been ordered by Japan.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Hitachi has asked Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to provide more than a dozen REMUS 300 tiny uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). The multi-year agreement is made in...

Poland Introduces Its First Signals Intelligence Spy Boat

The first of two signals intelligence (SIGINT) vessels being produced by Swedish defense business Saab has been launched by the Polish Navy. The ORP Jerzy Różyck, named after the...

India’s first autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor, ‘vajR’, was launched by Sharang Shakti.

Gurugram-based deep-tech startup Sharang Shakti has introduced vajR, a completely autonomous hard-kill drone interceptor system built to destroy enemy UAVs in real-time, representing a major step forward for India’s...