October, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

FA-50 Jets Receive Raytheon PhantomStrike Radar

Raytheon delivered the first PhantomStrike radar to Korea Aerospace Industries for integration into itsFA-50light combat aircraft fleet. This delivery represents significant progress in the 2023 collaboration aimed at equipping...

October 21, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

France Accepts FDI Frigate ‘Amiral Ronarc’h’

Naval Group officially handed over the French Navy’s firstFrégate de Défense et d’Interventionclass frigate,Amiral Ronarc’h(D660), at the port of Brest, marking a major step in renewing France’s surface combatant...

October 21, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Lithuania Receives Two New Black Hawks

The Lithuanian Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters out of an order of four placed in 2020, with additional equipment, training, and...

October 20, 2025
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Land Platforms
Mergers & JV

Berlin, Hague Buy $5.2B Boxer Armored Fleet

Germany and the Netherlands have entered into a €4.5 billion ($5.25 billion) procurement agreement through OCCAR with Artec GmbH—a collaboration between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland—to acquire 270 Boxer armored...

Lockheed Advances Army Long-Range Missile

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract by the US Army to continue development of its Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system as part of Phase 2 of...

October 20, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Moog Unveils Next-Gen Vehicle Turret System

Moog has unveiled the LW RIwP turret, a next-generation lightweight and modular weapon system tailored for smaller, agile vehicles such as the Infantry Squad Vehicle. This platform integrates a...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Anduril Wins Army Deal for Drone Defense Grid

The US Army has chosen Anduril Industries, based in California, to upgrade its capacity for defending against unmanned aerial threats. The selection came after a thorough competitive evaluation by...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

New Hybrid Drone to Join Italy’s Mine Fleet

Saipem, an Italy-headquartered engineering specialist, has unveiled Hydrone-D, a cutting-edge hybrid autonomous underwater vehicle designed for mine countermeasure missions. The drone’s remote operation capability extends to depths over 600...

October 20, 2025
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Soldier Systems
New Product Launches

Pelican Launches New Army Weapon Cases

US-based Pelican has unveiled a new range of protective cases tailored to the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program. These innovative cases are built to protect the latest small...

October 20, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

AV’s Vapor CLE Drone Offers 26 Payload Options

AeroVironment (AV) has introduced the Vapor Compact Long Endurance (CLE), the newest member of its expanding vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems lineup. The Vapor CLE is...