November, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

November 11, 2025
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Naval Platforms
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US Navy Orders Two John Lewis-Class Oilers for $1.7B

General Dynamics NASSCO has secured a $1.7-billion contract to build two more John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers (T-AO 215 and T-AO 216) for the US Navy, strengthening the service’s...

November 11, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
New Product Launches

Visby Corvettes Get Sweden’s New Robotic Weapon Hatch

Sweden’s navy is quietly pushing its Visby-class corvettes toward greater automation and lethality with a new robotic weapons-hatch system designed to keep armaments hidden until needed. The Visby’s stealth...

750th HIMARS Delivered as Lockheed Expands Exports

Lockheed Martin has reached a significant milestone by delivering its 750th High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher, marking two decades of continuous production and deployment for the US...

November 10, 2025
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Communication and Electronics
Mergers & JV

Nokia, LMT Launch 5G Tactical Comms for Baltics

Nokia and Latvia’s mobile operator Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) have entered a strategic partnership to develop a 5G-based tactical communications system tailored for defense applications across the Baltic region....

November 10, 2025
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Land Platforms
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Haiti Inducts Initial Batch of Senator MRAP Vehicles

Haiti has taken a significant step toward rebuilding its security capacity with the arrival of seven Senator MRAP armored vehicles, the first batch of a planned 17-vehicle order designed...

November 10, 2025
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Air Platforms
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Berlin Expands Fleet With $1.2B H145M Helicopter Deal

Germany is accelerating its armed forces modernization with the purchase of 20 more Airbus H145M helicopters in a deal worth about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion). The move is...

Australia May Host MBDA’s Mistral Missile Production

NIOA, Australia’s leading munitions manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with MBDA, Europe’s premier missile producer, to locally manufacture the Mistral very short-range air defense (VSHORAD) missile. The...

November 10, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
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