November, 2025 - Weeklydefencenews

Norway Expands NASAMS Air Defense With Kongsberg

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has received a 1-billion-krona (about $99 million) order from Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency to strengthen the NASAMS ground-based air-defense architecture. The new contract provides modernized...

November 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Mergers & JV

AV, OpenJAUS Enhance Uncrewed System Network

AeroVironment (AV) has entered a strategic partnership with OpenJAUS to strengthen interoperability across diverse unmanned and autonomous platforms. The initiative integrates the OpenJAUS toolkit into AV’s AV_Halo Command software,...

November 3, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
Procurement & Contracts

Israel Exports Drone Detectors for VIP Security

Israel-based defense startup Insignito has been awarded a defense contract to provide 180 of its “Dumbo” acoustic UAS detection systems for VIP site protection. The rollout begins in early...

November 3, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Indonesia Gets Airbus A400M Transport Plane

Indonesia has become the latest operator of the Airbus A400M Atlas after receiving its first aircraft at Halim Air Force Base, Jakarta. The delivery stems from a 2021 procurement...

November 2, 2025
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Weapons and Munition
R&D

Tehran Vows Stronger Nuclear Rebuild Effort

Iran has announced plans to reconstruct all nuclear facilities damaged during recent U.S. and Israeli strikes, asserting that its atomic program will emerge “stronger than before.” The declaration came...

November 2, 2025
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Naval Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

Manila, Ottawa Sign Visiting Forces Agreement

The Philippines has formalized a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Canada, marking a significant expansion of defense cooperation as tensions with China intensify in the South China Sea. The...

November 1, 2025
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Soldier Systems
Procurement & Contracts

US Envoy Calls for Lebanon-Israel Dialogue

Washington is intensifying efforts to bring Lebanon and Israel to the negotiating table as border violence resurges despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah still technically in effect. U.S. special envoy...